Education:

• BS, Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology & Computer Science, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2023

Research:

My research focuses on connecting brain activity to balance in dancers, young adults, and people with Parkinson’s Disease. I am interested in the way motor experiences like athletics, rehabilitation, or impairment change the way we move and adapt to unexpected conditions to better address individualized neurorehabilitation. 

Awards and Fellowships:

• Kerr, K.G., Boebinger, S.E., Mirdamadi, J.L., Ting, L.H. (2023) Cortical response to balance perturbation is greater in modern dancers than nondancers. American Society of Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanics Award Finalist. August 2023, Knoxville, Tennessee. 
• Kerr, K.G., Boebinger, S.E., Hackney, M.E., Ting, L.H. (2022). Investigating the effect of modern dance on cortical activation during reactive balance. Center for Mind Brain and Culture Undergraduate Research Fellowship. August 2022-May 2023, Atlanta, Georgia. 
• Kerr, K.G., Boebinger, S.E., Ting, L.H. (2022) Investigating the role of sensorimotor cortical gamma activity in cortical control of standing balance. Emory Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, May 31-August 5, Atlanta, Georgia.