Kiran Karunakaran, PhD

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Research Scientist

Department

Laboratory
Phone
973-324-3590
Email
KKarunakaran@kesslerfoundation.org

Kiran K. Karunakaran, PhD, is a research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering at Kessler Foundation. She is also a research assistant professor in the Rehabilitation Engineering Center at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and a research associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Karunakaran is also affiliated with Children’s Specialized Hospital. Her research includes designing, developing, and evaluating assistive and rehabilitative technologies.

Expertise
Hardware and software design and development of assistive and rehabilitative devices
Design and development of virtual environments for rehabilitation
Evaluation of assistive and rehabilitative technologies
Education
PhD - Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers
MS - Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Research Interests

Dr. Karunakaran’s research interests include designing, developing, and evaluating rehabilitation devices and techniques. Her focus is on understanding the effectiveness of using virtual reality and robotic exoskeletons as rehabilitation interventions in children and adults with brain injury (traumatic brain injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, and aging) using cortical, neuromechanical, and functional measures.

Publications

For comprehensive listings of Dr. Karunakaran’s publications, visit ResearchGate and PubMed.