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Nicole Zaino

Nicole has black large glasses and brown shoulder length curly hair. She is wearing a grey patterned blouse in front of greenery.

Nicole has black large glasses and brown shoulder length curly hair. She is wearing a grey patterned blouse in front of greenery.

EDUCATION

BS, Mechanical Engineering, minor in Biomedical Engineering – Clarkson University

RESEARCH INTEREST

Nicole is interested in rehabilitation biomechanics, treatments, and technology. She is currently investigating the impacts of powered mobility devices for toddlers with cerebral palsy.

 HOBBIES

hiking, skiing, baking, sled hockey, reading

Christina Papazian

Christina smiles, looking straight on at the camera. She has dark brown shoulder length hair and wears a light green, long sleeve blouse.

Christina smiles, looking straight on at the camera. She has dark brown shoulder length hair and wears a light green, long sleeve blouse.

EDUCATION

MS, Biomechanics – University of Tennessee

BS, Exercise Science – Florida State University

RESEARCH INTEREST

Christina is interested in the mechanisms underlying motor recovery after stroke and improving upper extremity function. She is currently looking into muscle activity during the acute phase of stroke.

 HOBBIES

Soccer, Camping, Traveling

Momona Yamagami

Momona Yamagami stands in front of a cherry blossom tree at the "Quad" on the University of Washington campus. She has short black hair and is wearing a navy blue sweater.

Momona Yamagami stands in front of a cherry blossom tree at the "Quad" on the University of Washington campus. She has short black hair and is wearing a navy blue sweater.EDUCATION

BS, Bioengineering, minor in Global health technologies – Rice University
Graduate student in Electrical Engineering, UW

RESEARCH INTEREST

Momona is interested in how individuals of all abilities interact with machines. She is working on applying control theory to human-in-the-loop systems to understand how humans learn to control different dynamical systems and to quantify human learning for clinical diagnosis.

 HOBBIES

Dancing, going to cafes, hiking

Naser Mehrabi

Naser Mehrabi stands in front of the rose garden at the UW campus in a blue collared shirt and blue sweatshirt.

Naser Mehrabi stands in front of the rose garden at the UW campus in a blue collared shirt and blue sweatshirt.EDUCATION

PhD, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada

MS, Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

RESEARCH INTEREST

Naser is currently working at General Motors. While in the lab, Naser developed computational models of human movements in order to study the effect of neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy and stroke on the human motor control system. He is interested in the design of rehabilitation robots and neuroprostheses that can accelerate the rehabilitation process and assist individuals with neuromuscular disorders. Naser’s previous research has explored the biomechanics of reaching, steering, cycling, and curling to better understand the underlying physiological relationship between the neural excitations and the resulting kinetics and kinematics.

 HOBBIES

Hiking, soccer, reading

Alyssa Spomer

Alyssa Spomer stands in front of the fountain on the UW campus dressed in a black shirt and white cardigan.

Alyssa Spomer stands in front of the fountain on the UW campus dressed in a black shirt and white cardigan.EDUCATION

BS, Mechanical Engineering – Colorado School of Mines

RESEARCH INTEREST

Alyssa is interested in developing novel translational strategies to improve rehabilitation outcomes for individuals with cerebral palsy. She is currently investigating the effect of using real-time feedback to improve intervention planning and train gait patterns.

 HOBBIES

Backpacking, cooking, biking, knitting