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Professor Schabrun’s research interests include the discovery of cortical biomarkers that predict and develop chronic pain. Her work investigates the neurobiological mechanisms underpinning the transition from acute to chronic pain and the development of non-invasive brain stimulation treatments for pain. Her lab employs cutting-edge research techniques to probe and modulate human neuroplasticity using non-invasive brain stimulation methods like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct and alternating current stimulation (tDCS), combining TMS with EEG, peripheral electrical stimulation, and quantitative sensory testing. She utilizes human pain models and clinical trial methodologies to investigate clinical pain populations. Significant projects include the validation of novel cortical biomarker signatures for pain, funded by the National Institutes of Health in the USA (2019-2024) and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (2018-2022), among other research initiatives. Her extensive list of publications covers various aspects of pain neuroscience, contributing notable findings to the field and advancing understanding of treatments for chronic pain conditions. She has received multiple awards in recognition of her contributions to research and academia.
Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.