Karen J. Nolan, PhD is a Research Scientist in the Human Performance and Movement Analysis Laboratory and Traumatic Brain Injury Laboratory at Kessler Foundation Research Center and Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Nolan completed a 2 year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biomechanics and Outcomes Research funded by NIDRR's ARRT Center through UMDNJ and Kessler Foundation Research Center. Dr. Nolan served as Chief Fellow during her second year of postdoctoral fellowship and was awarded a NIDRR Mary E. Switzer Merit Fellowship Grant and the NIH LRP from the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to continue her research on the effect of stroke and orthotic intervention on gait. Dr. Nolan is also the Principal Investigator on a multi center clinical trial investigating neuroprosthetics for ambulation in stroke funded by Innovative Neurotronics, and Co-Investigator and Data Manager for the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System at Kessler Research Center funded by NIDRR. Dr Nolan is experienced in research involving 3-D gait analysis and pedobarography in patients with acquired brain injury. Dr. Nolan is also involved in research evaluating pre-post clinical interventions using pedobarography as a primary outcome measure. She has worked as lead investigator and collaborator on a number of research projects and has presented her research findings at national and international conferences. Dr. Nolan has served as an ad-hoc reviewer for Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Journal of Applied Biomechanics, and is a member of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, International Society of Biomechanics, and Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society.

Educational Background:
Ph.D., University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, Biomechanics and Anatomy