Carolina Bottari, Ph.D.

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Education

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

Current research projects

• Preventing and Reducing Homelessness in People with Acquired Brain Injury: A Collaborative Knowledge Synthesis, ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, le Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture – Action concertée, 2023-2025.
• Telemonitoring of activities of daily living in homecare services of older adults with conitive deficits : an evaluative study, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, 2024-2028.
• A sustainable ecosystem of care for women with traumatic brain injury following intimate partner violence: First steps, Brain Canada, 2024-2026
• Co-design of an adapted support ecosystem for women victims of domestic violence and traumatic brain injury, ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie et ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux, 2024-2027
• Impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the empowerment process of women who are victims of domestic violence, ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et le Fonds des services aux collectivités, 2022-2024.
• Understanding the impact of central nervous system impairments on daily life in myotonic dystrophy, Dystrophie musculaire Canada, 2024-2025
• Mobilization of community, socio-legal and health-rehabilitation sectors to design a support ecosystem adapted to women who are victims of domestic violence and suffering from a traumatic brain injury, Société Inclusive, 2024-2025
• Strengthening Parenting Practices in Rwanda in a Post-Genocide Context: Occupation-Centred Community Development, Centre de recherche pour le développement international et UdeM international, 2022-2027
• Brain Injury Pandemic Preparedness: Optimizing Community Strategies, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, 2021-2024
• Assistance with diagnosis and assistance in occupational therapy, Fonds de recherche du Québec- Société et culture et Agence Nationale de la Recherche, 2020-2024.
• Development of intelligent housing for seniors in the environment of their choice at Le 1615 & Le 1625 residences in the Quartier des Générations, MEDTEQ AGE-WELL-CRSNG, 2020-2024.
• Fires in seniors’ residences: an innovative project to save lives, Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation, 2020-2024.

Selected publications

• 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 DOI : 10.1080/09638288.2025.2496359
• 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 : 10.1080/02699052.2024.2426683
• Yaddaden, A., Bottari, C., Lussier, M., Kenfack-Ngankam, H., Couture, M. Giroux, S., Pigot, H., Fillou, R-P., Bier, N. (2025).  The COOK assistive technology for cognition for older adults with cognitive deficits: A usability study.  Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Mar 21:1-15. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2481430. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40117265.
• 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: 10.1080/09602011.2024.2354402
• 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 0.1080/17483107.2023.2264326
• Hendryckx, C., Couture, M., Gosselin, N., Nalder, E., Gagnon-Roy, M., Thibault, G., & Bottari, C. (2024). The dual reality of challenging behaviours: overlapping and distinct perspectives of individuals with TBI and their caregivers. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 34(4), 485-509. DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2023.2212172
• Zarshenas, S., Couture, M., Bier, N., Giroux, S., Nalder, E., Lemsky, C., Pigot, H., Dawson, D.R., Gosselin, N., Le Dorze, G., Gagnon-Roy, M., Hendryckx, C., Bottari, C. (2023). Implementation of an assistive technology for cognition within a supported residence for adults with acquired brain injury: A Mixed-Methods Single Case Study.  Disability and Rehabilitation- Assistive technology, 18 (8), 1330-1346 10.1080/17483107.2021.2005163
• Salazar AP., Lecours S., Engel L., Gignac M.A.M., Rotenberg S., Zarshenas S., McDonald M., Bottari C. (2023) Understanding the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on brain injury associations across Canada: a qualitative study. Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision and Financing, vol 60, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580231209161
• Salazar A.P., Bottari C., Lecours S., McDonald M., Gignac M.A.M., Swaine B., Schmidt J., Lemsky C., Brosda A., Engel L. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on brain injury community associations across Canada: A cross-sectional survey study. Frontiers in Public Health. Sec. Public Health Policy Volume 11 – 2023 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.116610
• Tekemetieu, A.A., Pigot, H., Bottari, C., Giroux, S. (2022). From speech acts to assistance acts for cognitive rehabilitation in ambient assisted living: how to nudge cognitively impaired people to act independently. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing. 1-27; doi.org/10.1007/s12652-022-03735-x
• Gagnon-Roy, M., Bier, N., Boulé-Riley, S., Keurentjes, H. Lam Wai Shun, P. Le Dorze, G., Giroux, S., & Bottari, C. (2021). Providing verbal assistance when evaluating individuals living with a traumatic brain injury. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy,88 (4), 306-318 10.1177/00084174211034263
• Bottari, C., Dutil, E., Auger, C., & Lamoureux, J. (2020). Structural validity and internal consistency of an ecological observation-based assessment, the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Profile. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67, 407-416,  DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12654

Research interests

• Cognitive Rehabilitation
• Designing an ecosystem of care to support women who are victims of domestic violence at risk of having suffered a traumatic brain injury
• Needs assessment of people living in a situation of homelessness living with the chronic sequelae of a head injury
• Co-design of cognitive assistive technologies for people with traumatic brain injuries living at home
• Implementing cognitive assistive technology to support older adults living with neurodegenerative diseases in the community