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Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Hannes Devos earned a bachelor’s degree in 2002 and a master’s degree in 2005 in physical therapy and rehabilitation science at the University of Leuven in Belgium. He then started an academic career as a teaching assistant and research assistant in neurorehabilitation. In 2011, he earned his PhD in biomedical science at the University of Leuven. After being awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship, Devos relocated to the United States where he trained in neurology and mechanical engineering at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. In 2013, he accepted a faculty position at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. To continue his academic career, he joined the faculty in the Department of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training at KU Medical Center in 2016 where he was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in 2020.
Devos' primary specialty area of expertise is neurorehabilitation of individuals with progressive neurological conditions. His current line of research focuses on the intersection of cognition and mobility. He uses virtual reality technology, electroencephalography, and pupillometry to elucidate the mechanisms of impaired mobility in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. As a driving rehabilitation specialist, he also renders clinical services to clients seeking to continue driving vehicles.
Devos serves on several national and international professional organizations. He is Chair of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Networking Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. He serves as executive member of the Special Interest Group on Driving of the World Federation of Neurorehabilitation, and member of the Research Committee of the Association of Driving Rehabilitation Specialists. He has been involved, as PI or Co-I, in numerous studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Transportation, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Parkinson’s Foundation. He has published over 85 peer-reviewed articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Neurology, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. His work has been featured in many news outlets including Reuters.