Dr. Caroline Schnakers has been working as a clinical scientist in the neurorehabilitation field for the past 20 years. Her work focuses on research on brain-injured patients with Disorders of Consciousness (DOC) and, more particularly, on the assessment of their brain activity and cognitive functions using behavioral, electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques. She has published more than 160 articles (H-index: 62) in international peer reviewed journals such as Neurology, Annals of Neurology, and Lancet. Dr Schnakers is currently the Associate Director of the Research Institute as well as the Program Director of C3DoC at Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare (Pomona, CA). She also has a faculty appointment as Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine (University of South California - USC). Finally, she serves as the Chair of the Special Interest Group on Disorders of Consciousness for the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA DoC SIG).
