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AMIT SETHI

Associate Professor

Occupational & Recreational Therapies

  • Associate Professor
    Occupational & Recreational Therapies
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    Health & Kinesiology
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    Biomedical Engineering
  • University of Utah, Occupational and Recreational Therapies, 520 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Sethi is a licensed occupational therapist with expertise in neuromodulation, biomechanics, motor control, and neurorehabilitation. He is certified in using transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial electrical stimulation, and function electrical stimulation. He is the Director of the Neural Plasticity Rehabilitation and Movement Dynamics Lab (NERD Lab), which focuses on understanding the mechanisms of recovery to inform the development of interventions and technologies to improve motor function in individuals post-stroke. 

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    A novel multimodal approach to promote motor recovery and plasticity after stroke
    National Institutes of Health1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    • Sethi A
    National Institutes of Health
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    TELEREHABILITATION IN THE HOME AFTER STROKE: A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED, ASSESSOR-BLIND CLINICAL TRIAL (THE TR-2 TRIAL)
    15 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2029
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    STRENGTHENING TASK-SPECIFIC ACTIVATION OF PARETIC HAND MUSCLES AFTER MODERATE-TO SEVERE CHRONIC STROKE
    NIH NATIONAL INST CHILD HLTH & HUMAN DEV17 Aug 2024 - 31 Jan 2026
    NIH NATIONAL INST CHILD HLTH & HUMAN DEV