Sasha Portnova

Gears of Progress

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Podcast about research and innovations in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies aimed to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

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Sasha Portnova

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5. Kim Ingraham: on personalized controllers for lower-limb assistive robotics, powered mobility devices for kids, and a path to a faculty position 26.01.2024 53:12

Dr. Kim Ingraham ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) is an assistant professor at the University of Washington in the Department of Electrical &Computer Engineering. Kim has an extensive research background creating personalized controllers for lower-limb assistive robotics, such as exoskeletons and prosthetics, and evaluating powered mobility devices for children with disabilities. In this episode, we dis...

4. Fatma Inanici: on spinal stimulation to restore hand function, wonders of noninvasive interventions, and research differences across the world 12.01.2024 46:33

Dr. Fatma Inanici ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) is a research faculty at the University of Washington’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, who has started her academic career back in Turkey, studying fibromyalgia. In this episode, we talked about how she has been applying the spinal stimulation technology to restore hand function in individuals with spinal cord injury and stroke, the opportunities of...

3. Charlotte Caskey: on spinal stimulation in children with cerebral palsy, fancy neuroscience, and balance between clinical research and real world 29.12.2023 46:01

Charlotte Caskey ( LinkedIn ) is a fifth year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington at the Steele Lab . Her work focuses on studying how non-invasive spinal stimulation affects walking and neuromechanics in children with cerebral palsy. In this episode, we discussed her road to where she is now, the opportunities the non-invasive spinal stimulation brought to the fi...

2. Mia Hoffman: on early childhood mobility, young kids as participants, and accessibility of research for people with disabilities 15.12.2023 1:12:06

Mia Hoffman is a third-year PhD student ( personal page , Twitter ) at the University of Washington’s Steele Lab . Her main research motto is “ Let kids be kids ”, and all of her work is a true reflection of it. In just two years at UW, she has engaged in multiple projects that we discussed in this episode that focus on early childhood mobility (ride-on cars and harness systems) and the developmen...

1. Elijah Kuska: on computational biomechanics, synergies debates, and importance of education accessibility 01.12.2023 59:46

Dr. Elijah Kuska ( Twitter , Google Scholar profile ) received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington at the Steele Lab . His dissertation is titled In Silico Techniques to Improve Understanding of Gait in Cerebral Palsy and can be accessed here . We talked about the applicability of computation biomechanics and modeling in rehab engineering, discussed synergies and the...

Teaser: What "Gears of Progress" Is About 05.09.2023 1:26

Learn more about what is in store at " Gears of Progress ", a podcast about exciting research and innovations in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technologies.