Bio

Dr. Geed received her doctoral degree in Kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Devi Ahilya University in India. Her research focuses on mechanisms of neuroplasticity in the human brain. Specifically, she examines how inhibitory networks in the brain affect motor function with aging and in individuals recovering from a stroke. Dr. Geed's laboratory uses electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial alternating or direct current stimulation (tACS/tDCS), and MR spectroscopy to study brain activity. To understand upper extremity motor behaviors, she employs clinical function tests, force sensors, electromyograms, and accelerometers. A second line of her research focuses on machine learning applications in neurorehabilitation and statistics for neurorehabilitation clinical trials.<br>Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR); and the American Heart Association. Dr. Geed is invested in scientific communication and outreach and serves on the editorial board of Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (TSCIR).

Awards and Honors

• Advanced Learning Fellow, Reproducible Rehabilitation Research (ReproRehab) (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)

• Ph D in Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin – Madison (2014)
• BS in Physical Therapy, Devi Ahilya University (2002)

Publications

• Using mHealth technology to monitor arm-use behavior, gait, and physical activity in stroke survivors. Springer Nature (2024), Camila Torriani Pasin, Gisele Palma, Leonardo Thome Teixeira da Silva, Shashwati Geed.
• Towards measuring the desired neurorehabilitation outcomes directly with accelerometers and machine learning Developmental medicine and child neurology (2024), Shashwati Geed.
• The Critical Period After Stroke Study (CPASS) Upper Extremity Treatment Protocol. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation 5 3 (2023), Jessica Barth, Shashwati Geed, Abigail Mitchell, Kathaleen P. Brady, Margot L. Giannetti, Alexander W. Dromerick, Dorothy F. Edwards.
• Concurrent validity of machine learning-classified functional upper extremity use from accelerometry in chronic stroke. Frontiers in Physiology 14 (2023), Shashwati Geed, M L. Grainger, A Mitchell, C C. Anderson, H L. Schmaulfuss, S A. Culp, E R. McCormick, M R. McGarry, M N. Delgado, A D. Noccioli, J Shelepov, A W. Dromerick, P S. Lum.
• Interpreting the CPASS Trial: Do Not Shift Motor Therapy to the Subacute Phase. Neurorehabilitation and Neural repair 37 1 (2023), Matthew A. Edwardson, Kathaleen Brady, Margot L. Giannetti, Shashwati Geed, Jessica Barth, Abigail Mitchell, Ming T. Tan, Yizhou Zhou, Barbara S. Bregman, Elissa L. Newport, Dorothy F. Edwards, Alexander W. Dromerick.

Presentations

• SCI patient- and lesion-specific factors predicting functional outcomes at 12-months: Results from the SCI Model Systems Dataset. (2025), Volume Scottsdale, AZ, Shashwati Geed.
• Health Disparities in Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes at 12-Months: Results from SCI Model Systems Dataset (2025), Volume Houston, Texas, Shashwati Geed, Liliana Jimenez.
• Sit2Stand validity in stroke survivors in-clinic and at-home: a feasibility and safety study (2024), Volume Houston, Andres Almodovar, Alejandro Toccoli, Abraham Avalos, Patricia C. Carballo, Jessica Hoffman, Leonardo Thome Teixeira da Silva, Naguia Medeiros, Shashwati Geed, Camila Torriani Pasin.
• Feasibility of tele-CPASS, a telerehabilitation intervention to improve motor function recovery after stroke (2024), Volume El Paso, TX, Shashwati Geed, Fredy R. Mora Solis, Cecilia Fierro.
• Distinct Influence of Beta- and Gamma-tACS on Grip Force Regulation in Chronic Stroke (2024), Volume San Antonio, TX, Syed Qadri, Seraphina Culp, Megan Grainger, Peter S. Lum, Shashwati Geed.

• Myotome Conversion from Zero as a Primary Outcome of Neurorecovery in Spinal Cord Injuries
• Clinical markers of critical period neuroplasticity post stroke
• Sit2Stand: Validity in Stroke and Aging Populations in the Clinic and At Home
• Critical Period Plasticity Post Stroke
• Biomarkers of critical period plasticity post stroke
• Genetic polymorphism underlying critical period plasticity post stroke
• NIDILRR Rehabilitation Research Training Center (RRTC) Health and Function for People with Physical Disabilities Focused on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.
• NIDILRR Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC): Patient-Centered, Home-Based Technologies to Assess and Treat Motor Impairment in Individuals with Neurologic Injury.
• Shoulder and Hand Functional Improvement Post Stroke (SHIPS): Successful Recovery of Upper Extremity Motor Function.