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Shivayogi Hiremath, PhD – Director of PHIRE Laboratory<\/h3>\n

\"ShivHiremath_Headshot\"Dr. Hiremath is an Associate Professor at the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Public Health. PHIRE lab’s research focuses on studying health and physical activity patterns of people with disabilities in the community through wearable sensors and smartphone-based technologies. We also develop and apply novel physical activity monitoring and feedback technology, which when combined with behavioral programs would improve the health and quality of life of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

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Tessa Johnson, MS – Neuromotor Science – PhD Student<\/h3>\n

\"\"Tessa is a PhD student in the Neuromotor Science program. She earned a Master\u2019s degree in Kinesiology from Temple University (\u201818), and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College (\u201810). She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher. Before starting her PhD at Temple, she worked for three years as a Research Assistant in the Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute. She is interested in upper extremity motor behavior and rehabilitation following stroke and spinal cord injury, functional movement disorders, movement-specific reinvestment, attentional focus effects on motor behavior, and how metacognitive and psychological factors impact motor behavior.<\/p>\n

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Cole Hagen, BS – Neuromotor Science – PhD Student<\/h3>\n

\"\"Cole earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Cloud State University in 2019. Following graduation, he dedicated two years to researching pain and sensory mechanisms in individuals with neurological injury that were in clinical settings. Now, as a PhD student in Neuromotor Science at Temple, Cole concentrates on identifying patterns from human movement, leveraging innovative tools such as machine learning techniques paired with mobile technology to predict clinically relevant outcomes in individuals with spinal cord injury and elderly individuals in naturalistic settings.<\/p>\n

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Rachel Fitzpatrick, MS – Research Associate<\/h3>\n

\"\"Rachel earned a Master\u2019s degree in the Neuromotor Science program at Temple in 2022. When she is not in the lab or classroom, she works as a fitness trainer. She is interested in the effects that different forms of exercise have on rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

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Emily Siline Rodriguez Carlson, BS – Research Assistant<\/h3>\n

\"\"Emily earned her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Temple University in 2022. She has been working as a research assistant since 2022.<\/p>\n

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Aditi Vaid, BS – Research Assistant<\/h3>\n

\"\"Aditi is pursuing a master’s degree in Health Informatics at Temple University, where she also earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology. She has been a Research Assistant at the PHIRE Laboratory since 2023. In addition to her research, Aditi has experience as a group fitness instructor, designing exercise programs tailored to diverse fitness levels.<\/p>\n

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Melissa Nunn, BS – Consumer Advocate<\/h3>\n

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Melissa serves as a peer mentor through the Philadelphia Peer Mentorship Program at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital. She is a consumer advocate and an active collaborator for several research projects being conducted in the lab. She has been associated with the lab’s research since 2017.<\/p>\n

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Key External Collaborators<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dr. Stephen S. Intille, Northeastern University<\/p>\n

Dr. Ralph J. Marino, Thomas Jefferson University<\/p>\n

Dr. Mary Schmidt-Read, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Jefferson Health<\/p>\n

Dr. Marlyn S. Ramos Lamboy, MossRehab, Jefferson Health<\/p>\n

Dr. Kelly M. Heath, University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

Dr. Inbal Billie Nahum-Shani, University of Michigan<\/p>\n

Dr. Amol Karmarkar, Virginia Commonwealth University<\/p>\n

Dr. Carole A. Tucker, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston<\/p>\n

Dr. Mohanraj Thirumalai, University of Alabama at Birmingham<\/p>\n

Alumni<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Emily Siline Rodriguez Carlson, BS
\nAlexandra Canori, DPT, PhD
\nJ. Steve Bergquist, BS
\nVictor Espinoza, MSEE
\nMicaela Robalino, BA
\nAmir Mohammad Amiri, PhD
\nNoor Shoaib BS
\nNajafa Islam, BS
\nJada-Nicole BS
\nSara Snell, MS
\nKimberly Le, DPT
\nSabura Shiffrin, DPT
\nZoe Bermudez, BS<\/p>\n

High School Students (who spent 6 to 8 weeks in PHIRE lab)<\/h3>\n

Ramez Hamad, Partnerships for Achieving Careers in Technology and Science (PACTS) Program at The Franklin Institute, Northeast High School (Magnet), School District of Philadelphia (Summer 2019)
\nAbsalom Hobson, STEM Scholar Student at The Franklin Institute, Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School, Philadelphia (Summer 2019)
\nSteven Ho, STEM Scholar Student at The Franklin Institute, Mastery Charter Thomas School Philadelphia (Summer 2018)
\nTigidankay \u201cTK\u201d Saccoh, Science Leadership Academy, School District of Philadelphia (Summer 2017)<\/p>\n

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