Chantel T. Debert
Engineering Service Center und Handel (Germany), University of Calgary
Papers
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Total Citations
143
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About
Chantel T. Debert is a clinician-researcher whose work sits at the intersection of neurorehabilitation, robotic assessment, and acquired brain injury, with a particular focus on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and sport-related concussion (SRC). Her research has pioneered the use of robotic technology — most notably the KINARM robotic platform — to objectively quantify sensorimotor, cognitive, and neurobehavioral deficits that traditional clinical tools often fail to capture reliably. Her landmark 2012 study on robotic assessment of sensorimotor deficits after TBI, garnering 70 citations, established foundational evidence that robotic devices could sensitively detect visuomotor and position sense impairments in brain-injured populations. Building on this, Debert extended these methods to elite athletes, demonstrating strong test-retest reliability of robotic assessments and their utility for acute concussion evaluation and return-to-play decision-making. Her 2018 studies collectively underscore the need for precision neurological assessment beyond symptom-reporting. Across her body of work, Debert has consistently championed objective, quantitative approaches to brain injury evaluation, making meaningful contributions to how clinicians assess and manage neurological recovery in both clinical and athletic settings.
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Top Papers
- 1Robotic Assessment of Sensorimotor Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury70 citations · 2012
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