Training PhD (1985).
Kinesiology; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Canada; Parveen Bawa,
advisor. Clinical neurophysiology
of long-latency stretch reflexes.
Post-Docs. #1: Dept. of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada; Richard Stein,
advisor. Muscle contraction kinetics; functional electrical stimulation for
restoring grasp in persons with cervical SCI (i.e. quadriplegia). #2: Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic
Hospital, Uppsala Sweden; Karl-Erik Hagbarth, advisor. Microneurography of trigeminal
afferents; single motor unit recruitment in response to transcranial electrical
stimulation.
Faculty Positions Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Dept. of Neurological
Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, Miami FL
(1988 - 2001). Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Upstate Medical
University, Syracuse NY (2001 - Present)
Service Member of the University of Miami’s Institutional Review
Board (‘Ethics’ committee) for 10 years (Vice-Chairman for 2 years).
Standing member of the Clinical Neuroplasticity and
Neurotransmitters
study section of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(2004-2008).
Funding
(as Principal Investigator; competitive & peer-reviewed) National
Institutes of Health (NINDS; NCMRR), including R01, U01, and P01. Department
of Defense
New York
State Department of Health Rick Hansen
Man in Motion Fund
