Andrea Behrman, PhD, PT
Andrea Behrman, PhD, PT Associate Professor University of Florida Department of Physical Therapy Box 100154, UFHSC Gainesville, FL 32610 -0154 Phone: (352) 273-6117 Fax: (352) 273-6109 Email:ABehrman@phhp.ufl.edu |
Andrea Behrman is an Associate Professor in Physical Therapy at the University of Florida and has extensive experience as a clinician and as a scientist. Dr. Behrman's specialty as a physical therapist and researcher is in adult neurorehabilitation. Her overall research objective is to develop and test physical rehabilitation strategies based on neuroplasticity and biological principles of motor control to improve outcome in persons with movement disorders secondary to neurologic disease or injury. Towards this aim, she has been an investigator in several interdisciplinary studies with neuroscientists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons examining changes in motor control applying physiological and behavioral interventions to enhance neuroplasticity. Her current research emphasis focuses on activity-dependent plasticity after spinal cord injury (SCI) examining the effect of treadmill speed during locomotor training on overground walking velocity and reflex modulation in persons with incomplete SCI. Additionaly, she currently directs two ongoing studies investigating recovery of walking in adults and children with spinal cord injury (SCI). [full CV]
