Locations
Research Interests
Assaf Y. Dvorkin, PhD is currently researching perception and action in spatial neglect following stroke; Spatial perception and control of movement and posture in healthy individuals and in traumatic brain injury and stroke survivors; Using virtual reality and robotics technologies for rehabilitation.
Research Studies
Education & Training
Education
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- B.Sc., Physics & Atmospheric Sciences, 1993
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- M.Sc., Atmospheric Sciences, 1996
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Ph.D., Neuroscience, 2004
Fellowships
- University of Haifa, Israel
- Post-Doc, Neuroscience, 2005
- Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, IL, USA
- Post-Doc, Neuroscience, 2008
Awards & Recognition
2004 – 2005 Rothschild Fellowship, University of Haifa, Israel.
2006 – 2008 Postdoctoral fellowship, funded by Michael Starnes Stroke foundation.
2007 Sarah Baskin Award for Excellence in Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
2008 Sarah Baskin Award for Excellence in Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
2008-2009 NIDRR Switzer Research Fellowship, US Dept. of Education
Recent or Important Publications
Dvorkin A.Y., Kenyon R.V. & Keshner E.A. (2009) Effects of roll visual motion on online control of arm movement: Reaching within a dynamic virtual environment. Exp Brain Res 193: 95-107.
Dvorkin A.Y., Rymer W.Z., Harvey R.L., Bogey R.A. & Patton J.L. Assessment and monitoring of recovery of spatial neglect within a virtual environment, Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Rehabilitation 2008. p. 88-92, Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 2008.
Dvorkin A.Y., Rymer W.Z., Settle K. & Patton J.L. (2007) Perceptual
assessment of spatial neglect within a virtual environment. In: IEEE
Virtual Rehabilitation. p. 175-179, Venice, Italy, September 2007.
Dvorkin A.Y., Kenyon R.V. & Keshner E.A. (2007). Reaching within a dynamic virtual environment. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation 4:23.
Rosenblum S., Dvorkin A.Y. & Weiss P.L. (2006). Automatic segmentation as a tool for examining the handwriting process of children with dysgraphic and proficient handwriting. Human Movement Science 25(4-5): 608-621.
Dvorkin A.Y., Shahar M. & Weiss P.L. (2006). Reaching within video-capture virtual reality: Using VR as a motor control paradigm. CyberPsychology & Behavior 9(2): 133-136.