Laura Miller, CP, Ph.D.

Room#: RIC 1301a (office), RIC 1764 (mail) 

Phone: 312-238-1183

Email: lamiller@northwestern.edu

 

Prosthetist

Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

 

Research Interests

Dr. Miller has multiple publications in the area of normal gait and lower limb prosthetics.  She also has an interest in and has been an author in publications in the area of high-level upper limb prosthetic fittings

 

Clinical Interests

Dr. Miller is clinically involved in both upper and lower limb prosthetic fittings.  She is certified to fit Harmony systems, the C-leg, the Boston Digital Arm, the Utah Arm, and Otto Bock myoelectric systems.

 

Education

• B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, 1992
• M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1994
• Certificate Program in Prosthetics, Northwestern University, 1999
• Certified Prosthetist, 2001
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2003

 

Professional Associations and Activities

• American Board Certified and Illinois licensed prosthetist
• American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, member
• American Society of Biomechanics, member
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, member
• International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, member
• IEEE, senior member