People
Our team consists of clinicians, engineers, and researchers from a variety of disciplines and at different stages of training. We work together toward the common goal of advancing the science and art of neurorehabilitation.
Director
- Lou Awad, PT, DPT, PhD Director
Administrative Staff
- Kimberly Ang, PT, DPT Clinical Research Project Manager
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Jie Fei
PhD Student
Lab Coordinator
Clinical Research Staff
- Teresa Baker, PT, DPT Research Physical Therapist
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Diane Dalton, PT, DPT, OCS
Clinical Specialist
Research Physical Therapist - Timothy Nordahl, PT, DPT Research Physical Therapist
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Graduate Students
- Ashlyn Aiello PhD Student
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Jie Fei
PhD Student
Lab Coordinator - Ruoxi Wang PhD Student
Visiting Scientists
- Philipp Arens Visiting Scientist
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Brian Harris, MA, NMT/F
Visiting Scientist
CEO, MedRhythms -
Junus Khan
Visiting Scientist
Founder & President of Carbitex - Liam McEneaney Visiting Scientist
- Kinjal Shah, MHA Visiting Scientist
- Fabricio Valdez Ordonez Visiting Scientist
Clinical Affiliates
- Sandy Kiley, MSPT, NCS Research Physical Therapist
- Angela Leonardo Research Physical Therapist
- Trace Sears, PT, DPT, OCS Research Physical Therapist
Research Assistants
- Ben Bethune Research Assistant
- Jacob Brik Research Assistant
- Erica Cene Research Assistant
- Shenghao (Luke) Guo Research Assistant
- Yiyan (Justin) Jin Research Assistant
- Isha Mittal Research Assistant
- Saanya Shah Research Assistant
- Natalia Sherman Rosa Research Assistant
- Annalisa Urena Research Assistant
Collaborators
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Dheepak Arumukhom Revi, PhD
Robotic Controls Engineer, REEV
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2025 – 2025)
PhD Student & Research Engineer (2020 – 2024) - Joan Breen, MD Medical Director, Portsmouth Regional Hospital
- Terry Ellis, PT, PhD, NCS Professor & Director, Center for Neurorehabilitation
- Conor J. Walsh, PhD Professor, Harvard University
- Franchino Porciuncula, EdD, PT, DScPT Research Assistant Professor, Boston University
Alumni
We are always looking for exceptional research fellows and students!
Individuals with advanced clinical or quantitative training who are interested in joining the NRL should send a cover letter describing their research interests and goals, their complete resume, copies of up to three relevant scientific papers, and the names and positions of 3-5 referents to louawad@bu.edu.
The NRL is also looking for highly qualified PhD, DPT, and joint DPT/PhD students who are interested in becoming leaders of rehabilitation research. Interested individuals should send a cover letter describing their academic background, interests, and goals; their complete resume; and the names and positions of 3-5 referents to louawad@bu.edu.