Vennila Krishnan
Vennila Krishnan, PT, PhD
Director, Clinical Rehabilitation and Biomechanics (CRAB) Lab
- PostDoc - Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Stroke and SCI Rehabilitation), 2013
- PostDoc - University of Illinois, Chicago (Biomechanics of Gait in Older Adults), 2012
- PostDoc - University of Illinois, Chicago (Postural Control in Neuropathology), 2011
- Ph.D - University of Delaware Biomechanics and Movement Science, 2009
- M.I.T - Manipal University Information Technology, 2002
- B.P.T - Pondicherry Central University Physical Therapy, 1996
Licensed Physical Therapist (Illinois) # 070.021059
Licensed Physical Therapist (California) # 298379
- Fall Risk Reduction in Older Adults and in Neuro-pathological Population
- Posture & Gait Abnormalities and Rehabilitation
- Motor Control and Motor Disorders
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement Performance
- Hand Function
- Biomechanics I
- Biomechanics II & Gait
- Motor Control & Learning
- Research Methods
- Supervision for Doctoral Research Projects
1. DHA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
- 07/01/2023 - 12/31/2023
- Portable Ankle Instability Measurement System
- Kuduva (PI)
- Role: Co-PI
2. NIH R15
- 06/01/2023 - 05/31/2026
- AI-based Fall-Risk Assessment during Daily Activities in Post Stroke Survivors using Smartphones
- Soangra (PI)
- Role: Co-PI
3. Center for Successful Aging - SCAN
- 06/01/2018-08/31/2019
- Multicomponent Dual-Task Intervention to Reduce Risk of Falling in Community Dwelling Older Adults
- Krishnan (PI)
- Role: PI
4. NSF MRI Acquisition
- 09/01/2016-08/31/2019
- Acquisition of dynamic immersive virtual environment for research in human-machine interaction
- Marayong (PI)
- Role: Co-PI
5. SCAN – Leisure World, LifeFit
- 09/01/2014-08/31/2021
- Fall risk reduction in older adults
- White (PI)
- Role: Co-PI
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Heart Association
- Society for Neuroscience
Osher’s Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) – PreventFalls@theBeach: A Multi-Disciplinary Fall Prevention Program offered to OLLI member