Global Perspectives on Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Robotics Webinar Series
Please join us as Drs. Michelle Johnson and Rochelle Mendonca:
Host a session on Development of AI-integrated Infrastructure with Biomedical Device and Mobile App for Neonatal Vital Monitoring during and in between Kangaroo Care Sessions
Development of AI-integrated Infrastructure with Biomedical Device and Mobile App for Neonatal Vital Monitoring during and in between Kangaroo Care Sessions
Prof. Sherri Bucher, PhD, MA
Sherri Bucher is the Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Community and Global Health at Indiana University, Indianapolis. Sherri is a global public health researcher, technical expert, and award-winning innovator with two decades of experience in maternal, newborn, and child health. She specializes in implementation science, digital health, and education to strengthen health systems in resource-limited settings. She holds four patents for the NeoWarm biomedical device which prevents newborn hypothermia, and, in 2024, she received the Bantz-Petronio Translating Research into Practice Award for impactful, interdisciplinary innovation.
Prof. Saptarshi Purkayastha, PhD
Saptarshi Purkayastha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics at Indiana University, Indianapolis where he serves as the program director of Health Informatics. In addition, Saptarshi also directs the Purkayastha Lab for Health Innovation. His research focuses on health informatics, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and electronic health record systems, emphasizing applications in resource-limited settings. His funding includes a recent $1.1M grant from the National Institutes of Health for developing a hive learning approach to imaging and multimodal data for resource-limited institutions.
Dr. Rochelle Mendonca, PhD, OTR/L (Moderator)
Rochelle Mendonca, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University, New York, United States. Dr. Mendonca’s work is centered around technology and disability. Her funding for research includes projects to develop assessments and apps that can evaluate accessibility of products and environments for people with disabilities. She is also funded to develop and test robotic systems for rehabilitation of individuals with stroke. Her work is focused on improving function, participation, and quality of life outcomes for individuals diagnosed with disabilities
Dr. Michelle Johnson, PhD (Moderator)
Michelle Johnson, PhD is an Associate Professor of the Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. United States. Dr. Johnson directs the Rehabilitation Robotics Lab. Her research is focused on leveraging robots and technology for stroke rehab in high-, low- and middle-income countries.
Dr. Edward Brown, PhD, MS (Moderator)
Dr. Edward E. Brown, Jr. received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering both from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Brown is an associate faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is also the director of the Biomechatronic Learning Laboratory. His area of research is in the field of Rehabilitation Robotics, which is the study of how robots can be used to assist individuals with physical disabilities. Specifically, Dr. Brown is interested in multi-modal human-robot interaction, interfacing, and integration (or HRI3) for rehabilitation applications. His research activities center on developing more intelligent orthotics and wearable robotic systems that utilize human physical and physiological information. The goal is to design systems that aid individuals with diseases and disabilities that specifically affect the skeletal musculature of their upper-limb extremities, and thus impair their dexterity and mobility during reaching and grasping motions. These diseases and disabilities include muscular atrophying diseases such as Muscular Dystrophy, Polio/Post Polio Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, and various Spinal Cord Injuries including Central Cord Syndrome.
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