Robynne Gravenhorst

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Loyola University Chicago
Stritch School of Medicine
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Mailing Address

Stritch School of Medicine
2160 S. 1st Avenue
Box 345
Maywood, Illinois 60153
United States

Contact Information

rgravenhorst@lumc.edu
http://www.rmgravenhorst.com

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Movement Sciences (Motor Control), 2007.
M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago, Kinesiology, 2002.

Expertise and Research Interests

Neurorehabilitation & Neuroplasticity
Stroke
Apraxia
Interlimb coordination
Behavioral and hemispheric asymmetries
Educational research
Motor control in elite populations (athletes/dancers)

Future Research

Effects of environmental enrichment and pharmaceutical agents on post stroke motor recovery/compensation

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Kinesiology, Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plasticity, Stroke.

Additional Terms:

Kinesiology, Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabiliation, Plasticity, Stroke.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
French: (Functional, Functional, Fluent)
American Sign Language: (Basic, None, Basic)

Honors and Awards

2007, Recipient, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, LUMS M1 Grant
2002, Inductee, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, University of Illinois at Chicago

Previous Positions

2004-2007, Research Assistant, Rush University Medical Center, Functional Performance and Motor Behavior Laboratory, Occupational Therapy
2002-2002, Research Assistant, Universite Paris V, La Sorbonne, Laboratoire de Cognition et Motricite
2002-2007, Laboratory Coordinator and Head Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago, Applied Health Sciences, Kinesiology

Funding Received

  • Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning: Curriculum and Instructional Grant, $9,000, 2006 to 2007.

Publications

  • Gravenhorst, R.M. (2007) Apraxia and motor control: linking theory and methods across two complementary research domains., Motor Control, 11 (4), 376-408
  • Gravenhorst, R.M. (2006) A method for teaching the osteology of irregular bones, HAPS Educator, 15-16
  • Giuffrida C. (2005) consequences on movement control of the "unaffected" upper limb, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86 (10), E1-E27
  • Walter C.B., Gravenhorst R.M. (2004) Placing the perceptual-cognitive approach in perspective, Journal of Motor Behavior, 36 (4), 400-407

Profile Details

Last Updated: 1/7/2008

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