Kurt A. Thoroughman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Joint Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
Joint Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
thoroughman@biomed.wustl.edu


Current Members

Ranjan Khan
Ph.D. Student
Biomedical Engineering
rpkhan@cec.wustl.edu

Iris Shelly
Undergraduate Researcher
Biomedical Engineering
ils1@cec.wustl.edu

Rich Li
Undergraduate Researcher
Biomedical Engineering
ligang@go.wustl.edu

Alainna Brennan Brown
Undergraduate Researcher
Biology, Music
abbrown@wustl.edu

Allie Foshage
Undergraduate Researcher
Biomedical Engineering
a.l.foshage@wustl.edu

 

Past Members

Ellisha Marongelli was awarded her Ph.D. in December, 2012.
Thesis: "Quantifying Extent Based Haptic Control in Human Motor Adaptation"
Ellisha is currently working as an Engineering Scientist at Intellisis Corp. in San Diego, California.

Dimitre Tomov
Technician, M.S., Electrical Engineering
Dimitre is currently working at the Mallickrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis.

Paul Wanda was awarded his Ph.D. in December, 2011.
Thesis: "The Effect of Sensory Experience and Movement Observation on Motor Adaptation to Novel Force Perturbations"
Paul is completing his post-doctoral work at Northwestern University, Chicago, with Drs. Lee Miller and Konrad Koerding, in March 2012.

Jennifer Semrau was awarded her Ph.D. in August, 2011.
Thesis: "Using Visual Feedback to Guide Movement: Properties of Adaptation in Changing Environments and Parkinson's Disease"
Jen is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Calgary, Alberta, with Dr. Sean Dukelow.

Justin Brooks was awarded his Ph.D. in December, 2010.
Thesis: "Movement function follows spatial form: Coordinate system implications for online visual feedback control of the hand"
Justin is currently completing medical school at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Sydney Schaefer
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2008-2009
Sydney is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, with Dr. Catherine Lang.

Michael Fine was awarded his Ph.D. in September, 2007.
Thesis: "Trial-by-Trial Motor Adaptation to Novel Force Perturbations in Children and Adults"
Mike is currently employed by MITRE, in Washington, DC.

Jordan Taylor was awarded his Ph.D. in September, 2007.
Thesis: "Human Motor Control and Learning of Novel Dynamic Forces and the Influence of Attentional Control"
Jordan is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, with Dr. Rich Ivry.

Kelly Feller was awarded her Ph.D. in August, 2007.
Thesis: "The Influence of Gravity on Arm Dynamics, Motor Planning, and Human Behavior"

 

M.S.
2005   Jessica Miller
2005   Sarah Springer
2005   Denise Dajles

 

Undergraduate
2013   Yuni Teh
2012   Alainna Brennan Brown
2011   Rich Li
2011   Allie Foshage
2011   Iris Shelly
2010   Matthew Sakumoto
2009   Heidi Weeks
2009   Jarius Anderson-Baylor
2009   Dustin Griesemer



2008   Jenny Macy
2008   Thomas Stevens
2008   Chris "Topher" Andrews
2007   Andrew Gross
2006   Nicole Wilson
2006   Luke Johnson
2006   Terri Olshefski
2004   Angeli Sawhney
2004   Shao Tong

Department of Biomedical Engineering
1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1097

Phone: (314) 935-9557
Whitaker Hall, Room 245