Gehring, Karin

Title(s): PhD

Current Position/Designation: Senior Researcher/Neuropsychologist

Institutional Affiliation: Tilburg University & Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Active Email Address: k.gehring@tilburguniversity.edu

Social Media Handle: www.linkedin.com/in/karin-gehring-b5640020

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Karin Gehring is a neuropsychologist specializing in neuro-oncology research. She is a senior researcher at the department of Neurosurgery of the Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital and the department of Cognitive Neuropsychology of Tilburg University in the Netherlands. With over 20 years of experience, her work focuses on how brain tumors affect cognitive function and quality of life, and on interventions to improve cognition and well-being in patients. With her research group, she studies prediction models of cognitive changes and personalized care, often combining clinical research with advanced data approaches. Her intervention research includes randomized controlled trials on cognitive rehabilitation, eHealth/digital programs, pharmacological treatments, and exercise, with an emphasis on evaluating individual outcomes. Karin is committed to developing practical, scalable, evidence-based rehabilitation strategies that are patient-centered, co-created, and clinically applicable, translating research into improved care and decision-making for people with brain tumors.

Relevant Professional Skills/Experiences

  • Expertise in neuropsychological testing, prediction of cognitive functioning, intervention studies, cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive outcome assessment, evaluation of reliable cognitive change, digital/eHealth interventions, and shared decision-making in patients with a brain tumor.
  • Significant contributions to cognitive rehabilitation in brain tumor patients.

Relevant Career Highlights

  • Published over 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles
  • Award for Excellence in Quality of Life Research, Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO), 2008, for research on cognitive rehabilitation in brain tumor patients.