Technology in Healthcare Research
At the U-M Medical School Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, we strive to develop cutting-edge measurement and assessment tools. Our research is focused on creating new methods that enhance measurement validity, precision, sensitivity, efficiency and clinical relevance.
Learn more below about our areas of investigation and view a list of faculty members conducting research on measurement and assessment tools.
Areas of Investigation
- Adapted assessment
- mHealth interventions
- Neuromuscular and rehabilitation robotics
- Chronic pain and fatigue
- Design and testing of Virtual Cognitive Rehabilitation (VCR)
- Mechanisms and protocols for psychedelic enabling of cognitive rehabilitation
- Cognitive Motor Control and Sensorimotor Integration
- CNS Neuromodulation
- CNS and PNS crosstalk
- Brain computer interface
- Gait, balance, response to perturbation
- Spinal cord injury
Associated Faculty
Noelle Carlozzi, PhD
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Surgery
Medical School and Research Professor
Survey Research Center
Institute for Social Research
Professor of Surgery
Medical School and Research Professor
Survey Research Center
Institute for Social Research
Jane E Huggins
Research Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Jacqueline N Kaufman
Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
Medical School
Anna L Kratz
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
Medical School
Chandramouli Krishnan
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School and College of Engineering
Professor of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, The University of Michigan-Flint
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Adjunct Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical School and College of Engineering
Professor of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, The University of Michigan-Flint
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Adjunct Associate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology
Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD
Michigan Impact Professor
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School and Professor of Kinesiology
School of Kinesiology
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School and Professor of Kinesiology
School of Kinesiology
Michelle A Meade
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor of Family Medicine
Medical School
Professor of Family Medicine
Medical School
Brendan L McNeish
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Research Assistant Professor
Institute of Gerontology
Medical School
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Research Assistant Professor
Institute of Gerontology
Medical School
James K Richardson
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Director, UH EMG/PM&R
Medical School
Medical Director, UH EMG/PM&R
Medical School
Sean R Smith, MD
Associate Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Program Director
Cancer Rehabilitation Program
Medical School
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Program Director
Cancer Rehabilitation Program
Medical School
