Shawnee Harkins

Neuroperformance & Brain Health Strategist

Shawnee Harkins is a neuroperformance strategist, neurofitness trainer, and Founder / CEO of Harkins Method LLC, a neuroscience-based organization specializing in neuroplasticity-driven TBI recovery, stroke rehabilitation, and brain health prevention.

After surviving multiple traumatic brain injuries in early adulthood, Shawnee transformed her lived neurological recovery into a structured, scalable system known as The Harkins Method™ – Neural Network of Change. The trademarked, patent-pending framework integrates cognitive science, neuromuscular rehabilitation fitness, behavioral restructuring, and performance neuroscience to restore identity, rebuild neurological function, and optimize human resilience after injury.

For more than a decade, she has worked directly with traumatic brain injury, concussion, and stroke survivors across hospital-affiliated, outpatient, and community-based environments. Her work bridges clinical neuroscience with applied neurofitness training, delivering measurable recovery outcomes through disciplined neuroplastic adaptation.

Shawnee is also Founder and CEO of The Harkins Project VRX, an immersive brain health innovation company developing AI, AR, and VR-based neuroplasticity therapies designed to scale neurological recovery and cognitive optimization globally. She currently serves as Principal Investigator within an active academic research collaboration validating her neuroplasticity-based treatment systems.

A recognized NeuroTech Pioneer of the Year 2026, Shawnee is a national speaker on neuroplasticity, brain health prevention, neurological resilience, and performance recovery. She is also co-authoring Think Like a Champion, alongside Rick Macci, examining the intersection of mindset, neuroplasticity, and healing.

Her mission is to redefine recovery science — ensuring that no brain injury survivor is written off, and that peak human performance begins with neurological strength.