Movement Recovery Seminar Series

A monthly seminar series for the community of scientist and clinicians working towards the common goal of recovery of function. For more information or questions please email cpresearch@cumc.columbia.edu.

2024

November 15th, Joseph P. Broderick, MD, Director of the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Director of the National NIH StrokeNet - Stroke Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention

October 18th, Barbara Sargent, PhD, PT, PCS, Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy, University of Southern California - PT with Infants at High Risk for Developmental Disabilities, Specifically with Cerebral Palsy 

September 20th: Patricia  Musolino, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School - Pediatric Stroke

July & August: Break

June 21st: Mark M. Churchland, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience; Codirector, Grossman Center for the Statistics of Mind and Principal Investigator, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Flexible Corticospinal Control of Muscles

May 17th: Katherine Dimitropoulou, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine (Occupational Therapy), Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Game_On Studies 

April 19th:  Varun Arvind, PhD, Alice H. Huang, PhD, Jason B. Carmel, MD, PhD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Altered Tendon Development Contributes to Neuromuscular Contracture Formation

March 15th: Tapomayukh Bhattacharjee, PhD, Assitant Professor, Computer Science & Director, EmPRISE Lab, Cornell University - Assistive Robotics for Individuals with Physical Disabilities 

February 16th: Sheng-Han Kuo, MD, Neurologist & Director, Initiative for Columbia Ataxia and Tremor, Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Unraveling the Distinct Pathophysiologies of Tremor: Insights into Ataxia

January 12th: Glen Thomas Prusky, PhD, MSc, Burke Neurological Institute - Objective Measurement of Visual Functions in Children with Brain Injury

2023

Devina S. Kumar PhD, MSc, PT, Burke Neurological Institute - Translating Neurological Concepts For Promoting Neuroplasticity In Real World Settings

Jason Carmel, MD, PhD, Child Neurologist and Motor System Neuroscientist, Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Electrical Stimulation to Restore Somatosensation

Michael Jigo, PhD, Lead Clinical Neuroscientist, Sharper Sense - Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for on-demand enhancement of central sensory processing

Adam Kirton, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Radiology, Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary - Harnessing Alternative Neural Pathways to Enhance Life Participation in Children with Perinatal Brain Injury

Scott Barbuto, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center - Balance Versus Aerobic Training in Cerebellar Degenerative Diseases

Claudio Ferre, PhD – Director, Development, Experience, & Motor Recovery Laboratory (DEMR), Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Boston University - How Spontaneous Movements Shape the Development of Motor Control and Brain Function in Infancy⁠

Lori Quinn, PT, EdD, Director, Neurorehabilition Lab, Teacher's College, Columbia University - The Role of  Wearable Devices in Movement Based Assessments and Interventions

Simone Gill, PhD, OT, OTR, FAOTA, Director, Motor Development Laboratory, Boston University - Functional Movement in Motor Function

2022

Noell Moreau, PT, PhD​ - Linking Muscle Structure and Function in Individuals with CP: Implications for Exercise Prescription Across the Life Span

Isirame Omofuma, PhD​ - Exploration of the Effects of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation on Postural Balance Control in Healthy Subjects​

Sandra Saavedra, PhD, PT​ - A Segmental Approach to Postural Control

Erika S. Levy, PhD, CCC-SLP & Kyung Hae Hwang, MS, CCC-SLP - Speech Treatment for Children with Cerebral​

Eileen Fowler, PhD, PT​ - Lower Extremity Selective Motor as a Prognostic ​Factor in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Michael O’Dell, MD - Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) – REHAB Clinical Trial

Ahmet Asan, PhD - Spinal cord associative plasticity improves forelimb sensorimotor function after cervical injury

Thubi H. A. Kolobe, PT, PhD, FAPTA - Movement Learning in Infants with Brain Insult: ​Implications for robotic and sensory technology

Diane Damiano, PT, PhD, FAPTA - Mobile Brain Imaging and Neurorobotics in Pediatric Neurorehabilitation 

2021

January:

Dr. Sylvie Goldman and Dr. Adel Ardalan - Analysis of Gait Synchrony and Balance in Neurodevelopmantal Disorders Using Computer Vision Techniques

2020

January:

Dr. Michael Fahey - The Genetic Basis of CP 


February: 

Dr. Nayo Hill - Quantification of Impaired Arm Movement in Individuals with Pediatric Hemiplegia 


March:

Dr. Jason Carmel - Spinal Cord Stimulation to Reduce Spasticity and Recover Movement


May:

Dr. Katherine Dimitropoulou - Connecting Anticipatory Planning and Task Variability to Understand Movement and Motor Actions in Children with Hemiplegic CP


June: 

Dr. Joel Stein - Rehabilitation Robotics for Stroke 


October:

Jacqueline Montes, PT, EdD - Exploring Mechanisms of Fatigue in Spinal Muscular Atrophy 


November:

Dr. Heakyung Kim - Facts and de Facto Treatment of Spasticity 


December: 

Dr. Paulo Selber - Gait Impairments and Lever Arm Dysfunction in CP: Principals and Treatments