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
Research Staff
- Teresa Baker, PT, DPT Research Physical Therapist
- Diane Dalton, PT, DPT, OCS Clinical Specialist | Research Physical Therapist
- Lynn Deming Research Physical Therapist
- Franchino Porciuncula, EdD, PT, DScPT Research Scientist
- Gregory Schiller Research Physical Therapist
- Johanna Spangler Clinical Research Project Manager | Research Physical Therapist
- Abigail Spaulding, PT, DPT Research Physical Therapist
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
- David Sherman Postdoctoral Associate
- Ben Shih Postdoctoral Fellow
- Michail Theofanidis Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Students
- Ashlyn Aiello PhD Student
- Andy Alvarez PhD Student
- Dheepak Arumukhom Revi PhD Student | Research Engineer
- Ashley Collimore PhD Student
- Jie Fei, MSc PhD Student
- Anna Roto PhD Student
- Regina Sloutsky, PT, DPT PhD Student | Research Physical Therapist
- Ruoxi Wang PhD Student
Visiting Scientists
- Philipp Arens Visiting Scientist
- Joan Breen Visiting Scientist
- Dabin Choe Visiting Graduate Student
- Stefano De Rossi Visiting Scientist
- Brian Harris, MA, NMT/F Visiting Scientist | CEO, MedRhythms
- Marc Mitjans I Coma Visiting Scientist
- Kinjal Shah Visiting Scientist
Clinical Affiliates
- Sandy Kiley, MSPT, NCS Research Physical Therapist
- Angela Leonardo Research Physical Therapist
Research Assistants
- Kelly Arsenault Research Assistant
- Noah Barrow Research Assistant
- Henry Brennan Research Assistant
- Nora Chan Research Assistant
- Arie Chinnappan Research Assistant
- Ryan Paris Research Assistant
- Candy Qiu Research Assistant
- Noah Sellers Research Assistant
- Kevin Senanayake Research Assistant
- Willie Swift Research Assistant
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.