Trisha M. Kesar PhD, PT

Dr. Kesar’s research goal is to develop novel gait rehabilitation interventions and strategies that are based on an in-depth understanding of the neuroplasticity, biomechanical, and motor learning mechanisms underlying gait and gait training. Ongoing projects in Dr. Kesar’s lab are investigating the time course of evolution of changes in gait biomechanics, walking function, and corticospinal excitability during paradigms that mimic clinical post-stroke gait retraining. Some of the tools and techniques that Dr. Kesar employs in her research include 3-dimensional kinematic and kinetic analysis of human motion, electromyography, functional electrical stimulation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation.