Pedram Ahmadnezhad, PhD Student

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Pedram Ahmadnezhad, M.S., PT, is a Ph.D. candidate in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). He completed his B.S. in Physical therapy at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in Tehran, Iran, and his M.S. in rehabilitation sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), U.S.
He is currently working in the Laboratory of Advanced Rehabilitation Research in Simulation (PI: Dr. Hannes Devos, Ph.D.) at KUMC. His interest is in Neurorehabilitation and using VR Driving Simulation; EEG; & Pupillometry to study Cognitive workload in Neurodegenerative Diseases; Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
Academic background: Physical therapy, rehabilitation science with concentration in exercise physiology and neurorehabilitation
Professional background: Former physical therapist working in clinics, senior center, and hospital setting (2012-2016)
Research interests: Neurodegenerative disorders, virtual reality (VR) driving simulation, pupillometry, electroencephalogram (EEG), Alzheimer's disease, and rehabilitation
Mentor: Hannes Devos, Ph.D.
Laboratory: Laboratory for Advanced Rehabilitation Research in Simulation (LARRS)

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• Cognitive Workload and Emergency Response during Partially Automated Driving in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease

  Thursday, November 10, 2022
  3:15 PM – 3:31 PM