I am a clinical movement scientist studying deficits in somatosensory and motor function in able-bodied and neurological populations. My ultimate goal is to improve patient lives by developing  interventions to augment deficits that limit activities of daily living. 

My work has focused on (1) understanding somatosensory and motor deficits and (2) using medical devices and physical activity interventions to improve somatosensory and motor deficits. In my current role as a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Minnesota Medical School, I investigate how the cerebrovascular system responds to exercise and how cortical activity influences balance recovery in older adults and people after stroke. 

I earned my Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota. I also hold a M.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a B.S. in Zoology with a minor in Chemistry from North Dakota State University.