Samantha McIntosh

BHSc

Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Master's Student

Brain Neurorehabilitation Laboratory | BNR, Grad Students

Contact information

samantha.mcintosh@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Background

Educational Background

BHSc Honours Biomedical Sciences, University of Calgary, 2023

Biography

Samantha received her BHSc in Biomedical Science from the University of Calgary. She completed her honours project in Dr. Debert’s lab, examining sleep disturbance in adults with persisting post-concussive symptoms using wrist-worn actigraphy. Samantha’s MSc thesis is part of the RAPID Concussion Study, investigating the Ready Assessment of Prognostic Indicators and Diagnostics for concussion. She has a specific interest in identifying prognostic indicators for prolonged concussion recovery in adults diagnosed with concussion in the emergency department and developing a clinical prediction tool that may allow physicians to identify and refer at-risk patients to outpatient brain injury resources. Samantha’s extracurricular activities include coaching field hockey and attending spin classes with her friends.

Projects

Ready Assessment of Prognostic Indicator and Diagnostics for Concussion (RAPID)

Predicting Return to Work in Adults Following Concussion - Workers' Compensation Board

Aerobic exercise for the treatment of Chronic symptoms following mild Traumatic Brain Injury (ACTBI)

Characterizing Supplement Use in Adults with Acquired Brain Injury

Awards

CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. 2024
HBI Graduate Recruitment Scholarship, University of Calgary. 2023
Women in STEM Scholarship, Government of Alberta. 2023

Publications

Characterizing supplement use and dietary behaviors in adults with acquired brain injury. Melanie H Vergeer, Leah J Mercier, Samantha J McIntosh, Chloe Boucher, Robyn F Madden, Jane Shearer, Chantel T Debert. Brain Injury. (2025)
Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Adults With Persisting Post-concussive Symptoms: The ACTBI Randomized Controlled Trial. Leah J Mercier, Samantha J McIntosh, Chloe Boucher, Julie M Joyce, Julia Batycky, Jean-Michel Galarneau, Michael J Esser, Kathryn J Schneider, Sean P Dukelow, Ashley D Harris, Chantel T Debert. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. (2025)
Evaluating a 12-week aerobic exercise intervention in adults with persisting post-concussive symptoms. Leah J Mercier, Samantha J McIntosh, Chloe Boucher, Julie M Joyce, Julia Batycky, Jean-Michel Galarneau, Joel S Burma, Jonathan D Smirl, Michael J Esser, Kathryn J Schneider, Sean P Dukelow, Ashley D Harris, Chantel T Debert. Frontiers in Neurology. (2024)
Assessment of sleep parameters in adults with persistent post-concussive symptoms. Samantha J McIntosh, Leah J Mercier, Chloe Boucher, Raven Yip, Julia M Batycky, Julie Joyce, Mehak Stokoe, Ashley D Harris, Chantel T Debert. Sleep Medicine. (2024)
Assessment of Sleep Parameters in Adults With Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms (PPCS). Samantha McIntosh, Leah Mercier, Raven Yip, Julia Batycky, Chloe Boucher, Mehak Stokoe, Ashley Harris, Chantel Debert. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. E355. (2023)
Variations in care of neonates during therapeutic hypothermia: call for care practice bundle implementation. Khorshid Mohammad, Samantha McIntosh, Kyong-Soon Lee, Marc Beltempo, Jehier Afifi, Sophie Tremblay, Prakesh Shah, Diane Wilson, Jaya Bodani, Faiza Khurshid, Hala Makary, Eugene Ng, Pia Wintermark, on behalf of the NeoBrainNetwork*. Pediatric Research. (2023)