Email Address:michelle.harris-love@cuanschutz.edu
Neuroscience, human movement, rehabilitation sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
PhD, Rehabilitation Science (Neuro-motor Control), 2004
Mayo School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN
MPT, Physical Therapy, 1997
Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
BA, Biology 1995
Licensure Information/Registration Number
Maryland license #19481
Selected for NIH Early Career Reviewer program, 2018
National Institutes of Health, R21 Developmental Research Grant Award, “Mechanisms of Arm Recovery in Stroke Patients with Hand Paralysis” (Principal Investigator), 2017-2019
Dale Shaffer Outstanding Alumnus Award for outstanding contribution to the field of physical therapy. Mayo Clinic Physical Therapy Alumni Association, 2017
Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, “Intuitive Control of Upper Extremity Prostheses Using Novel Ultrasonic Sensing of Residual Muscle Activity” (Co-Investigator), 2016-2019
“Editor’s Choice” Paper Selection: Harris-Love ML, Chan E, Dromerick AW, Cohen LG. Neural substrates of motor recovery in severely impaired stroke patients with hand paralysis. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2016 May;30(4):328-38. 2016
American Heart Association, Research Grant Award, “Roles of affected and unaffected hemispheres in arm function of stroke patients with mild and severe motor impairment”, 2014-2016.
“Editor’s Pick” Paper Selection: Harris-Love ML: Transcranial magnetic stimulation for the prediction and enhancement of rehabilitation treatment effects. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2012 Jun;36(2):87-93. 2012
Trainee (competitive selection), 10th Annual Enhancing Rehabilitation Research In the South (ERRIS) Workshop on Grant Writing, Charlottesville, VA, 2012
Department of Defense, Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center: Assistive Technology and Research Center at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
Project C4: “Non-invasive brain stimulation to enhance performance and learning of reaching tasks in individuals with TBI-induced arm impairment: a pilot study” (Principal Investigator), 2011-2014.
National Institutes of Health, K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award, “Reach forward: Mechanisms of practice-induced reaching improvement after stroke”, 2010-2014
Department of Defense, Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center: Assistive Technology and Research Center at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital,
Project A3: “Role of the non-lesioned hemisphere in recovery of functional reaching movements in individuals with severe hemiparesis” (Principal Investigator)
Project A4: “Exploiting interlimb coupling to improve robot-supported neuro-rehabilitation of the upper extremities” (Co-Investigator)
Project A5: “Understanding the neurophysiological mechanisms related to arm amputation and successful upper limb (UL) prosthesis use” (Co-Investigator)
Project D4: “Clinical testing of two robotic exoskeletons for rehabilitation of hand function in stroke and other neurological disorders” (Co-Investigator), 2009-2012
“Faculty of 1000” Paper Selection: manuscript identified as the top 2% of published articles in biology and medicine, and selected for inclusion in the Faculty of 1000 Library: Harris-Love ML, Morton SM, Perez MA, Cohen LG: Mechanisms of short-term training-induced reaching improvement in severely hemiparetic stroke patients: A TMS study. Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair. 2011;5:398-411. 2011
National Capital Area Rehabilitation Research Network (NCARRN) pilot award; “Mechanisms of practice-induced improvement in reaching after stroke”. 2008-2010
National Institutes of Health, NINDS, F32 Intramural Competitive Postdoctoral Fellowship,
“Mechanisms of post-stroke arm rehabilitation”, 2005-2008
National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Switzer Merit Fellowship,
“Mechanisms of recovery due to bilateral arm training after stroke”, 2004-2005.
Geriatrics and Gerontology 麻豆传媒高清 and Research - Student Award for Excellence, University of Maryland Graduate School, 2004
Department of Veterans Affairs, Pre-Doctoral Associated Health Rehabilitation Research Fellowship, “Stroke and Reaching”, 2003-2004
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Intramural Grant Competition, “Bilateral Deficit in Stroke”; 2003-2004
Graduate Merit Award, University of Maryland Graduate School, 2003