How Julia Manczurowsky, Ph.D. Student in Human Movement & Rehabiliation, is Pioneering Stroke Rehab Through Robotics and Social Psychology

Julia Manczurowsky, a Ph.D. candidate in human movement and rehabilitation at Northeastern, is charting an inspiring path as the program’s first clinical doctor of physical therapy and first recipient of the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health. In her work, Manczurowsky is exploring how social psychology and robotics—like exoskeletons and telerobotics—can improve stroke rehabilitation outcomes. Julia’s work exemplifies the power of interdisciplinary innovation, showing that clinicians can also be changemaking researchers.

To learn more, check out this article from Northeastern Global News.

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