Michelle MCKERRAL

Michelle MCKERRAL is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal. Her research focuses on traumatic brain injury (TBI), cognitive neuroscience, and neuropsychological rehabilitation. She leads interdisciplinary studies at the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Rehabilitation (CRIR) and Centre de recherche en sciences de la vision (CERNEC).

• Ph.D. in Neurosciences & Psychology (1998)
• M.Ps. in Psychology & Clinical Sciences (1996)
• B.Sc. in Psychology (1992)

Her research employs electrophysiological methods and neuropsychological tests to study brain function alterations after TBI and their recovery. Key areas include visual perception deficits, cognitive rehabilitation, and social participation outcomes. Recent work explores robotic exoskeleton interventions and virtual reality for postural control assessment.

Notable projects include:

• 2023-2026: Knowledge exchange grants about TBI
• 2019-2022: Physical activity intervention for mild TBI
• 2018-2021: Exoskeleton walking program for spinal injury

She has supervised numerous doctoral students in TBI rehabilitation research and co-developed clinical tools like the Client's Intervention Priorities (CIP)© instrument. Her work appears in journals like NeuroRehabilitation and Brain Injury.