August 2022
It's official - these two have completed their PhDs and are moving on to bigger and better things. Can't wait to see what comes next. Congrats to Dr. Allison Lewis and Dr. Charles Smith!
It's official - these two have completed their PhDs and are moving on to bigger and better things. Can't wait to see what comes next. Congrats to Dr. Allison Lewis and Dr. Charles Smith!
July 2022
Paper from the lab was accepted to the European Journal of Neuroscience on the behavioral and neural effects of motor action selection practice after stroke. Thanks to all for their help with this project - great to see it in print!
Paper from the lab was accepted to the European Journal of Neuroscience on the behavioral and neural effects of motor action selection practice after stroke. Thanks to all for their help with this project - great to see it in print!
July 2022
Charles Smith successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on the effects of attentional focus on motor sequencing learning with whole arm movements. A huge congrats to Dr. Smith! He is headed to a faculty position in Kinesiology & Exercise Science at the College of Saint Mary.
Charles Smith successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on the effects of attentional focus on motor sequencing learning with whole arm movements. A huge congrats to Dr. Smith! He is headed to a faculty position in Kinesiology & Exercise Science at the College of Saint Mary.
May 2022
The lab was part of a recent paper accepted for publication at Neurology titled "Observational study of neuroimaging biomarkers of severe upper limb impairment after stroke". This was a large collaborative project lead by Kate Hayward at the University of Melbourne. Excited to have been part of such a great project!
The lab was part of a recent paper accepted for publication at Neurology titled "Observational study of neuroimaging biomarkers of severe upper limb impairment after stroke". This was a large collaborative project lead by Kate Hayward at the University of Melbourne. Excited to have been part of such a great project!
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May 2022
Allison Lewis successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on the behavioral and neural effects of social comparative feedback during motor sequence learning. A huge congrats to Dr. Lewis! She is headed to a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina. |
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April 2022
Rachel Bohnenkamp, undergraduate student, received a 2nd place poster award for her presentation at Discover UofSC. Congrats Rachel!
Rachel Bohnenkamp, undergraduate student, received a 2nd place poster award for her presentation at Discover UofSC. Congrats Rachel!
April 2022
Rachel Bohnenkamp presented her honors thesis on genetic variation, feedback, and motor learning. She did a great job and will be graduating in May with a degree in Biology. Congrats Rachel!
Rachel Bohnenkamp presented her honors thesis on genetic variation, feedback, and motor learning. She did a great job and will be graduating in May with a degree in Biology. Congrats Rachel!
April 2022
Congratulations to Allison Lewis, DPT, PhD candidate, for receiving the Breakthrough Graduate Scholar Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of South Carolina. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional graduate students who demonstrate excellence in the classroom, and make considerable contributions to research and scholarly activities in their field.
Congratulations to Allison Lewis, DPT, PhD candidate, for receiving the Breakthrough Graduate Scholar Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of South Carolina. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional graduate students who demonstrate excellence in the classroom, and make considerable contributions to research and scholarly activities in their field.
December 2021
Congratulations to Katy Maxwell - it was a big month for the undergraduate research assistant. She defended her honors thesis, graduated with her BS in Exercise Science, and was accepted to the Physical Therapy Program at Creighton University! ASPH published a great story about Katy - you can read it online here. We wish Katy much luck!
Congratulations to Katy Maxwell - it was a big month for the undergraduate research assistant. She defended her honors thesis, graduated with her BS in Exercise Science, and was accepted to the Physical Therapy Program at Creighton University! ASPH published a great story about Katy - you can read it online here. We wish Katy much luck!
November 2021
Paper published in Behavioral Neurology on the neural correlates of motor function after stroke with collaborators including previous UofSC graduate student Denise Peters.
Paper published in Behavioral Neurology on the neural correlates of motor function after stroke with collaborators including previous UofSC graduate student Denise Peters.
September 2021
Rachel Bohnenkamp, undergraduate research assistant in the MBNL, was highlighted in Carolina CrossTalk. You can read the article in the Summer 2021 edition.
Rachel Bohnenkamp, undergraduate research assistant in the MBNL, was highlighted in Carolina CrossTalk. You can read the article in the Summer 2021 edition.
July 2021
Charles Smith, PhD student, had a first-author paper accepted to the Journal of Motor Behavior on scaling of joint motion and muscle activation to control reach extent. Congrats Charles!
Charles Smith, PhD student, had a first-author paper accepted to the Journal of Motor Behavior on scaling of joint motion and muscle activation to control reach extent. Congrats Charles!
