Meet Our Team

The general focus of my work aims to understand the link between cerebrovascular brain health, brain function, and the brain’s adaptive, neuroplastic capacity for learning and behavior. My team uses multimodal, dynamic neuroimaging approaches (e.g. TMS-EEG, EEG-transcranial ultrasound), biomechanical analyses, and noninvasive brain stimulation (e.g. TMS) to identify and modulate brain networks involved in balance and walking. The long-term goal of my research is to develop and optimize treatments that preserve and improve brain function across domains of cognition and mobility over the course of aging and in the presence of age-related neuropathology such as stroke and dementia. 

My research, prior to joining the Brains in Motion Lab, has primarily focused on cardiac electrical dyssynchrony mapping and cardiac resynchronization therapy. Prior studies explored the benefits to patient and cardiac health resulting from the optimization of pacing parameters in biventricular cardiac rhythm management devices. Similar to my work with QRS complexes, I am particularly interested in the signals processing, frequency analysis, and morphological analysis of Transcranial Doppler and electroencephalogram waveforms.
 

With previous experience in neurological electrophysiology research, I am excited to be part of the Brains in Motion Lab and work on exploring how the brain’s health influences motor control and balance. I am especially interested in the brain-to-muscle connection and investigating motor learning. I am so grateful to contribute to research that will ultimately improve patient outcomes and inform therapeutic interventions.