Movement Recovery Seminar Series
A monthly seminar series for the community of scientist and clinicians working towards the common goal of recovery of function. To register for seminars in the series, please complete this form.
For more information or questions please email cpresearch@cumc.columbia.edu.
2025
February 21st, Christos Papadelis, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Neuroscience Research, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Professor of Pediatrics, Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Professor of Research in Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington - Structural and Functional Neuroplasticity in Children with Congenital Hemiplegia
January 17th, Katharina A. Quinlan, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Ryan Institute for Neuroscience - Spinal Circuits in Cerebral Palsy
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