Matthew Gasak is a research assistant and exercise training interventionist in the Centers for Traumatic Brain Injury, Neuropsychology, and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a concentration in bioinformatics from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA.
Matthew began as an intern at the Foundation working with Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, to assist in the analysis of group clinical trial data involving the modified Story Memory Technique. He also designed and built data collection instruments using REDCap. He returned to the Foundation to contribute to its work in neurocognitive rehabilitation and quality of life for people with disabilities.
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Research Interests
Matthew Gasak's research interests include how neurodegenerative diseases and injuries affect the sensory and motor systems and how the body's plasticity can support recovery. He is interested in research involving people who have multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.
