Our Team
We are an interdisciplinary team of engineers, physicians, physical therapists, neuroscientists, and physiologists that share a common vision: to create meaningful technologies that promote recovery in persons with catastrophic injury to their brain or spinal cord.

Randy Trumbower, PT, PhD
Lab Director
Randy is the Director of the INSPIRE Laboratory. He has an MS in Physical Therapy from Duke University, MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering from University of Connecticut, and postdoc training with Drs. Rymer and Perreault at RIC/Northwestern University. Randy is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an Adj Associate Professor at MGH-Institute for Health Professions.

Christopher Tuthill, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Chris is a postdoctoral fellow within the INSPIRE Lab at Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. He completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University in 2019. Dr. Tuthill is interested in developing technologies to improve the treatment and measurement of neurological injuries.

Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH
Physician Scientist
Dr. Slocum is a Physician Scientist and Director of Health Policy at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Shecompleted her Spinal Cord Injury Medicine fellowship training at Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and VA Boston Healthcare System. Clinically, she specializes in neurological rehabilitation and management of complications that arise from spinal cord injury and neurological disorders. She is especially interested in urological health and health promotion for people with spinal cord injury and neurological conditions.

Linda Mansson, RPT, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
Linda is a Swedish physical therapist and now postdoctoral fellow. She started work with the INSPIRE Lab at Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in 2022. She completed her PhD in Physical Therapy from Umea University, Sweden, in 2021 after 20+ years of clinical work as a PT in various European countries. Her clinical experience is mainly in neurologic rehabilitation and with research interests on improving rehabilitative care for individuals with neurologic diagnoses, and to facilitate preventive and maintenance exercise with digital technology.

Angela Link, PT, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapist
Angela is a Physical Therapist who works jointly treating patients at the Spaulding Charlestown acute rehabilitation setting and progressing research as part of Inspire Lab. Angela has her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Drexel University and is a board certified specialist in neurology upon completing a residency program with Brooks Rehabilitation. Angela is involved locally in the Boston area with PT student mentoring as well as involved nationally with wheelchair rugby sport.

Will Muter, BS
Research Coordinator
Will is the clinical research coordinator and phlebotomist at the INSPIRE Lab at Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. He received his BS degree in Movement Science and Design Engineering from The University of Michigan. His research interests include electrophysiology and neurorehabilitation.

Julia Gangemi
Research Assistant
Julia is a research assistant at the Inspire Lab. She graduated from Northeastern University in 2022 with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. Her research interests include spinal cord injuries and neurorehabilitation technology.

Molly Bradach
Research Assistant
Molly is a Research Assistant working in both the INSPIRE Lab and the Spaulding National Running Center at Spaulding. She graduated in 2022 from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor's in Biology and a minor in Integrated Design and Engineering. Her interests include neurorehabilitation as well as prosthetics, orthotics, and assistive technologies.

Alexandra Leifer, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Allie is one of the physical therapists working with participants to assess their impairments, gait mechanics, and conduct outcome measures to track individual progress. She received her Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from Ithaca College and works full-time as an inpatient physical therapist at Spaulding Hospital in Cambridge. Her interests include brain injury and spinal cord injury neurorehabilitation.

Stella Barth, BA
Medical Student
Stella is a medical student at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in the Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) track. She received her BA degree in Neurobiology from Harvard College and has experience as a secondary school science educator. Her clinical research interests include neurorehabilitation and neuroplasticity.
Alumni
Alumni
Where They Started
Where They Are Now
Collin Johnston, MS
Research Assistant
Graduate Student, Northeastern University
- Alumni
- Collin Johnston, MS
- Where They Started
- Research Assistant
- Where They Are Now
- Graduate Student, Northeastern University
Emily Evans, PT, PhD
Research Associate
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Boston University
- Alumni
- Emily Evans, PT, PhD
- Where They Started
- Research Associate
- Where They Are Now
- Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, Boston University
Sarah Foushee Schwab, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Clinical Trials Project Officer, Curtin University
- Alumni
- Sarah Foushee Schwab, OTR/L
- Where They Started
- Occupational Therapist
- Where They Are Now
- Clinical Trials Project Officer, Curtin University
Briana Gyr, OTR/L, CBIS
Clinical Researcher
Occupational Therapist, CPTE
- Alumni
- Briana Gyr, OTR/L, CBIS
- Where They Started
- Clinical Researcher
- Where They Are Now
- Occupational Therapist, CPTE
Sarah Adamo, MS
Research Assistant
DPT Student, Duke University
- Alumni
- Sarah Adamo, MS
- Where They Started
- Research Assistant
- Where They Are Now
- DPT Student, Duke University
Andrew Tan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
- Alumni
- Andrew Tan, PhD
- Where They Started
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Where They Are Now
- Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder