Dagmar Sternad Explained

Dagmar Sternad
Education:BS, MS, Movement Science and Linguistics, 1986, Technical University of Munich, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
MS, PhD, Experimental Psychology, 1995, University of Connecticut
Thesis Title:Dynamics of 1:2 coordination in rhythmic interlimb movement
Thesis Year:1995
Doctoral Advisor:Michael Turvey
Discipline:Computational Neuroscience, Experimental Psychology, Motor Control and Learning
Website:https://actionlab.sites.northeastern.edu
Workplaces:Northeastern University
Pennsylvania State University

Dagmar Sternad is a German-American scientist and engineer. Sternad is University Distinguished Professor of Biology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics at Northeastern University. She is also a core member of the Institute of Experiential Robotics at Northeastern University.

Education

Sternad completed her undergraduate and master's degree in movement science and English language and linguistics from the Technical University of Munich and the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich and received her PhD in experimental psychology from the University of Connecticut.[1] She was supported by the Studienstiftung (German Academic Scholarship Foundation).[2] During her studies, she also published 5 books on exercise and fitness.[3]

Career

Following her PhD, Sternad joined the faculty of Kinesiology and Integrative Biosciences at the Pennsylvania State University from 1995 to 2008.[1] She was subsequently appointed to the faculty of both Biology and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University.[4] As director of the Action Lab, she has been conducting computational and experimental research on the control and coordination of human movement. Sternad's interdisciplinary research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

Sternad's fundamental research on human motor control and learning has also impacted studies on individuals with neurological impairments, such as stroke, autism, and dystonia. She was recognized with the Best Paper award for her paper "From theoretical analysis to clinical assessment and intervention.[5] Through several collaborative grants, Sternad aims to translate insights in human motor control to the control of robots.[6] She also examined motor development and its link to respiratory physiology in preterm infants.[7]

As a result of her accomplishments in research and teaching, Sternad was named the 2014 Robert D. Klein University Lecturer.[8] She was also two-times elected a member of the executive board of the Society for Neural Control of Movement.[9] In 2019, Sternad was promoted to University Distinguished Professor, the highest rank the university can bestow upon a faculty member.[10] In December 2021, Sternad was ranked amongst the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University.[11] In 2022, she received a NIH MERIT Award bestowed to outstanding investigators for her research on basic and translational science. She also received a Fulbright US Scholar award to pursue research in Rome and Messina, Italy.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dagmar Sternad, Ph.D. . 21 November 2018 . . December 30, 2021.
  2. Web site: Curriculum Vitae: Dagmar Sternad . January 17, 2022.
  3. Web site: Au:Dagmar Sternad . . January 14, 2022.
  4. Web site: Studying Skill Acquisition . Northeastern University . December 30, 2021 . July 13, 2010.
  5. Web site: Sternad Receives the Best Paper award . Northeastern University . January 9, 2022 . June 29, 2015.
  6. Web site: Sternad Awarded Grant to Create Robots with Better Human Dexterity . Northeastern University . December 30, 2021 . September 29, 2016.
  7. Zuzarte . Ian . Paydarfar . David . Sternad . Dagmar . Effect of spontaneous movement on respiration in preterm infants . Experimental Physiology . May 2021 . 106 . 5 . 1285–1302 . 10.1113/EP089143 . 33675125 . 8087648 .
  8. Web site: Sternad Selected Klein Lecturer . Northeastern University . December 30, 2021 . March 25, 2014.
  9. Web site: NCM Leadership . Neutral Control of Movement Society . January 9, 2022 . 5 . 2018.
  10. Web site: Sarwari. Khalida. Sternad Promoted to University Distinguished Professor . Northeastern University . December 30, 2021 . April 2, 2019.
  11. Web site: COE Professors Selected in Stanford University List of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide . Northeastern University . December 30, 2021 . December 23, 2021.
  12. Web site: Sternad Selected for Fulbright Award in Italy . Northeastern University . January 9, 2022 . April 15, 2021.