July 2021
Allison Lewis had a paper accepted to Journal of Neuroscience Methods looking at approaches to quantifying corticospinal tract integrity after stroke. Congrats Allison!
Allison Lewis had a paper accepted to Journal of Neuroscience Methods looking at approaches to quantifying corticospinal tract integrity after stroke. Congrats Allison!
April 2021
Congratulations to Charles Smith for successfully defending his dissertation proposal. Great job Charles!
Congratulations to Charles Smith for successfully defending his dissertation proposal. Great job Charles!
April 2021
Congratulations to Rachel Bohnenkamp, undergraduate Biology student, on receiving a Magellan Scholar grant to support her reserach in the lab. Her project is titled "Effects of genetic variation on response to social comparative feedback when learning a motor task".
Congratulations to Rachel Bohnenkamp, undergraduate Biology student, on receiving a Magellan Scholar grant to support her reserach in the lab. Her project is titled "Effects of genetic variation on response to social comparative feedback when learning a motor task".
March 2021
Paper accepted to Stroke on predicting daily steps at 1-year post-stroke based on collaboration with Reed Handlery and Stacy Fritz. Congrats to Dr. Handlery!
Paper accepted to Stroke on predicting daily steps at 1-year post-stroke based on collaboration with Reed Handlery and Stacy Fritz. Congrats to Dr. Handlery!
February 2021
Collaborative paper accepted to the Journal of the American Heart Association on the integration of stroke survivors into cardiac rehabilitation based on collaboration with Elizabeth Regan and Stacy Fritz. Congrats to Dr. Regan!
Collaborative paper accepted to the Journal of the American Heart Association on the integration of stroke survivors into cardiac rehabilitation based on collaboration with Elizabeth Regan and Stacy Fritz. Congrats to Dr. Regan!
January 2021
Paper accepted for publication in Journal of Motor Behavior on perceived effort for reaching and fatigue based on collaboration with Hui-Ting Goh at Texas Women's University.
Paper accepted for publication in Journal of Motor Behavior on perceived effort for reaching and fatigue based on collaboration with Hui-Ting Goh at Texas Women's University.
November 2020
A new publication from the lab in Experimental Brain Research on the neural correlates of within-session practice effects after stroke. Great collaborate project with colleagues from the University of South Carolina, Medical University of South Carolina, and Arizona State University.
A new publication from the lab in Experimental Brain Research on the neural correlates of within-session practice effects after stroke. Great collaborate project with colleagues from the University of South Carolina, Medical University of South Carolina, and Arizona State University.
October 2020
The lab published a case series on the addition of action selection demands to functional arm training after stroke in the journal Neural Plasticity. Several previous MBNL members contributed to this work.
The lab published a case series on the addition of action selection demands to functional arm training after stroke in the journal Neural Plasticity. Several previous MBNL members contributed to this work.
September 2020
Charles Smith, Phd Student, successfully passed his comprehensive exam. Congrats to Charles!
Charles Smith, Phd Student, successfully passed his comprehensive exam. Congrats to Charles!
September 2020
Rachel Bohnenkamp, undergraduate research assistant, was awarded a Science Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) form the South Carolina Honors College. Congratulations to Rachel!
Rachel Bohnenkamp, undergraduate research assistant, was awarded a Science Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) form the South Carolina Honors College. Congratulations to Rachel!
July 2020
The lab just published a paper on the performance of the Jebsen Hand Function Test in standing in OTJR. This paper included several previous MBNL lab members including DPT student Ashley Saba, PhD students Jessica Baird and Melissa Kolar, and research assistant Michael O'Donnell. This was a great collaboration among lab members and with our colleague Sydney Schaefer at Arizona State University.
The lab just published a paper on the performance of the Jebsen Hand Function Test in standing in OTJR. This paper included several previous MBNL lab members including DPT student Ashley Saba, PhD students Jessica Baird and Melissa Kolar, and research assistant Michael O'Donnell. This was a great collaboration among lab members and with our colleague Sydney Schaefer at Arizona State University.
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May 2020
Congrats to undergraduate research assistant Sarah Bradley. She graduated this May with distinction and is already off working in Charleston. We enjoyed have Sarah in the lab and can't wait to hear what she does next! |
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February 2020
A new paper from the lab was just accepted for publication in Human Brain Mapping - Test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change of corticospinal tract integrity in chronic stroke. This is Allison Lewis's first paper as first author - congrats Ali!
