In our lab, we believe in empowering students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, providing them with personalized mentoring, constructive feedback, and hands-on training that transcends disciplines. Our lab culture fosters collaboration, positivity, and the freedom to make mistakes, all while enjoying the process of discovery. Whether you’re here to learn programming, enhance your scientific writing, or develop your research skills, we’re committed to helping you thrive as a global force in advancing science.
Students interested in the Lab
General advice for students:
- The importance of stupidity in scientific research
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tenure-Track Faculty Life
- How to give a great talk ?
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We conduct highly interdisciplinary work. Students from backgrounds in neuroscience, engineering, design, and kinesiology are welcome to apply.
Our Students in the News
Empowering Global Minds in the MNR Lab
March 2025
Doctoral Student Anjali Tiwari was awarded Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards with distinction in graduate research at CHHS research day 2025
February 2025
Doctoral Student Anjali Tiwari was awarded College of Health and Human Science Dean’s Fellowship 2025-26
April 2024
Undergraduate Student Nicole Sheptov awarded first place in STEMM at CSU Multicultural Undergraduate Research Art and Leadership Symposium (MURALS)
June 2024
Doctoral Student Anjali Tiwari was selected as 2024-25 CSU VPR Graduate Fellow
March 2022
Doctoral Student Laura Taylor was awarded Clinical Sciences Awards with distinction in graduate research at CHHS research day for her work on The influence of vascular cognitive impairment on driving following stroke.
June 2021
Peyton Woolverton received the outstanding undergraduate award at HES
June 2021
STROKE and AGING MOBILITY CLINIC will be held on June 11 and 12 2021 for individuals above 65 years of age to assess their fall and driving crash risk.
May 2021
Our First Summer mobility clinic was held on May 6 and 7 2021. We had a large turn-out of individuals above 60 years of age for fall and driving crash risk screening.
April 2021
Dr. Prakruti Patel was awarded AHA postdoctoral fellowship to investigate bilateral coordination as a predictor of fall risk in individuals with stroke.
April 2021
The MNR lab is co-hosted 11th Annual Rocky Mountain American Society of Biomechanics 2021 on April 2, 2021. We had a terrific turn out with over 20 universities and 200 attendees.
April 2021
Diana Enzastiga received the outstanding undergraduate podium presentation award at Rocky Mountain American Society of Biomechanics 2021
April 2021
Dr. Prakruti Patel received the most amazing poster award at Rocky Mountain American Society of Biomechanics 2021
March 2021
Sarah McCarthy received the outstanding undergraduate poster presentation award at College of Health and Human sciences Research Day 2021
January 2021
Dr. Neha Lodha was awarded NIH K01 to investigate behavioral fluctuations in motor and cognitive performance to identify behavioral markers of decline in driving function in individuals with stroke and mild cognitive impairment.
September 2020
Dr. Neha Lodha gave a talk at the Center for Healthy Aging on Determinants of Driving Function in Older adults.
August 2020
Dr. Neha Lodha was invited as a speaker on Engaging Mobility Podcast by Health Promotion Partners. You can view her podcast at “Driving After Stroke: Treatment ideas for general practice occupational therapists”.
March 2020
Dr. Prakruti Patel was awarded mentored research grant from Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute under the mentorship of Dr. Neha Lodha. The study will investigate the functional impact of coordination deficits in stroke.
February 2020
Dr. Prakruti Patel received best poster award in Stroke Basic Sciences Category at Combined Sections Meeting : APTA
January 2020
Dr. Prakruti Patel awarded Princess Kawānanakoa Research Award
May 2020
Previous graduate student Tasnuva Alam awarded De Luca foundation award