The Team
The Kosair For Kids Center for Pediatric NeuroRecovery consists of a team of professionals with a passion and a purpose for working with children with spinal cord injury as well as other neuromotor conditions. Our blend of expertise from varied disciplines related to neurorecovery and pediatrics contributes to our ability to apply knowledge gained in research to the child in the clinic. Similarly, the experience gained from working with the child in the clinic informs and drives our research agenda. We consider the core of our team to be the children and families that we serve.
Research Staff

Andrea Behrman, PhD, PT, FAPTA |
Director
Andrea L. Behrman is a Professor within the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Louisville. She also is the Kosair Charities Endowed Chair in Pediatric NeuroRecovery.
As the Director of the Kosair for Kids Center for Pediatric NeuroRecovery within the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Dr. Behrman provides activity-based therapies to promote recovery from neurologic injury in children and conducts research to inform clinical practice. |
Administration
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Research
Manager

Lisa Clayton, BS, CCRP
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Research
Manager

Molly King, BA
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Program
Coordinator

Kalyn MacIntyre, MS
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Occupational Therapists
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Kyndra Adams, OTD, OTR/L |

Taylor DeSpain, OTR/L |

Danielle Stout, MS, OTR/L, DPAM |

Kathryn Noonan-Eaton, MSOT, OTR/L |

Cat Borders, MS, OTR/L |
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Physical Therapists
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Rehab Supervisor

Laura Leon Machado, PT, DPT, ATP
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Matthew Davis, PT, DPT, ATP
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MacKenzie Goode-Roberts, PT, DPT |

Katherine Murray, PT, DPT |
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Research Staff
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Investigator

Goutam Singh, PhD
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Post-Doctoral
Fellow

Luis Alvarado, MS
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Post-Doctoral Fellow /
Physical Therapist

Katie Lucas, PhD, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS
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Research
Technician Senior

Parth Parikh, BS
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Research
Technician II

Nicole Stepp, MS
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Research
Technician I

Amit Adhikari
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Research
Technician I

Ayana Fairweather
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Research
Technician I

Martaevis Witherspoon, BS
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Activity-Based Technicians
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Research Lead
Activity-Based
Technician

Robert Reyes, BS
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Clinic Lead
Activity-Based
Technician

Addison Fessler, BS
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Activity-Based
Technician II

Analyse Finnegan, BS
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Activity-Based
Technician II

Mahvish Ansari, BS
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Activity-Based
Technician II

Demisha Norman, MS
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Activity-Based
Technician I

Chloe Benkiser
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Activity-Based
Technician I

Marcus Carter, BS
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Activity-Based
Technician I

Elisabeth Dichiara
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Activity-Based
Technician I

Julia Orris, BS
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Activity-Based
Technician I

Gracie Pounders
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Activity-Based
Technician I

Kara Shedleski
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The Kosair for Kids Center for Pediatric NeuroRecovery
Recovery-Based Therapies: Clinical Program
Pediatric NeuroRecovery Research
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