Core
- Sarah Blanton PT, DPT, FNAP | Lab | Developing and testing innovative tele-rehabilitation treatments that incorporate partnerships between caregivers and stroke survivors.
- Michael Borich PT, DPT, PhD | Lab | Improving outcomes for people with neurologic injury and disease via neuroimaging and neuromodulation to understand and harness neuroplasticity.
- Zachary Danziger PhD | Lab | Using AI and other methodologies to understand the neural control of movement.
- Edelle Field Fote, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FASIA | Page| Improving motor function in persons with SCI through the development of rehabilitation approaches informed by the latest neuroscience research.
- Colin Grove PT, DPT, PhD | Page | Advancing care for persons with dizziness and balance disorders.
- Trisha Kesar PT, PhD | Lab | Examining neuromechanics of gait rehabilitation and recovery.
- Shilpa Krishnan, PT, PhD | Lab | Using mixed methods approaches across Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR), implementation science and health services research. Leveraging health systems to evaluate utilization and effectiveness of care services to examine and improve outcomes.
- Mark Lyle PT, PhD | Lab | Enhancing mobility and improving quality of life for patients with locomotor impairments across the lifespan.
Identifying modifiable factors that will enable effective strategies to prevent injury. - Lena Ting PhD | Lab| Exploring the neuromechanics of balance and gait, biomechanics, computational approaches to understanding human sensing and movement, quantitative approaches to characterizing individual differences in neural control and biomechanics of movement.
Affiliate
Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Chethan Pandarinath, PhD | Lab | Understanding how the brain represents information and intention. Using this knowledge to advance the performance of brain-machine interfaces and neuromodulatory devices.
Department of Biomedical Informatics
- Gari Clifford, DPhil | Page| Expanding machine learning in healthcare, specifically human movement tracking in the Cognitive Empowerment Center at Executive Park 6.
- Hyeok Kwon, PhD | Page| Expanding machine learning methods for medical systems, including gait analysis.
- Lucas McKay, PhD | Lab | Understanding motor and cognitive deficits in conditions such as Parkinson's disease, falls, mobility, machine learning. Leads Michael J. Fox Freezing of Gait center.
Department of Medicine
- Madeleine Hackney, PhD | Lab | (Also in the VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation) Characterizing mobility and gait under simple and challenging conditions (e.g., backward walking, dual tasking). Using computerized posturography to assess balance responses and a range of cognitive instruments.
Department of Neurology
- Samir Belagaje, MD | Page | Investigating novel methods to help improve post-stroke recovery and rehabilitation, with a special interest in Public Policy.
- Christine Esper, MD | Page | Leading inquiries as Clinic Director of the Brain Health Center for 3D Motion Capture Laboratory.
- Svjetlana Miocinovic, MD, PhD Page |Investigating neurophysiological and AI methods to improve mobility using deep brain stimulation.
Department of Cell Biology
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Marie-Claude Perrault, PhD | Lab | Investigating brainstem control of spinal circuitry to enhance recovery from injury and to enhance functioning in the context of neurodevelopmental conditions.
Department of Orthopedics
- Greg Myer PhD, FACSM, CSCS*D | Page | Investigating athletic injury biomechanics, injury prevention clinical trials and human performance neuroscience.
- Sports Performance and Research Center - Multiple Collaborators | Site | Leading center for research and dissemination of injury prevention for sport in young athletes.
Emory Winship Cancer Institute
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Anant Madabhushi, PhD | Page | Executive Director of the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute with work spanning artificial intelligence, radiomics, computational pathology, medical image analysis and computer vision.
School of Public Health
- Felipe Lobelo, MD, PhD, FAHA | Page | Expanding chronic disease prevention, implementation science, mHealth and population health and quality improvements leveraging clinical community linkages
School of Nursing
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation
- Joe Nocera, PhD | Page | (also in the Depts of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine) Investigating the beneficial impact of exercise on both physical and cognitive health in aging and aging-related neurological disease
Georgia Institute of Technology
- Kinsey Herrin, MSPO, C/LPO, FAAOP | Lab | Advancing state of the art assistive technology with a strong emphasis on user-centered, real-world application.
- Young-Hui Chang, PhD | Lab | Developing and testing the unifying principles that describe the control of human movement.
- Greg Sawicki, PhD | Lab | Studying biomechanics and energetics of gait, muscle mechanics, wearable sensors, exoskeleton control.
- Maegan Tucker, PhD | Lab | Leading the “Dynamic Mobility” lab, centered around bipedal locomotion and human-robot interaction applied to human-assistive technology and rehabilitation.
- Lewis Wheaton, PhD | Lab | Expanding neurocognitive control of prostheses.
- Aaron Young, PhD | Lab | Designing exoskeleton and prostheses, with Artificial Intelligence guided control of exoskeleton and prostheses for assistance and rehabilitation.
Shepherd Center
- Deborah Backus, PT, PhD | Page| Understanding the effects of rehabilitation (both physical and cognitive) and exercise interventions for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis.
The Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute
- Page | AI.Health seeks to shape the AI revolution to better human health, generate economic value and promote social justice.