Carolina Bottari, erg., Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc., Occupational therapy, McGill University, 1986
• M.Sc., Biomedical sciences (rehabilitation), Université de Montréal, 2001
• Ph.D., Biomedical sciences (rehabilitation), Université de Montréal, 2007
• Postdoctorate, Kunen Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto ON, 2007
• Postdoctorate, Neuropsychology, Dept of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University and Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, MUHC-Montreal Neurological Institute, 2010

Research interests

Ecological evaluation of individuals having sustained a traumatic brain injury; evaluation of the repercussions of executive function deficits in activities of daily living.

Laboratory

Research group on traumatic brain injury and vulnerable populations

Selected publications

Pelletier, J., Gagnon-Roy, M., Ngankam, H.K., Bier, N., Zarshenas, S., Djahdou, R., Kara, D.O., Gavric, A., Nalder, E. & Bottari, C. (2025). Tailoring Cognitive Assistance for Individuals with a Traumatic Brain Injury using Assistive Technology for Cognition: Translating Clinical Reasoning into Ontologies, Disability and Rehabilitation : Assistive Technology, 1-19. [doi]

Jubinville, W., Ducharme, R., Hendryckx, C., Roy, L & Bottari, C. (2025).  Barriers, facilitators and solutions to the care of people experiencing homelessness with traumatic brain injury in Québec, Canada: clinicians’ and concerned parties’ perspectives. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-10. [doi]

Salazar, A.P., Lecours, S., Engel, L., Gignac, M.A.M, Rotenberg, S., Zarshenas, S., McDonald, M., Nalder, E. & Bottari, C. (2025). Responding to the ongoing pandemic related challenges of individuals with brain injury through the perspective of community-service in Canada: A qualitative study. Brain Injury, 39(4), 267-276. [doi]

Hendryckx, C., Couture, M., Gosselin, N., Nalder, E., Gagnon-Roy, M., Thibault, G & Bottari, C. (2025). A window into the reality of living long term with challenging behaviours after a TBI. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 35(4), 669-700. [doi]

Gagnon-Roy, M., Bier, N., Giroux, S., Couture, M., Pigot, H., Le Dorze, G., Gosselin, N., Zarshenas, S., Hendryckx, C. & Bottari, C. (2024). COOK Technology to Support Meal Preparation following a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Usability Mixed Methods Single Case Study in a Real-World Environment. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(5), 2113-2130. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

 

 

 

Research orientation

Axis 2: Participation, Social Inclusion and Rehabilitation Services

Research topic

Thème 1 : The person, their entourage and the community

Theme 1: Functional Mechanisms

Research Site

CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal

University Affiliation