Laura Miller, CP, PhD

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About Me

Dr. Miller is a prosthetist at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University. She currently provides patient care in the Prosthetics and Orthotics Clinical Center and is a scientist and prosthetist leading research on the control and fitting of advanced upper-limb prostheses at the Center for Bionic Medicine.

Dr. Miller has multiple publications in the areas of normal human locomotion, lower limb prosthetics and high-level upper-limb prosthetic fittings. She is a member of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics and the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists and its Midwest Chapter. She is also a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the American Society of Biomechanics. She is an American Board Certified and Illinois licensed prosthetist.

Location

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

355 East Erie

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Training

Education

1988 – 1992

Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University

1992 – 2003

Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

1999

Prosthetics Certificate, Northwestern University

Honors & Awards

Pre-Doctoral Associated Health Rehabilitation Research Fellow
Department of Veterans Affairs, 1998 - 1999
Whitaker Foundation Graduate Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering
Whitaker Foundation, 1993 - 1998

Professional Affiliations

Member
International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, US Chapter
Member
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Senior Member
IEEE

Research Interests

Upper limb prosthesis design and control
Lower limb prosthetic gait analysis
Osseointegration prostheses

Current Grant Awards

CDMRP (Department of Defense)
Comparison of Upper Limb Virtual Outcome Measures and Control Accuracy to Physical Outcome Measures With A Prosthesis, 2023 - 2027
CDMRP (Department of Defense)
The Functional Importance of Powered Wrist Flexion for Transradial Prosthetic Users, 2019 - 2023
NIH R01
The Functional Importance of Powered Wrist Flexion for Upper Limb Prostheses. The overall goal of this project is to develop a safe and intuitive control system that predicts how the user wishes to ambulation. Role: Co-Investigator, 2018 - 2023
NIDILRR RERC
Technologies to Evaluate and Advance Manipulation and Mobility (TEAMM). The goal of TEAMM-RERC is to develop and evaluate robust technologies that target technology gaps, meet user need, and are designed for commercialization. Role: Co-Investigator, 2018 - 2023

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) Small Grant Program
A Pilot Investigation to Determine if Pathogens are Present on Gel Liners Worn by Amputees. Role: Principal Investigator, 2019 - 2020