Joshua Aman, Ph.D., post-doctoral research associate in the Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory (HSCL) has been awarded the 2014 CEHD Faculty & Staff Research Award for his project entitled, ‘Assessing and Improving Proprioception in Parkinson’s Disease.’

While continuing collaboration with the Human Sensorimotor Control Lab, the Italian Institute of Technology and the Nanyang Technological Institute, Aman will spend two weeks in Singapore working alongside Dr. Lorenzo Masia, assistant professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Aman and Masia will be working towards finalizing protocol development, utilizing a wrist robot that will assess and train proprioception (body awareness) in neurological patients.

The CEHD Faculty & Staff Research Award is made available by the Office of Research and Policy and is awarded to support the development of research and data collection at the University of Minnesota and collaborating institutions.