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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