Research Interests
I am interested in studying electrophysiological mechanisms that impair reaching in children with movement disorders, specifically in dystonia due to cerebral palsy.  My goal is to help improve upper extremity function by developing personalized training programs based on the specific impairments of individual children.  

Degrees
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2002
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1999

Representative Publications
Kukke SN, Triolo RJ.  The effects of trunk stimulation on bimanual seated workspace, IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, Jun;12(2):177-85, 2004.

Agarwal S, Triolo RJ, Kobetic R, Miller M, Bieri C, Kukke S, Rohde L, Davis JA Jr.  Long-term user perceptions of an implanted neuroprosthesis for exercise, standing, and transfers after spinal cord injury, J Rehabil Res Dev, May-Jun;40(3):241-52, 2003.

Davis JA Jr, Triolo RJ, Uhlir J, Bieri C, Rohde L, Lissy D, Kukke S.  Preliminary performance of a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis for standing and transfers--where do we stand? J Rehabil Res Dev. Nov-Dec;38(6):609-17, 2001.

Sanger TD, Kukke SN. Abnormalities of tactile sensory function in children with dystonic and diplegic cerebral palsy, Journal of Child Neurology, in press.

Sanger TD, Kukke SN, Sherman-Levine S. Botulinum toxin B improves speed of reaching in children with cerebral palsy and arm dystonia: An open-label dose-escalation pilot study, Journal of Child Neurology, in press. 

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