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Dr. Valeriya Gritsenko is an Associate Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine with multiple appointments across the Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Neuroscience, and Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. She leads the Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation Laboratory (NERL) where she conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of neuroscience, engineering, and rehabilitation medicine.
Dr. Gritsenko holds a PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Montreal, and received specialized training including an intensive course in transcranial magnetic simulation at Harvard Medical School and a fellowship in Computational Neuroscience at Woods Hole. Her research focuses on understanding human sensorimotor control through experimental and computational approaches, employing techniques such as motion capture, electromyography, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and biomechanical modeling.
Her work spans several key research domains including neuromechanics of movement, sensorimotor integration, and quantitative assessment of motor deficits. She has made significant contributions to understanding how proprioception combines with internal predictive signals for movement execution and has developed innovative methods for assessing movement impairments using low-cost motion capture systems. Her research has important applications in stroke rehabilitation, surgical training, and space medicine.
Analysis of Dr. Gritsenko's publication record shows a clear progression toward developing computational tools for movement analysis, with increasing emphasis on AI applications and real-time assessment methods. Her recent work demonstrates strong integration between basic neuroscience principles and clinical applications, particularly in creating more sensitive measures of motor function that go beyond traditional joint angle measurements.
Dr. Gritsenko is actively involved in major research initiatives including NASA's BioAISense project developing AI for autonomous sensorimotor assessment and an AFOSR project on sensation-to-action transformation frameworks. Her laboratory in the Erma Byrd Biomedical Research Facility serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research that combines engineering approaches with clinical neuroscience to improve rehabilitation outcomes.
