Shailesh Shashikant Kantak
Shailesh Shashikant Kantak is scheduled to speak at American Physical Therapy Association Annual on 4 February 2027.
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About
Shailesh Kantak, PT, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. He directs the Motor Behavior and Rehabilitation Neuroscience (MBReN) Laboratory. As a neurologic physical therapist trained in motor learning and neuroplasticity, Dr. Kantak has a strong track record in research investigating the neural bases of motor recovery and neurorehabilitation. The overall goal of Dr. Kantak’s research is to understand the neurobehavioral mechanisms that underlie motor control and learning of goal-directed actions after brain injury with an overarching goal of designing and testing novel, evidence-informed rehabilitation strategies. Dr. Kantak’s research has been consistently supported by the National Institute of Health- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child health and human development (NICHD) since 2016. He has also received funding from the Albert Einstein Society and Neuromodula
Upcoming
American Physical Therapy Association Annual 4 February 2027 – 6 February 2027
- What It Takes: Strategies for Funding Success, Academic Careers, and Future of Research and Teaching Speaker · 4 February 2027
- It's Not the Practice, It's the Processing: Motor Learning across Cognitive Aging and Stroke Speaker · 5 February 2027
- Managing Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury: Mechanisms, Interventions, and New Frontiers Speaker · 5 February 2027
- Personalizing Change Beyond the Clinic: Advancing Real-World Arm and Hand Engagement through the COM-B Framework Speaker · 6 February 2027
Spoke alongside
People who have shared a session with Shailesh at events on B2DB.
- Allison Suzanne Hyngstrom Marquette University 1 shared session
- Andrew Hooyman 1 shared session
- Catherine Eckels Lang Washington Univ Program in PT 1 shared session
- Darcy Schwartz Reisman University Of Delaware 1 shared session
- James Finley University of Southern California 1 shared session
- Jeffery Rankin 1 shared session
- Jennifer Elaine Stevens-Lapsley UCD Physical Therapy Program 1 shared session
- Kelly Westlake University of Maryland 1 shared session
- Lisa Lighthall Haubert Pathokinesiology Laboratory at Rancho Los Amigos 1 shared session
- Mary Lillian Thompson Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center 1 shared session
- Robert Motl 1 shared session
- Sudha M. Srinivasan University of Connecticut 1 shared session
and 3 more people