2022
Education & Experience
Northwestern University
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
2020
Northwestern University
Doctor of Physical Therapy
2016
University of Pittsburgh
Master of Science in Bioengineering
2011
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering
2009
Elsewhere Online
Epidemiology of Brain Resilience to Aging (eBRAIN)
Bio
Interested in measuring, promoting, and improving mobility in older ahttps://www.ebrain.pitt.edu/who-we-are/dults. I’m particularly interested in how lab and clinic-based assessments reflect community-based activity and how various comorbidities both impact and respond to physical activity. I completed my DPT and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University.
Currently, I’m studying how prefrontal cortical activation assessed by fNIRS relates to gait quality from accelerometry during dual task walking in older adults. I am also partnering with colleagues in Geriatric Medicine to implement measurement of gait speed in UPMC outpatient geriatric clinics.
Research
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Article
2023
Brain and Cognition
Exercise Interventions, postural control, and prefrontal cortex activation in older adults
Peer-Reviewed Article
2023
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Association of Gait Quality with Daily-Life Mobility: An Actigraphy and Global Positioning System Based Analysis in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2022
International Society for the Measurement of Physical Behavior
Association of Gait Quality with Daily Life Mobility: An Actigraphy and Global Positioning System Based Analysis in Older Adult
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