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Peter Lum, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
lum@cua.edu
National Rehabilitation Hospital
Room 1091
102 Irving Street NW
Washington DC 20010
(202) 877-1091

Research Interests
    Understanding the principles that underlie human movement control; applying these concepts to the development of novel rehabilitation treatments for restoration of motor function following neurologic injury; use of robotics and technology for neuro-rehabilitation after stroke.
Degrees
  • Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of California at Berkley and San Francisco, 1993
  • M.S. Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology, 1988
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, George Washington University, 1987
Appointments and Professional Memberships
  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Catholic University
  • Research Health Scientist, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • IEEE member
Representative Publications
  • Schabowsky CN, Hidler JM, Lum PS. Greater reliance on impedance control in the nondominant arm compared with the dominant arm when adapting to a novel dynamic environment. Exp Brain Res. 2007; [Epub ahead of print]
  • Taub E, Lum PS, Hardin P, Mark VW, Uswatte G. AutoCITE: automated delivery of CI therapy with reduced effort by therapists. Stroke. 2005;36(6):1301-4.
  • Lum PS, Burgar CG, Shor PC. Evidence for improved muscle activation patterns after retraining of reaching movements with the MIME robotic system in subjects with post-stroke hemiparesis. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2004;12(2):186-94.
Hobbies
    Spending time with family
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