The Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program in Neuropsychology is administered through the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) -New Jersey Medical School, in close collaboration with the Kessler Foundation Research Center. Training opportunities are provided more broadly across multiple departments, capitalizing on unique opportunities throughout the medical school and university as well as with nearby centers of excellence throughout New York and New Jersey to pursue key clinical or research training goals.

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Human Performance and Movement Analysis
Gail Forrest
Interim Director of the Human Performance and Movement Analysis Lab

Laboratory conducts research primarily concerned with adult rehabilitation populations. Some areas of research include: amputee gait, balance testing, wheelchair racing, spasticity interventions, clinical research trials of neurorehabilitation techniques, and biomechanics of orthopedic and athletic injuries. Fellows have the opportunity to learn advanced 3D kinematic capture and analysis and dynamic EMG. Additionally, training can be provided in the area of mathematical modules or human movement.

Spinal Cord Injury Program
David Tulsky, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Spinal Cord Injury Research

The Spinal Cord Injury Research Laboratory is devoted to improving the quality of a person's life after SCI. We have developed an integrated set of projects that systematically investigate and improve health and functioning, as well as preventing and treating most of the common secondary conditions that affect individuals after injury. At the core of our research laboratory is a grant from the NIDRR designating the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System as a "Model System" of care and research.

Fellows working in this area will be encouraged to become involved in the model system projects and collaborative data collection efforts.

Rehabilitation Engineering Analysis Laboratory
Peter Barrance, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Analysis Research

The Rehabilitation Engineering Analysis Laboratory focuses on the identification of engineering solutions for rehabilitation. The members of REAL have expertise in biomechanics, computer modeling, biomaterials, and bioinstrumentation. Current projects focus on devices to monitor human functional performance in a variety of areas, with a special focus on the creation of new technologies for long-term measurement and wireless data collection. Other areas of research include balance disorders, osteoarthritis, back pain rehabilitation, and new technological device design (e.g., a new SCI patient lift device).

Stroke Laboratory
Anna Barrett, M.D.
Director, Stroke Research

The number and diversity of ongoing projects represent a broad scope of studies that might interest fellows pursuing a career in stroke research. Current projects include development and testing of new therapy protocols (e.g., modified constraint-induced therapy; use of mental imagery as a complement to traditional arm therapy), drug trials, trials of new technologies that promote recovery of motor function, and studies examining the effect of various factors on stroke outcomes.

Traumatic Brain Injury Laboratory
Elie Elovic, M.D.
Director, Traumatic Brain Injury

The fellows will have the opportunity to evaluate and treat persons with traumatic brain injury throughout the spectrum of care beginning at the tertiary trauma center and extending to long term care. They will gain experience in early management, acute rehabilitation, neuropsychopharmacological interventions, management of medical complications post-injury, research and spasticity management.