Past Projects

Network Analysis

  • In this project, we are investigating depressive symptoms using network analysis with data from the National Spinal Cord Injury Database. The National Spinal Cord Injury database contains item level PHQ-9 data for a large number of persons with SCI across several years. This database will allow us to investigate individual depressive symptoms and the relationship among those symptoms over time.

  • Collaborator(s) : Nichol Castro, Ph.D.

    We are investigating the longitudinal associations between community participation, positive affect, social support, and functional independence at three- and twelve- months post-discharge. We used a cross-lagged panel network analysis to identify the complex set of predictive relationships between the factors.

Timing of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with speech and language therapy (SLT) for aphasia

The aim of this study is to investigate the differential effects of offline and online transcranial direct stimulation on language recovery (i.e., conversation) in post-stroke aphasia.

Funding: This study was supported under NIDILRR Grant 90IFRE00020.

Role: Co-Investigator

Eye Tracking in the Real World – A Feasibility Study in Left Neglect Patients

In this feasibility study, we used real-world eye-tracking to investigate the impact of left unilateral spatial neglect on acute right-hemisphere stroke patients.

Funding: The Coleman Foundation

Role: Principal Investigator