Ted Allaire Barrios PhD

Dr. Ted Allaire Barrios is an assistant professor of PM&R at the University of Pittsburgh and clinical neuropsychologist at UPMC Mercy. He specializes in the neuropsychological evaluation and non-pharmacologic management of adults living with neurobehavioral conditions, like traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, and dementia. His clinical interests span the rehabilitation continuum - At Mercy, he provides care to patients participating in both acute (inpatient) rehabilitation, as well as in his outpatient neuropsychology clinic at Mercy Community Care.

Dr. Barrios is a clinician-scientist. His research interests focus broadly on identifying how best to measure (e.g., psychometrics) and intervene upon (e.g., treatment outcomes) constructs of interest. Dr. Barrios previously assisted with the Southeastern Michigan TBI Model System at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and was co-investigator of the Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model System during his time at the University of Michigan. He was continuously funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration from 2019 to 2023 (as principal investigator) to study employment outcomes among adults who had sustained traumatic brain, spinal cord, and burn injury. Dr. Barrios is currently leading research designed to clarify how existing management of chronic TBI and stroke can be further enhanced.

Clinical Interests: Neuropsychological evaluation, third-wave behavior therapy (e.g., acceptance and commitment therapy; ACT), multidisciplinary care for patients with complex health conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings

Research Interests: Psychometrics, invariance testing, treatment outcomes, longitudinal research (e.g., trajectory analysis), experimental / single-case design, qualitative research, team science