Mary Ellen Stoykov, PhD
My Lab
Rehabilitation Neurology Motor Priming Lab
Our lab investigates and promotes various methods of neural priming for neurorehabilitation in individuals with severe upper limb hemiparesis.
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Prior to obtaining advanced degrees, Dr. Stoykov had extensive experience as an occupational therapy clinician at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now known as the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab). Her interests are in clinical research including neural priming, bimanual therapy, investigation of the underlying neural mechanisms associated with improvements in severe post-stroke hemiparesis, bimanual conflict, and Huntington's Disease. Dr. Stoykov was a fellow of the Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials (2014) sponsored by OBSSR at NIH and is currently working on an NIH funded clinical trial examining bilateral priming. She is a Research Scientist and High Intensity Lab Specialist in the Arms & Hands Lab
Post-stroke upper limb hemiparesis, bimanual conflict, neural mechanisms of upper limb recovery, movement disorders, and Huntington's Disease.
Location
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab
355 East Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Education & Training
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Education
2006 – 2008
PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
2002 – 2008
PhD in Movement Science, University of Illinois Chicago
1999 – 2002
Post-professional master's in Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois Chicago
1991 – 1993
Post-Bacculaureate in Occupational Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University
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Fellowship
2014 – 2014
Fellow of the Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials sponsored by OBSSR at NIH
Recent Publications
Honors & Awards
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Travel AwardAPTA Combined Sections Annual Conference, Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy , 2018
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Warren Palmer Award for Outstanding PhD StudentUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, 2007
Grants
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Bilateral Priming plus Task Specific Training for Severe HemiparesisNorthwestern University
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Functional Connectivity in the Upper Limb for Individuals Post StrokeNIH, Medical University of South Carolina, Center for Neuromodulation , 2021
Affiliations
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American Society of Neurorehabilitation
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American Occupational Therapy Association
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Occupational Therapy Leader's and Legacy Society
