
Research Scientist
Ghaith J Androwis, Ph.D. is Research Scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research (CMRER) at Kessler Foundation (KF), and Clinical Research Scientist at Children’s Specialized Hospital. Dr. Androwis also holds appointments as Assistant Research Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (BME department) and Rutgers University (PM&R department). Dr. Androwis’s background is in biomedical engineering with a Doctor of Philosophy focused on rehabilitation engineering and two postdoctoral fellowships in wearable robotics, biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering. Dr. Androwis joined the HPER at KF in 2015, as a Postdoctoral fellow, to work on robotic exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation in persons after brain injury (children with TBI or CP). Currently, his role as Research Scientist in the CMRER focuses on developing deeper understanding of the usefulness of wearable robots and orthoses in persons with mobility disability (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS), and upper extremity for persons with SCI). He has recently been funded from the department of defense (DOD) of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Program division (2018-2021) to determine the efficacy of upper extremity wearable robotic orthosis on improving motor function and activities of daily living in persons with SCI. He is also the PI of a research project funded through the KF-Collaborative National Multiple Sclerosis Society, investigating the mobility and cognitive effectiveness of a commercially available lower extremity robotic exoskeleton (EKSO-GT) in rehabilitating persons with MS. Further, Dr. Androwis, at NJIT, is leading the research and development of the NJIT-KF lower extremity robotic exoskeletons (the NJ Trekker), which presents a new generation of robotic exoskeleton for over ground walking in individuals with mobility disorders. This project has won the best project presented at the 2017 International Symposium on Wearable and Rehabilitation Robotics held in Houston, TX, (November 2017). Dr. Androwis serves as a reviewer for Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference, and has served as a reviewer for the journal of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems and the IEEE Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR). Dr. Androwis is also a member of the IEEE society and is a member of the exoskeleton technical interchange group organized by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Dr. Androwis’s research interest focuses on the research & development and evaluation of wearable robotics and control for improving rehabilitation and mobility in persons with disability, through the utilization of cutting-edge technologies and innovations.