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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

Dr. Andrea Behrman
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

Research
Manager

Lisa Clayton
Lisa Clayton, BS, CCRP

Research
Manager

Molly King
Molly King, BA

Program
Coordinator

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Kalyn MacIntyre, MS

Occupational Therapists

Kyndra Adams
Kyndra Adams, OTD, OTR/L
Taylor DeSpain
Taylor DeSpain, OTR/L
Danielle Stout, MS, OTR-L
Danielle Stout, MS, OTR/L, DPAM
Kathryn Noonan, OTR-L
Kathryn Noonan-Eaton, MSOT, OTR/L
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Cat Borders, MS, OTR/L

Physical Therapists

Rehab Supervisor

Laura Leon Machado, DPT
Laura Leon Machado, PT, DPT, ATP

 

Matthew Davis, PT, DPT
Matthew Davis, PT, DPT, ATP

MacKenzie Goode-Roberts, PT, DPT
MacKenzie Goode-Roberts, PT, DPT
Katie Murry
Katherine Murray, PT, DPT

Research Staff

Investigator

 

Goutam Singh, PhD
Goutam Singh, PhD

Post-Doctoral
Fellow

Luis Alvarado, PhD
Luis Alvarado, MS

Post-Doctoral Fellow /
Physical Therapist

Katie Lucas, PhD, DPT
Katie Lucas, PhD, PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS

Research
Technician Senior

Parth Parikh, BS
Parth Parikh, BS

Research
Technician II

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Nicole Stepp, MS

Research
Technician I

Amit Adhikari
Amit Adhikari

Research
Technician I

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Ayana Fairweather

Research
Technician I

Martaevis Witherspoon
Martaevis Witherspoon, BS

Activity-Based Technicians

Research Lead
Activity-Based
Technician

Robert Reyes, BS
Robert Reyes, BS

Clinic Lead
Activity-Based
Technician

Addison Fessler, BS
Addison Fessler, BS

Activity-Based
Technician II

 

Analyse Finnegan
Analyse Finnegan, BS

Activity-Based
Technician II

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Mahvish Ansari, BS

Activity-Based
Technician II

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Demisha Norman, MS

Activity-Based
Technician I

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Chloe Benkiser

Activity-Based
Technician I

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Marcus Carter, BS

Activity-Based
Technician I

Elisabeth Dichiara
Elisabeth Dichiara

Activity-Based
Technician I

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Julia Orris, BS

Activity-Based
Technician I

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Gracie Pounders

Activity-Based
Technician I

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Kara Shedleski


The Kosair for Kids Center for Pediatric NeuroRecovery


Recovery-Based Therapies: Clinical Program


Pediatric NeuroRecovery Research


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