A new paper from the lab was just accepted for publication in Human Brain Mapping - Test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change of corticospinal tract integrity in chronic stroke. This is Allison Lewis's first paper as first author - congrats Ali!
February 2020
Dr. Stewart helped moderate a session at the 2020 International Stroke Conference titled "How to identify target patient groups in stroke recovery and rehabilitation trials". It was great to be back in LA!
Dr. Stewart helped moderate a session at the 2020 International Stroke Conference titled "How to identify target patient groups in stroke recovery and rehabilitation trials". It was great to be back in LA!
February 2020
Allison Lewis, PhD Candidate presented a poster titled 'Corticospinal tract fractional anisotropy extracted from native versus standard space in chronic stroke' at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in Denver. Congrats Ali!
Allison Lewis, PhD Candidate presented a poster titled 'Corticospinal tract fractional anisotropy extracted from native versus standard space in chronic stroke' at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in Denver. Congrats Ali!
January 2020
Charles Smith, PhD student, was awarded a SPARC Research Grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research to support his dissertation research. A big congrats to Charles!
Charles Smith, PhD student, was awarded a SPARC Research Grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research to support his dissertation research. A big congrats to Charles!
January 2020
MBNL PhD student Ali Lewis successfully defended her dissertation proposal. Congrats Ali!
MBNL PhD student Ali Lewis successfully defended her dissertation proposal. Congrats Ali!
December 2019
Congratulations to Ali Lewis, PhD student in the MBNL. She was awarded a 2020 Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association! The fellowship will provide two years of support for completion of her dissertation. Congrats to Ali!
Congratulations to Ali Lewis, PhD student in the MBNL. She was awarded a 2020 Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association! The fellowship will provide two years of support for completion of her dissertation. Congrats to Ali!
October 2019
Ali Lewis, PhD student, presented a poster titled 'Comparison of corticospinal tract fractional anisotropy extracted from native versus standard space in chronic stroke' at the annual meeting of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation. Congrats Ali!
Ali Lewis, PhD student, presented a poster titled 'Comparison of corticospinal tract fractional anisotropy extracted from native versus standard space in chronic stroke' at the annual meeting of the American Society of Neurorehabilitation. Congrats Ali!
October 2019
Stop by and support the DPT rowing event on the USC campus. Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the program will be spreading the work about physical therapy and raising funds for PAALS, a non-for-profit charitable organization committed to enriching and empowering children and adults with physical disabilities and social needs by training service animals and providing animal assisted educational and recreational activities.
Stop by and support the DPT rowing event on the USC campus. Students, faculty, alumni and friends of the program will be spreading the work about physical therapy and raising funds for PAALS, a non-for-profit charitable organization committed to enriching and empowering children and adults with physical disabilities and social needs by training service animals and providing animal assisted educational and recreational activities.
October 2019
Dr. Stewart published a paper in Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy with
Dr. Hui-Ting Goh, a collaborator from Texas Woman's University, on poststroke
fatigue.
Dr. Stewart published a paper in Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy with
Dr. Hui-Ting Goh, a collaborator from Texas Woman's University, on poststroke
fatigue.
August 2019
Kiariah Muller presented a poster at the USC Summer Undergraduate Research Day -
she did great! We enjoyed having Kiariah in the MBNL this summer. We wish her good
luck in her senior year at Claflin!
Kiariah Muller presented a poster at the USC Summer Undergraduate Research Day -
she did great! We enjoyed having Kiariah in the MBNL this summer. We wish her good
luck in her senior year at Claflin!
July 2019
Congratulations to PhD student Ali Lewis on successfully passing her Comp Exam!
Congratulations to PhD student Ali Lewis on successfully passing her Comp Exam!
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July 2019
Dr. Stewart published a paper in Disability and Health Journal with Dr. Fritz and colleagues on a community exercise group for individuals post-stroke. |
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May 2019
Two undergraduate members of the MBNL graduated with a BS in Exercise Science in May: Kaitlyn Ramey and Makenzie Meyers. Congrats and good luck!
Two undergraduate members of the MBNL graduated with a BS in Exercise Science in May: Kaitlyn Ramey and Makenzie Meyers. Congrats and good luck!
April 2019
Makenzie Meyers, 2019 USC Graduate, received the Outstanding Exercise Science Student Award from the Department of Exercise Science. Makenzie had been accepted to the USC School of Medicine and will be starting medical school in the Fall. Congratulations Makenzie!
Makenzie Meyers, 2019 USC Graduate, received the Outstanding Exercise Science Student Award from the Department of Exercise Science. Makenzie had been accepted to the USC School of Medicine and will be starting medical school in the Fall. Congratulations Makenzie!
