Darcy Reisman

Darcy Reisman, PhD, PT serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware and maintains active research affiliation with the Center for Movement Studies at Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Science from College of St. Scholastica
• Master's Degree in Physical Therapy from College of St. Scholastica
• Doctorate from Interdisciplinary Program in Biomechanics and Movement Science at University of Delaware
• Post-doctoral training with Dr. Amy Bastian at Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University

Research Focus: Dr. Reisman investigates neural and biomechanical mechanisms of movement dysfunction post-stroke, specializing in locomotor adaptation, gait symmetry restoration, and energetics-based rehabilitation frameworks. Her work bridges clinical neurorehabilitation with quantitative movement science through projects examining subjective effort valuation, cerebellar ataxia interventions, and interlimb coordination plasticity. Current methodologies integrate behavioral experiments with neural imaging to optimize rehabilitation protocols for stroke survivors and ataxia patients.

Scientific Awards: No specific awards documented in source materials.

Advising and Research Leadership: Directs the Center for Movement Studies laboratory team comprising PhD researchers, clinical specialists, and technical staff including Alex Vasquez, Amanda Edwards, and Ryan Roemmich. While formal student advisees aren't enumerated, her lab structure supports graduate research training within Kennedy Krieger's institutional framework. Primary funding sources remain unspecified in available documentation.

Laboratory Operations: The Center for Movement Studies lab executes five core research initiatives: Behavioral and Neural Representations of Subjective Effort Cost; Leveraging Energetics for Post-Stroke Gait Rehabilitation; Cerebellar Ataxia Mechanisms and Rehabilitation; Physical Effort Valuation in Disease States; and Locomotor Plasticity investigations across health conditions. This infrastructure facilitates translational research from basic movement science to clinical rehabilitation applications.