Sook Lei-Liew, PhD, OTR/L

Associate professor with joint appointments in the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Health, USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Neurology and USC Viterbi School’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. She specializes in observations of motor systems during action using neuroimaging and behavioral methods; mechanisms of neural plasticity and neural repair using noninvasive brain stimulation and brain-computer interfaces; the use of brain-computer interfaces with stroke patients; and noninvasive brain stimulation to enhance motor learning in healthy individuals.

 

PROBLEMS

  • “Making rehab accessible (and effective) in the home environment is a must. It is too hard for patients to come to the clinic, and transportation is a key issue many face.”

  • “Many of our research participants also tell us that, while they want to regain their sensory, motor or cognitive function, what they really need is to get back their employment/jobs.”

  • “Finally, we have long thought it’d be a great idea to create safe, easily accessible, and engaging online spaces for people with stroke to talk to one another and to doctors/experts in care.”