April 2019
Several MBNL members participated in the Midlands Heart Walk to support the American Heart Association, a current supporter of ongoing stroke research in the lab. It was a great day for a walk!
Several MBNL members participated in the Midlands Heart Walk to support the American Heart Association, a current supporter of ongoing stroke research in the lab. It was a great day for a walk!
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March 2019
The MBNL gave a talk at the annual SCPATA meeting entitled "Challenge and Progression during Task-Oriented Arm Training after Stroke: Guiding Principles and Practice Applications". The team prepared hard and did a great job. A huge congrats to Kaci Handlery, Allison Lewis, and Olivia Lockhart! |
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March 2019
Dr. Stewart and previous MBNL member Janelle Rocktashel just had the paper "Self-efficacy and reach performance in individuals with mild motor impairment due to stroke" accepted to Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.
Dr. Stewart and previous MBNL member Janelle Rocktashel just had the paper "Self-efficacy and reach performance in individuals with mild motor impairment due to stroke" accepted to Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.
March 2019
We enjoyed having Jennapher Lingo Vangilder visit the MBNL from the Motor Rehabilitation & Learning Lab at Arizona State University. She gained some experience in the analysis of diffusion weighted images and we learned a lot about the superior longitudinal fasciculus.
We enjoyed having Jennapher Lingo Vangilder visit the MBNL from the Motor Rehabilitation & Learning Lab at Arizona State University. She gained some experience in the analysis of diffusion weighted images and we learned a lot about the superior longitudinal fasciculus.
March 2019
Makenzie Meyers successfully defended her Honor's Thesis titled "Test-Retest Reliability of a Measure of Corticospinal Tract Integrity after Stroke". Congrats Makenzie!
Makenzie Meyers successfully defended her Honor's Thesis titled "Test-Retest Reliability of a Measure of Corticospinal Tract Integrity after Stroke". Congrats Makenzie!
January 2019
Ali Lewis, PhD student, presented a poster titled 'Reliability and minimal detectable change of fractional anisotropy of the corticospinal tract in chronic stroke' at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA. She was awarded 'Best Poster Award-Basic or Applied Research' by the Stroke Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Congrats Ali!
Ali Lewis, PhD student, presented a poster titled 'Reliability and minimal detectable change of fractional anisotropy of the corticospinal tract in chronic stroke' at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA. She was awarded 'Best Poster Award-Basic or Applied Research' by the Stroke Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy. Congrats Ali!
January 2019
Ali Lewis, PhD student, was awarded a SPARC Research Grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research to support her dissertation research. A big congrats to Ali!
Ali Lewis, PhD student, was awarded a SPARC Research Grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research to support her dissertation research. A big congrats to Ali!
January 2019
The MBNL held its (sort of) annual bowling night. Quality bowling was no where to
be found, but much fun was had!
The MBNL held its (sort of) annual bowling night. Quality bowling was no where to
be found, but much fun was had!
November 2018
The MBNL was well represented at SFN 2018 in San Diego by graduate students Charles Smith and Allison Lewis and undergraduate student Makenzie Myers. All did a great job with poster presentations. Another successful conference! |
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November 2018
Dr. Stewart had a platform presentation at the American Society for Neurorehabilitation annual meeting in San Diego. Great meeting!
Dr. Stewart had a platform presentation at the American Society for Neurorehabilitation annual meeting in San Diego. Great meeting!
October 2018
Congrats to Jessica Baird - her second dissertation publication was just accepted for publication in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.
Congrats to Jessica Baird - her second dissertation publication was just accepted for publication in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.
September 2018
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August 2018
First MBNL meeting of the 2018-2019 academic year. It's going to be a great year!
First MBNL meeting of the 2018-2019 academic year. It's going to be a great year!
May 2018
Elizabeth Rizor, 2018 USC graduate, received the Outstanding Exercise Science Student Award from the Department of Exercise Science. Congratulations to Elizabeth on this
well deserved award!
Elizabeth Rizor, 2018 USC graduate, received the Outstanding Exercise Science Student Award from the Department of Exercise Science. Congratulations to Elizabeth on this
well deserved award!
