Research Team
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nima Toosizadeh, PhD
email: nima.toosizadeh@rutgers.edu
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Mehran Asghari (Biomedical Engineering)
email: masghari@arizona.edu
Kubra Akbas (Rehabilitation and Movement
email: ka657@shp.rutgers.edu
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Kelsi Petrillo (Biomedical Engineering, PhD)
email: plk44@gsbs.rutgers.edu
Mohammad Hosseinalizadeh (Biomedical Engineering, PhD)
email: mh1695@gsbs.rutgers.edu
Alexandria Rufin (Health Informatics, Master Student)
email: alr276@shp.rutgers.edu
COLLABORATORS
Hossein Ehsani, PhD
email: hossein.ehsani.bme@gmail.com
Biomechanics, Motor Control, Robotics, Frailty, Cognitive Impairment
Emily Peters, MPH
Research Coordinator
email: petersen@shp.rutgers.edu
CURRENT STUDENTS
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Edwin Lotero, MSc (Computer Science, Rutgers)
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Reena Sharma, MSc (Computer Science, Rutgers)
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Kyushu Jariwala, MSs (Computer Science, Rutgers)
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Manav Patel, MSs (Rutgers School of Graduate Studies)
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Parastou Esmaieli, MSc (Rutgers School of Graduate Studies)
FORMER PHD STUDENTS
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Danya Pradeep Kumar, PhD (Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona Graduated 2022)
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Mehran Asghari, PhD (Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Graduated 2023)
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Patricio Arrue (Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Graduated 2023)
FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS
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Amy Muchna (Public Health - Graduate Student)
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Hannah Stocker (Public Health - Graduate Student)
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Coco Victoria G. Tirambulo (Public Health - Graduate Student)
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Miguel Salvador Pena (Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Student)
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Rylie Watson (Biomedical Engineering)
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Peggy Ackun (Biomedical Engineering)
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Karam Elali (Biomedical Engineering)
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Martha Rocio Ruiz (Public Health)
FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
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Caroline Sutherland Mills (Biomedical Engineering)
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Alexys Manring Manring (Biomedical Engineering)
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Sarah Fakhouri (Biomedical Engineering - Arizona State University)
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Daniel Gaytan-Jenkins (Biomedical Engineering)
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Tzu-Chuan Yen (Physiology)
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Michelle Heusser (Biomedical Engineering - 1st place Undergraduate Health Science UA Showcase)
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Marco Miramontes (Biomedical Engineering)
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Jaimeson Veldhuizen (Biomedical Engineering - Outstanding Undergraduate 2017)
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Reine Mager (Biomedical Engineering)
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Brian Hedden (Biomedical Engineering - Arizona State University)
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Suhil Hiermandi (Biomedical Engineering - Arizona State University)
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Genevieve Wahlert (Biomedical Engineering)
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Ziad Hindosh (Physiology)
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Faysal Stipho (Physiology)
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Ghazal Moghaddami (Biomedical Engineering)
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Alexandra Phillips Sween (Physiology)
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Talia Sora Nagy Tax (high school)
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Ben Carpenter (Biomedical Engineering)
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Audrey Cohen (Biomedical Engineering)
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Kayleigh Mylelle Ruberto (Biomedical Engineering)
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Mark Andrew Bosset (Biomedical Engineering)
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Thomas Zachariah Murickan (Biomedical Engineering)
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Emma Katelyn Mason (Biomedical Engineering)
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Julia Gailene McElwee (Biomedical Engineering)
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Haley Renee Johnson (Biomedical Engineering)
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Miriam Yamileth Heras (Neuroscience and Cognitive Science and Management Information Systems)
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Paige Rudy (Biomedical Engineering)
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Alexis Sullivan (Biomedical Engineering)
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Isabelle O'Grady (Biomedical Engineering)
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Hector Flores (Biomedical Engineering)
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Isabellah Mayoral Ortega (Biomedical Engineering)
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Alex Moncada (Biomedical Engineering)
October 2022
February 2023 - Congratulations to the fNIRS team, Kelsi, Isabellah, and Hector, for winning both undergraduate and graduate first place award at the 2023 Research Expo
April 2023 - Congratulations to Mehran and Patricio for successfully finishing their PhD
June 2023 - Last day at the University of Arizona with the great Biomechanics Team
Feb 2024 - First lab gathering at Rutgers
