Carolina Bottari, Ph.D.

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Education

• Sc. Occupational Therapy, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University (1986)
• Sc. Biomedical Sciences, École de réadaptation, Université de Montréal (2001)
• D. Biomedical Sciences, École de réadaptation, Université de Montréal (2007)
• Postdoctoral, Baycrest Hospital, Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Toronto University (2007)
• Postdoctoral, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Cognitive neuroscience unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University (2010)

Current research projects

• Co-construction of a cognitive assistance technology for individuals having sustained a traumatic brain injury and living at home, Fonds de recherche Santé – Québec (2016-2019).
• Development of an Advanced Practice for the treatment of Parents with Physical and Cognitive Impairments, REA Foundation (2017-2019)
• Aging with Traumatic Brain Injury: Development and implementation of interventions to support individuals with TBI and their caregivers as they both age, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network (2017-2019)

Selected publications

• Major, S., Gilbert, V., Dutil, E., Pituch, E., & Bottari, C. (2018). Le Profil des AVQ adapté au rôle de parent : Une étude exploratoire. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85(3), 209-221. doi:10.1177/0008417418762515
• Lam Wai Shun, P., & Bottari, C. (2018). Development and Pilot Testing of a Measure of Potential Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of a Standardized Assessment Tool. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 38(2), 94-101. doi:10.1097/ceh.0000000000000194
• Bottari, C., Gosselin, N., Chen, J. K., & Ptito, A. (2017). The impact of symptomatic mild traumatic brain injury on complex everyday activities and the link with alterations in cerebral functioning: Exploratory case studies. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 27(5), 871-890. doi:10.1080/09602011.2015.1110528
• Lam Wai Shun, P., Bottari, C., Ogourtsova, T., & Swaine, B. (2017). Exploring factors influencing occupational therapists’ perception of patients’ rehabilitation potential after acquired brain injury. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 64(2), 149-158. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12327
• Dutil, É., Bottari, C. & Auger, C. (2017). Test-Retest Reliability of a Measure of Independence in Everyday Activities: The ADL Profile. Occupational Therapy International, 1-7. doi:10.1155/2017/3014579
• Bier, N., Belchior P., Paquette, G., Beauchemin, E., Lacasse-Champagne, A., Messier, C., . . . Bottari, C. (2016). The Instrumental Activity of Daily Living Profile in Aging: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 52(4), 1361-1371. doi:10.3233/jad-150957
• Olivares, M., Giroux, S., Loor, P. D., Thepaut, A., Pigot, H., Pinard, S., . . . Bier, N. (2016). An ontology model for a context-aware preventive assistance system: reducing exposition of individuals with traumatic brain injury to dangerous situations during meal preparation. 2nd IET International Conference on Technologies for Active and Assisted Living (TechAAL 2016), 1-7.

Research interests

• Traumatic brain injury
• Elderly population with neurodegenerative diseases
• Parental role with physical and cognitive deficits associated to various neurological conditions
• Assessment and measurement
• Performance functions
• Activities of daily living