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April 2018
Congratulations to Elizabeth Rizor and Jenny Heiser Discover USC Poster Award winners! Elizabeth received first place and Jenny received second place for their poster presentations. |
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April 2018
Discover USC Day! The MBNL was well represented by our undergraduate members. Mary Gaughan, Jenny Heiser, Austin Hetherington, Makenzie Myers, and Elizabeth Rizor, all presented research posters. |
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March 2018
Several MBNL members participated in the American Heart Association Walk as part of the Arnold School of Public Health team. We enjoyed a 3-mile walk as a lab! |
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March 2018
Melissa Kolar successfully defended her dissertation titled "Enhancing dancing: Examining the potency of a combined action observation and brain stimulation intervention". Congrats to Dr. Kolar!
Melissa Kolar successfully defended her dissertation titled "Enhancing dancing: Examining the potency of a combined action observation and brain stimulation intervention". Congrats to Dr. Kolar!
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March 2018
Dr. Stewart collaborated on a paper published in Neural Plasticity. |
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March 2018
Elizabeth Rizor successfully defended her Honor's Thesis titled "Functional Neural Correlates of Hand Motor Function Differ Based on Level of Motor Severity in Individuals Post-Stroke". Congrats Elizabeth!
Elizabeth Rizor successfully defended her Honor's Thesis titled "Functional Neural Correlates of Hand Motor Function Differ Based on Level of Motor Severity in Individuals Post-Stroke". Congrats Elizabeth!
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December 2017
Jessica Baird successfully defended her dissertation titled "The Effect of Energy-Matched Exercise Intensity on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Motor Learning". Dr. Baird is off to a postdoctoral research fellowship at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Congrats Dr. Baird! |
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December 2017
Undergraduate researcher, Mary Gaughan, received a Magellan Apprentice Award from the USC Office of Undergraduate Research to support her work in the lab. |
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November 2017
The MBNL was well represented at the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) and American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) meetings in Washington DC. Posters were presented by two graduate students – Jessica Baird and Elizabeth Regan – and two undergraduate students – Elizabeth Rizor and Austin Hetherington. Great job by all! |
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October 2017
Jessica Baird and Dr. Stewart published an article in Experimental Brain Research. |
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October 2017
Undergraduate research student Makenzie Myers received a SURF research grant from USC Honors College. Great Job Makenzie! |
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October 2017
PhD student Jessica Baird successfully defended her dissertation. Congratulations Dr. Baird! |
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October 2017
Dr. Jill Stewart collaborated on a paper published in Human Brain Mapping. |
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August 2017
Welcome PhD student Charles Smith to the lab! |
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July 2017
The MBNL had a farewell lunch for Janelle Rocktashel who completed her Masters Degree in Exercise Science. |
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July 2017
Dr. Stewart along with colleagues published papers in Neurorehabilitation and Repair and Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. |
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June 2017
Physical Therapist Allison Lewis has joined the MBNL as a new PhD student! We are glad to have you! |
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May 2017
Elizabeth Rizor, undergraduate researcher, has been accepted to attend the Colorado Summer Institute in Biostatistics in Denver. Great job, Elizabeth! |
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May 2017
Undergraduate researchers Heath Saffer and Kelly DeAngelis graduated from USC. Heath will be heading to the University of Copenhagen in Denmark for their Human Biology program. Kelly will be heading to Physical Therapy School at Arcadia University. Congrats and good luck! |
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April 2017
Congratulations to Discover USC Poster Award winners Austin Hetherington, Kelly DeAngelis, and Elizabeth Rizor! |
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April 2017
Discover USC Day! The Motor Behavior and Neuroimaging Lab was well represented. Jessica Baird, Kelly DeAngelis, Mary Gaughan, Austin Hetherington, Elizabeth Rizor, and Health Saffer all presented research posters. |
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April 2017
Austin Hetherington, undergraduate researcher, received the Magellan Scholar Research Grant from the USC Office of Undergraduate Research. Congrats, Austin! |
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March 2017
A paper by Dr. Stewart and colleagues was published in NeuroImage: Clinical journal. |
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February 2017
Jessica Baird was named a PhD Student Poster Award Finalist at the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference. Great job, Jessica! |
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January 2017
The MBNL went bowling – matching shoes and all. We learned that Austin has a hidden talent for bowling! |
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December 2016
Mary Gaughan, undergraduate researcher, received a Magellan Mini-Grant Award and a Magellan Apprentice Award from the USC Office of Undergraduate Research to support her work in the lab. Congrats Mary! |
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November 2016
The lab presented two posters at the annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting in San Diego. |
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August 2016
PhD Candidate, Jessica Baird, was awarded a 2016-2017 Arnold Fellowship from the Arnold School of Public Health at USC. This prestigious award is given to outstanding PhD students in the School. Congrats Jessica! |
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