Caroline Schnakers PhD

Dr. Caroline Schnakers is a licensed clinical psychologist, research scientist, and internationally-recognized expert in the field of neurorehabilitation. Her work focuses on the assessment of cognition and brain activity in patients with severe acquired brain injury and Disorders of Consciousness (DOC: coma, vegetative, and minimally conscious states), using behavioral, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging techniques. Dr. Schnakers has published over 100 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals including Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Nature Reviews Neurology, and Lancet.

In her clinical practice, Dr. Schnakers joins The Scheiner Group in offering assessments and developing treatment options to improve cognitive function within this unique patient population and provide support to their families and caregivers. Dr. Schnakers is the Assistant Director at the Research Institute of Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare. She also serves as the chair of the Special Interest Group on DOC for the International Brain Injury Association and is actively involved in the Curing Coma Campaign.