Appointment within the CRIR Research Axes Team: Congratulations to Carolina Bottari!

A New Strength in the CRIR Research Axes Team: Carolina Bottari Takes the Lead!
The Scientific Directorate and the Research Axes Coordination Team at CRIR are pleased to welcome Carolina Bottari (CRIR-IURDPM) in her new role as Lead for Axis 2 and Thematic Unit 1.
Since November 27, 2025, Carolina has been taking on this challenge with excellence! We wish her great success and look forward to collaborating with her.
Researcher, CRIR–Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Lindsay Pavilion, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (CCSMTL)
CRIR Axis 2 and Thematic Unit 1 Leader
The CRIR direction would also like to express its sincere gratitude to researcher Isabelle Gélinas, OT, Ph.D., for her outstanding contribution to the CRIR Research Axes team over the past seven years. Since 2018, Isabelle has served as Lead for Axis 2 and Thematic Unit 1, while also teaching, acting as Director of Graduate Programs at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University, supervising students, and conducting research within her laboratory at CRIR – Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, CISSS de Laval
Axes and thematic units
CRIR orientates its research teams around two main axes where interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the projects for the diverse clientele served by each clinical setting:
- Axis 1: Sensory, motor and cognitive functions and activities
- Thematic Unit 1: Functional mechanisms
- Thematic Unit 2: Physical and cognitive activities
- Axis 2: Participation, social inclusion and rehabilitation services
- Thematic Unit 1: The person, their entourage and the community
- Thematic Unit 2: Services, systems and policy
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CRIR | 9 décembre 2025


