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Michelle Johnson, Ph.D.
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Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin
Marquette University
Haggerty Hall 288
MU Office: (414) 288-6276
MU Fax: (414) 288-7790
MCW office: (414) 805-4256
Email: mjjohnso@mcw.edu
Michelle Johnson's Website
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Research Interests
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Rehabilitation Robotics
Professional Preparation
| University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
BS |
1990 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| University of California, Irvine, CA |
MS |
1994 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
PhD |
2002 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy |
Postdoc |
2003 |
Biomedical Engineering |
Appointments/Professional Experience
| 2003-Present |
Assistant Professor |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin |
| 2003-Present |
Research Assistant Professor |
Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University |
| 2002-2003 |
Post-Doctoral Fellow |
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna INAIL |
| 2001-2002 |
NSF-NATO Postdoc Fellow |
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and INAIL (Grant– DGE-0107998)
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| 1994-2001 |
Doctoral Student |
Stanford University, Center for Design Research and VA-Palo Alto Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Stanford, CA |
| 1996-1997 |
Biomedical Engineer |
Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA |
| 1992-1994 |
Research Assistant |
University of California, Irvine, CA |
| 1990-1992 |
Mechanical Engineer |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, EMPDP Program |
Honors
| 2005 |
Wickenden Award for Best Paper Award in the Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE |
| 2003-2004 |
NIH-LRP (Loan Repayment Program) Grant Recipient |
| 2002-2003 |
Scuola-Superiore Post-doctoral Fellowship Recipient |
| 2001-2002 |
NSF-NATO Post-doctoral Fellowship Recipient |
| 1995-1999 |
NASA-Ames Graduate Research Grant – NGT-252208 |
| 1994-1999 |
National Consortium for Graduate Minorities in Engineering and Science Fellow |
| 1993-1994 |
University of California Irvine Patricia Robert Harris Fellowship Recipient |
| 1993 |
University of California Regents Fellowship Recipient |
| 1993 |
University of California Irvine Summer Research Fellowship Recipient |
| 1992-1993 |
University of California Irvine Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Recipient |
Relevant Publications (* indicates graduate student)
Johnson MJ, Van der Loos HFM, Burgar CG, Shor P, Leifer LJ, Force cues applied during simulated driving can motivate paretic upper limb use. Proceedings of the RESNA 2000 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL July 2000.
Johnson MJ, Van der Loos HFM, Burgar CG, Shor P, Leifer LJ, Designing a robotic stroke therapy device to motivate use of the impaired limb in Integration of Assistive Technology in the Information Age (ICORR 2001). Ed. M. Mokhtari, Assistive Technology Research Series, Vol. 9, IOS Press, Evry, France. April 2001.
Johnson MJ, Van der Loos HFM, Burgar CG, Shor P, Leifer LJ, Principles for designing in motivation into a robotic stroke therapy device. The 2nd Joint EMBS-BMES Conference, Houston, TX, October 2002
Johnson MJ, Van der Loos HFM, Burgar CG, Shor P, Leifer LJ, Driver’s SEAT, A car steering upper limb therapy device. Robotica, 21(1) January 2003. pp 13-23
Johnson MJ, Van der Loos HFM, Burgar CG, Shor P, Leifer LJ, Experimental results using force-feedback cueing in robot-assisted stroke therapy. IEEE Trans. on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. (In press 2003)
Johnson MJ, Trickey M*, Brauer E*, Feng X. Theradrive: A new stroke therapy concept for home-based, computer-assisted motivating rehabilitation. Proc. of International Conference of the IEEE-EMBS. 2004, San Francisco, CA. (*undergraduate students)
M. J. Johnson, E. Guglielmelli, G. A. Di Lauro, C. Laschi, M. C. Carrozza, P. Dario, GIVING-A-HAND System: The Development of a Task-Specific Robot Appliance (Chapter 6). in Advances in Rehabilitation Robotics: Human-friendly Technologies on Movement Assistance and Restoration for People with Disabilities. Bien, Z. Zenn; Stefanov, Dimitar (Eds.) Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Vol. 306. Springer Verlag 2004, 442 p. (ISBN: 3-540-21986-2)
Johnson MJ, *Wisneski K, Hermsen A, Smith RO, et al. Kinematic Implications of Learned Non-use for Robotic Therapy. Proceedings of International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2005
Johnson MJ, Smith RO, Walton T, et al. Clinical Implications of Learned Non-use for Robotic Therapy Environments. Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA), 2005
Johnson MJ, Van der Loos HFM, Burgar CG, Shor P, Leifer LJ, Experimental results using force-feedback cueing in robot-assisted stroke therapy. IEEE Trans. on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. Vol. 13, Issue 3,2005 pp. 335 – 348.
Feng, X, Johnson MJ,* Johnson LM, Winters JM. A Suite of Computer-Assisted Techniques for Assessing Upper Extremity Motor Impairments. In Proceedings of IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), 2005
Johnson MJ, *Wisneski K, *Hermsen A, Smith RO, et al. Clincal Towards Identifying Clinical Predictors of Learned Nonuse. Proceedings of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, (2005)
Student Direction
Graduate |
Undergraduate |
| Kimberly Wisneski (M.S.) |
Megan Trickey |
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Emily Brauer |
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Melissa Jondle |
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Adam Hermson |
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Jason Schoen |
Current Research Funding
| 7/1/2004 - 6/30//2005 |
Principal Investigator |
Research Affaris Committee
Johnson (PI)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Upper Arm Function in Selfcare Tasks After Stroke
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| 1/1/2005 -12/31/2006 |
Principal Investigator |
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
Johnson (PI)
Medical College of Wisconsin
ADL-Specific Robot Therapy Environment for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
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| 8/1/2005 |
Principal Investigator |
Midwest Medical Rehabilitation Research Network
Johnson (PI)
Research Institute of Chicago
ADL-Specific Robot Therapy Environment for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: An Equipment Grant |
| 4/1/2004 – 3/31/2007 |
Consultant |
Veterans Administration
H.F.M. Van der Loos and E. Taub (PI)
Grant B3315R
Use of a Novel Driving Simulator in Contraint-Induced Stroke Therapy |
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