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).

• 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)

• 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.
• Machine Learning Improves Functional Upper Extremity Use Capture in Distal Radius Fracture Patients. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 10 8 (2022), S B. Sequeira, M L. Grainger, A M. Mitchell, C C. Anderson, Shashwati Geed, P Lum, A M. Giladi.
• Critical Period After Stroke Study (CPASS): A phase II clinical trial testing an optimal time for motor recovery after stroke in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118 39 (2021), A W. Dromerick, Shashwati Geed, J Barth, K Brady, M L. Giannetti, A Mitchell, M A. Edwardson, M T. Tan, Y Zhou, E L. Newport, D F. Edwards.
• Why Are Stroke Rehabilitation Trial Recruitment Rates in Single Digits? Frontiers in neurology 12 (2021), Shashwati Geed, P Feit, D F. Edwards, A W. Dromerick.
• Shoulder position and handedness differentially affect excitability and intracortical inhibition of hand muscles. Experimental brain research 239 5 (2021), Shashwati Geed, M Grainger, M L. Harris-Love, P S. Lum, A W. Dromerick.
• Inaccurate Use of the Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Negatively Affects Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Trial Design: Findings From the ICARE Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 102 2 (2021), Shashwati Geed, C J. Lane, M A. Nelsen, S L. Wolf, C J. Winstein, A W. Dromerick.
• Characterizing upper extremity motor behavior in the first week after stroke. PloS one 15 8 (2020), J Barth, Shashwati Geed, A Mitchell, P S. Lum, D F. Edwards, A W. Dromerick.

• 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.
• Distinct Influence of Beta- and Gamma-tACS on Grip Force Regulation in Healthy Older Adults (2024), Volume Vancouver, Canada, Syed Qadri, Seraphina Culp, Megan Grainger, Shashwati Geed.
• Age-related decline in grip force modulation: Contribution of the nonoscillatory EEG 1/f-like aperiodic signal. (2023), Shashwati Geed.
• Cortical excitation-inhibition dynamics during critical period neuroplasticity in subacute stroke (2023), Volume Les Diablerets, VD, Switzerland, Shashwati Geed, Seraphina Culp, Makoto Miyakoshi, Peter Lum.
• Between Acute and Chronic Rehabilitation: The Forgotten Subacute Period. Improvement in Motor Performance Post-Stroke Across the Care Pathway. (2023), Volume Dallas, TX, Shashwati Geed.
• Critical Period Neuroplasticity Early Post Stroke: Mechanism for Preferred Responsiveness to Therapy? (2023), Shashwati Geed.
• Is there an optimal time or time sensitive window after stroke to enhance motor recovery? (2022), Volume Singapore, Shashwati Geed.
• Measurement Across the Translational Spectrum. State of Art Advances and Discoveries in Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction. (2022), Volume New Orleans, MO, Shashwati Geed.
• Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Over Time and Place (2022), Volume St. Louis, MO. , Shashwati Geed.
• Plasticity and Recovery Across the Translational Spectrum from Cellular and Molecular, Animal models and Human Clinical Trials. (2022), Volume St. Louis, MO, Shashwati Geed.
• Critical Periods After Stroke Study: Translating Animal Experiments in Stroke Recovery to Human Clinical Trials. (2021), Volume Madison, WI, Shashwati Geed.

• 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
• Health and Function for People with Physical Disabilities Focused on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.
• 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.