SENSe, Chief Investigator
Leeanne Carey BAppSc(OT), PhD, FAOTA, FOTARA, is the lead developer of the SENSe approach to help stroke survivors regain a sense of touch. Dr Carey is recognised as a world leader in evidence-based rehabilitation and translation of neuroscience to stroke rehabilitation. She is Professor of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University and Head of the Neurorehabilitation and Recovery research group in Stroke, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Australia. Dr Carey’s research program focuses on stroke rehabilitation and recovery: in particular how the brain adapts and how we might harness that potential in rehabilitation. A key focus has been to translate knowledge from neuroscience and learning into effective rehabilitation treatments. She uses tools such as MRI to investigate changes in the brain and how this knowledge may be used to better understand recovery and target rehabilitation most optimally to individual stroke survivors. An important focus has been to translate these discoveries into clinical practice and better outcomes for stroke survivors.