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Postdoctoral Scholar
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine- Department of Critical Care Medicine
Bailey Petersen, PhD, DPT is a postdoctoral scholar in the Pediatric Neurointensive Care and Resuscitation Research Fellowship (T32) through the Department of Critical Care Medicine and the Safar Center. Bailey received her dual-degree DPT-PhD in Bioengineering from University of Pittsburgh. Her doctoral work used neural engineering and principles of neurorehabilitation to restore sensation and improve balance and gait in people with a lower-limb amputation. She is currently studying the epigenomic mechanisms associated with neurobehavioral recovery in children with traumatic brain injury and plans to continue this work by investigating the role of physical activity in recovery. Her goal is to lead a clinical research laboratory that uses the foundations of neurorehabilitation, neural engineering, and epigenomics to improve outcomes for children with neurological conditions.