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Graduate Research Assistant
University of Kansas Medical Center
Pedram Ahmadnezhad, M.S., PT, is a Ph.D. candidate in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). He completed his B.S. in Physical therapy at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in Tehran, Iran, and his M.S. in rehabilitation sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), U.S.
He is currently working in the Laboratory of Advanced Rehabilitation Research in Simulation (PI: Dr. Hannes Devos, Ph.D.) at KUMC. His interest is in Neurorehabilitation, cognition, neurodegenerative diseases such as AD, Eye-tracking (pupillometry), EEG, and virtual reality driving simulation.
Pedram Ahmadnezhad, M.S., PT,
Academic background: Physical therapy, rehabilitation science with a concentration in exercise physiology and neurorehabilitation
Professional background: Former physical therapist working in clinics, senior centers, and hospital settings (2012-2016)
Research interests: Neurodegenerative disorders, virtual reality (VR) driving simulation, pupillometry, electroencephalogram (EEG), Alzheimer's disease, and rehabilitation
Mentor: Hannes Devos, Ph.D.
Laboratory: Laboratory for Advanced Rehabilitation Research in Simulation (LARRS)