The Laboratory for Translational Neurorecovery is honored to welcome Kelly Rishe to our team. Kelly Rishe received her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2015 from Medical University of Southern Carolina in Charleston, SC. Next, she served as an acute care OT for 6 years at their Medical University Hospital. More recently, Kelly has …
Julie DiCarlo received the Stroke Rehabilitation Award from the American Stroke Association for her abstract titled “Patient-reported And Performance-based Outcomes Separate Independently And Are Associated With Distinct Patterns Of Neuroanatomical Injury After Stroke”. Julie will present her findings and be recognized at the 2022 International Stroke Conference on February 9, 2022 from 7:36 am – …
Sarah Cavanagh earned her Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University on October 24, 2021. Her master’s thesis research is titled, Understanding upper extremity movement dynamics in healthy participants and patients with motor deficits after stroke. Click here to read her master’s thesis
The Laboratory for Translational Neurorecovery is honored to welcome Dr. Perman Gochyyev to our team. Dr. Gochyyev earned his Doctorate degree in Quantitative Methods and Evaluation from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015. Prior to his graduate studies, Dr. Gochyyev was a middle and high school mathematics teacher. Dr. Gochyyev will be joining our …
The Laboratory for Translational Neurorecovery is honored to welcome Dr. Richard Hardstone to our team. Dr. Hardstone earned his Doctorate degree in Neuroscience from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2016 and his Master of Engineering degree in Computing from Imperial College London in 2006. He was a post-doctoral fellow from March 2016 to August 2020 …
Nikki Lam, OTD was awarded the 2021 MGH Institute of Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy Emerging Scholar Award. This award honors a student or group of students that have distinguished themselves through significant participation in scholarly work during their time as occupational therapy students at the MGH Institute of Health Professions or within one year …
Authors: Robert W Regenhardt, Hajime Takase, Eng H Lo, David J Lin Abstract: Stroke is among the most common causes of adult disability worldwide, and its disease burden is shifting towards that of a long-term condition. Therefore, the development of approaches to enhance recovery and augment neural repair after stroke will be critical. Recovery after stroke involves …
Authors: Naomi Josman, Lisa Tabor Connor, David J Lin Abstract: The goal of this current theme issue was to foster original research papers in neuroscience and rehabilitation science that may serve to address the existing disconnect between disciplines. This platform offered an opportunity for a meaningful exchange of ideas, findings, and practices toward ultimately promoting …
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Authors: Ciarán O’Neill, Tommaso Proietti, Kristin Nuckols, Megan E. Clarke, Cameron J. Hohimer, Alison Cloutier, David J. Lin, Conor J. Walsh Abstract: Intense therapy is a key factor to improve rehabilitation outcomes. However, when performing rehabilitative stretching with the upper limb of stroke survivors, therapist fatigue is often the limiting factor for the number of repetitions per session. …
Authors: Jessica Ranford, Jessica Asiello, Alison Cloutier, Kimberly Cortina, Helena Thorne, Kimberly S. Erler, Natasha Frazier, Caitlin Sadlak, Abigail Rude, and David J. Lin Abstract: As acute stroke treatments advance, more people survive the initial stroke event and live with long-term neurological impairments that impact functional outcomes and quality of life. In accordance with International Classification of Functioning …