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Edelle Field-Fote

  • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
    Professor
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Overview

In her role the Director of Spinal Cord Injury Research at Shepherd Center, Dr. Field-Fote leads an elite team dedicated to improving motor function and reducing impairment in persons with SCI via clinically accessible neuromodulation approaches. For over 2 decades, Dr. Field-Fotes work has been funded by the NIH, DOD, and NIDILRR, and she serves as a reviewer for these and other funding agencies. Her scholarly contributions include over 100 peer-reviewed articles, and over 100 invited presentations including international professorships in Barcelona Spain, and New South Wales Australia. Dr. Field-Fote is co-PI of the NIH R25-funded program Training in Grantsmanship in Rehabilitation Research (TIGRR), and is deeply committed to training the next generation of rehabilitation researchers.

Academic Appointment

  • Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Emory University, Atlanta
  • Professor, Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
  • Graduate Program Director, Emory/GIT Joint DPT/PhD in Applied Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta
  • Voluntary Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Coral Gables
  • Voluntary Professor, Physical Therapy, University of Miami, Coral Gables

Education

Degrees

  • PhD from Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis
  • MS from University of Miami, Coral Gables
  • BS from University of Miami, Coral Gables

Research

Publications

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