The Personnel


Current Doctoral Students

Jennifer Sharpe

Jennifer Sharpe

* Model-based systems engineering
* Rehabilitation of upper limb amputation
* Sensory feedback

Phenique Parker

Phenique Parker

* Sensorimotor integrations
* Functional use of upper limb prostheses
* Cognitive-motor skill development

Layla Abdullatif

Layla Abdullatif

* Motor learning
* Visuomotor control
* Neuroplasticity

Robin Rackerby

Robin Rackerby

* Vibrotactile feedback with prostheses
* Motor learning
* Human-device interactions

Lab Alumni

J. Chris Mizelle, Ph.D. – Doctoral student, 2008; Post-Doc, 2008 – 2012

Current position: Assistant Professor, East Carolina University

William Cusack, Ph.D. – Doctoral student, 2009-2014 (Applied Physiology)

Dissertation title: Promoting Enhanced Motor Planning in Prosthesis Users Via Matched Limb Imitation

Current position: Technical Program Manager, Neural Interfaces, Facebook

Rachel Kelly, Ph.D. – Doctoral student, 2009-2015 (Applied Physiology)

Dissertation title: Understanding the neurophysiology of action interpretation in right and left handed individuals

Current position: Human Factors Consultant, Exponent, Philadelphia

Awards: Cognitive Neuroscience Society Travel Award, 2013

Nikhilesh Natraj, Ph.D. – Doctoral student, 2009-2015 (Applied Physiology)

Dissertation title: Spatiotemporal patterns of parietofrontal activity and eye movements underlying the visual perception of complex human tool use

Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco – Neuroscience/Neurology

Research Scientist, University of California, San Francisco

Awards: Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Fellowship, 2013; Annie Robinson Clough Travel award

Regan Lawson, Ph.D. – Doctoral student, 2014-2018 (Applied Physiology)

Current position: Managing Scientist, Exponent

Title: Neurobehavioral Quantification of Transition to Explicit Awareness in Skilled Motor Learning: Implications for Rehabilitation

Kristel Bayani, Ph.D. – Doctoral student, 2014-2020 (Applied Physiology)

Current position: Research Scientist, The Home Depot

Awards: Outstanding Online Teaching Assistant of the Year Award

Title: The role of observation on the spatiotemporal organization of neurobehavioral patterns in goal-directed actions

John Johnson, Ph.D. – Doctoral student, 2014-2022 (Applied Physiology)
 Current position: Data Scientist at Neurogram

Awards: Biological Sciences Graduate Lecture Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2019; President’s Award Finalist – American Society for Neurorehabilitation Poster Session, Fall 2019; Thank a Teacher Award – Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning, nominated by undergraduate lab student, Spring 2019; President’s Fellowship — School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014–2019

Title: The Neurobehavioral Effects of Sensorimotor Dissonance on Grasp-Related Motor Tasks

Mary Alice Saltao da Silva, Ph.D. – Doctoral Student, 2017-2021 (Applied Physiology)

Current position: Clinical Research Coordinator, Bain and Company

Title: Early Predictors of Post-Stroke Motor Recovery

Bennett Alterman, Ph.D. – Doctoral Student, 2017-2022 (Applied Physiology)

Current position: TBD

Awards: 1st Place – VentureLab at Georgia Tech CRIDC Innovation Competition

Title: Neuroplasticity and Upper-Limb Loss: Predicting and Improving Functional Rehabilitation Outcomes

  1. Nikta Pirouz, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2008-2010
  2. Sheryl Nathanson, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2010-2011
  3. Mike Cope, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2010-2011
  4. Scott Thach, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2011-2013
  5. Rebecca Patterson, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2011-2013
  6. Delisa Adams, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2012-2014; Best Capstone Project Award, 2014
  7. Laura Hughey, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2013-2015; Best Capstone Project Award, 2015
  8. Laura Williams, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2013-2015
  9. Beth Petrunich, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2015-2016; Tied for Best Capstone Project, 2016
  10. Malone Gasler, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2015-2016; Tied for Best Capstone Project, 2016
  11. Lauren Levinson, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2016-17; Best Capstone Project Award, 2017
  12. Sarah Mosley, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2016-17; Best Capstone Project Award, 2017
  13. Shou Wang, MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2017-18
  14. James Kling MS (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2017-18
  15. Jade Perry Lee (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2018-2019
  16. William Hendrix (Prosthetics and Orthotics) Student, 2018-2019