Research Projects & Grants

  • Extension Study: Use of Motor Unit Number Estimates to Quantitate the Effectiveness and Localize the Site of Action of Recombinant Human Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (rhCNTF) in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Role: Investigator, (06/1994 - 06/1995) Status: Completed

College/University

  • (MOU) Quality of Pediatric Rehabilitation Care for TBI Study, Role: Principal Investigator, University of Washington, (03/2011 - 03/2012) Status: Closed

Federal

  • Traumatic brain injury - practice-based evidence: Improving outcomes for TBI using practice-based evidence, Role: PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (03/2014 - 03/2015) Status: Completed
  • Quality of pediatric rehabilitation care for traumatic brain injury, Role: PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (03/2011 - 03/2012) Status: Completed

For Profit Organization

  • Study to assess the safety of 3 mg/ml Gablofen® (Baclofen injection) delivered by intrathecal administration using the Synchromed® II programmable infusion system (CNS-GAB101US), Role: PI, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Inc, (09/2016 - 09/2017) Status: Completed
  • Randomized trial of the Innovative Neurotronics WalkAide compared to conventional ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) in stroke patients (INSTRIDE) Version 4.0, Role: PI, Innovative Neurotronics, (05/2013 - 05/2014) Status: Completed
  • A clinical trial to evaluate the safety, efficacy and dosing of BOTOX for the treatment of lower limb spacticity in the subacute phase of stroke rehabilitation, Role: PI, Allergan Inc., (06/1995 - 06/1996) Status: Completed

Internal

  • Electrodiagnostic findings in patients with botulism: A university medical center experience, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Neurology, (03/2025 - 03/2026) Status: Approved
  • Correlation of electrophysiological and mechanical measurements of the muscle, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Neurology, (12/2024 - 12/2025) Status: Approved
  • The effect of prior muscle activation on compound muscle action potential, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Neurology, (04/2019 - 04/2020) Status: Completed
  • The effect of prior muscle activation on the Compound Muscle Action Potential (CMAP) - implications for routine nerve conduction studies and serial nerve conduction studies, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Neurology, (03/2019 - 03/2020) Status: Completed
  • Muscle activation patterns in runners while running with conventional athletic and barefoot sports shoes, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehab, (11/2014 - 11/2015) Status: Completed
  • Use of Motor Unit Number Estimates to Quantitate the Effectiveness and Localize the Site of Action of Recombinant Methionyl Human Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Neurology, (11/1996 - 11/1997) Status: Completed

Non-Profit Organization

  • The effect of spirituality and stress-management on patient outcomes following illness related loss of functioning, Role: Investigator, Fetzer Foundation, (03/1999 - 03/2000) Status: Completed