Fall-related injuries are preventable.
I have been working to further our understanding of the behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying the increased fall risk in older adults with neurological or musculoskeletal disorders, towards the development of objective and standardized diagnostic measures of mobility dysfunction.
Research Support
National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke),
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, JUMP ARCHES
Work experience
2023 - Present
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Research Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
2014 - Present
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
2012 - 2014
University of California San Diego
Postdoctoral Scholar
Education
Ph.D, Biomedical Engineering, 2012
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MS, Biomedical Engineering, 2005
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
BS, Mechanical Engineering, 2003
Cornell University
500px - Linkedin - Scopus - Google Scholar -Twitter -Academia -Researchgate