Denise Krch, PhD, directs the Advancing Diverse Rehabilitation Treatments Laboratory within Kessler Foundation's Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research. Because health and function are affected not only by injury or disease but also by environmental and personal factors, the lab team aims to address these multiple facets of life experience to obtain a more comprehensive perspective in its research. Lab scientists develop and evaluate a range of neurorehabilitation approaches for adults with neurocognitive impairment and their caregivers. They investigate rehabilitation treatments using novel technology such as virtual reality to improve attention deficits in neurologic conditions, neglect in stroke survivors, balance deficits in traumatic brain injury, and social cognitive deficits in multiple sclerosis. In addition, the team is developing interventions to improve caregivers' quality of life and emotional well-being. The Lab's research strives for a greater understanding of cognitive rehabilitation outcomes in Hispanics after TBI and the efficacy of interventions across Hispanic cultures.

Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research