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Deanna Gates, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Movement Science

Location

1206 SOK
830 N. University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Additional Title(s)

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Primary Website

Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory

Education

Research Interests

Publications

Biography

Deanna Gates, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Movement Science, Biomedical Engineering and Robotics at the University of Michigan.  She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia , M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (2009).  Dr. Gates worked in engineering consulting and in civilian and military clinical gait laboratories, before arriving at the University of Michigan in 2012.  She is a consulting editor with the Journal of Biomechanics and Chair of the Graduate Program in Movement Science.  The goal of Dr. Gates’s research program is to improve function and quality of life in individuals with musculoskeletal impairments.  Her lab focuses on understanding how individuals adapt their neuromechanics in response to assistive technology.  Specifically, her lab explores the factors that relate to a person’s ability to successfully use prosthetic devices, how to train individuals for optimal use, and the development of appropriate outcome measures to assess success of new technology.