Sudeshna A. Chatterjee, PT, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at Drexel University. She received her PhD in Rehabilitation Science and completed her postdoctoral training in geriatrics and neurorehabilitation at the University of Florida. Chatterjee has a strong interest in understanding how the brain contributes to the control of walking and how these contributions may change due to person-specific factors such as older age, genetics, executive function and neurologic disorders. Chatterjee has received a career development award from the NIA funded Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at the University of Florida to support her training in aging research. As a Pepper Scholar, she investigated the association between genetic polymorphisms linked to dopamine metabolism and brain function and mobility outcomes in older adults. In addition, she has also been extensively involved in clinical research targeting brain function and mobility in older adults and adults’ post-stroke at the University of Florida and the VA Brain Rehabilitation Research Center in Gainesville, Florida. At Drexel University, Chatterjee continues to advance her research in brain aging and mobility with a focus on underserved populations.

Academic Distinctions

• Junior Scholar, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at the University of Florida
• Honorable mention: Emerging Scientist, NYC Neuromodulation Conference 2020
• Grinter Fellowship, University of Florida
• Certificate of Outstanding Academic Achievement, University of Florida International Center

Professional Society

• American Physical Therapy Association
• Indian Association of Physiotherapists

Selected Publications

• Chatterjee, Sudeshna A., Seidler, R. D., Skinner, J. W., Lysne, P. E., Sumonthee, C., Wu, S. S., … Clark, D. J. (2022). Effects of Prefrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Retention of Performance Gains on an Obstacle Negotiation Task in Older Adults. Neuromodulation : Journal of the International Neuromodulation Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NEUROM.2022.02.231
• Chatterjee, Sudeshna A., Seidler, R. D., Skinner, J. W., Lysne, P. E., Sumonthee, C., Wu, S. S., … Clark, D. J. (2020). Obstacle negotiation in older adults: prefrontal activation interpreted through conceptual models of brain aging. Innovation in Aging, 4(4), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa034
• Chatterjee, Sudeshna A., Fox, E. J., Daly, J. J., Rose, D. K., Wu, S. S., Christou, E. A., … Clark, D. J. (2019). Interpreting Prefrontal Recruitment During Walking After Stroke: Influence of Individual Differences in Mobility and Cognitive Function. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13, 194. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00194
• Chatterjee, S A, Daly, J. J., Porges, E. C., Fox, E. J., Rose, D. K., McGuirk, T. E., … Clark, D. J. (2018). Mobility Function and Recovery After Stroke: Preliminary Insights From Sympathetic Nervous System Activity. J Neurol Phys Ther, 42(4), 224–232. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000238
• Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=K7Ga3PEAAAAJ&hl=en

Grant Participation:

• Career development award from the NIH funded Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independent Center at the University of Florida (2020 – 2022)

Research Interests

Aging, neurorehabilitation of walking, neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation

• Postdoctoral training in geriatrics and neurorehabilitation, University of Florida, USA
• PhD in Rehabilitation Science, University of Florida, USA
• MS in Kinesiology, Iowa State University, USA
• BPTh, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India