People
Principal Investigator
Dept. of Bioengineering
Office: Bourns Hall A141
Phone: 951.827.9166
Email: elena.kokkoni@ucr.edu
Elena Kokkoni
Dr. Kokkoni joined the Department of Bioengineering in 2018. Previously, she was at the University of Delaware where she received her postdoctoral training in human-robot interaction under the mentoring of Prof. Herbert Tanner and completed her doctorate degree in Biomechanics and Movement Science under the advisement of Prof. Cole Galloway. During those years, Dr. Kokkoni was a member of the GoBabyGo! team and worked on the development and evaluation of novel interventions and technologies to advance the motor ability of children with physical challenges. She has also received a master's degree from the University of Nebraska, Omaha and conducted research in the Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility under the advisement of Prof. Nicholas Stergiou. At UCR, she aims to create and assess novel enriched learning environments that combine assistive technology and motor training, and to apply those in real world settings for high-dosage neurorehabilitation.
Academic Training
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Delaware
PhD, University of Delaware
MS, University of Delaware
MS, University of Nebraska, Omaha
BS, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
Graduate Students
Savannah Brown
PhD rotation student (Fall quarter rotation), Bioengineering
Previous Education
BS, University of Arizona
Ipsita Sahin
PhD student (Fall quarter rotation), Bioengineering
Previous Education
BS, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Vikarn Bhakri
MS student, Electrical Engineering
(Co-advised with Dr. Konstantinos Karydis)
Previous Education
BS, Manipal Institute of Technology, India
Undergraduate Students
Arjun Modi (Bioengineering)
Julya Mestas (Bioengineering)
Dannya Enriquez (Bioengineering)
Leena Bashir (Bioengineering)
Linh Vu (Bioengineering)
Catherine Kieu (Chemical Engineering)
Gabriella Solamo (Chemical Engineering)
Brandon To (Bioengineering)
Brandon Williams (Bioengineering)
Jose Herrera Madrigal (Linguistics)
Former Members
Amanda J. Arnold
Position at UCR:
Postdoctoral Researcher (2019-2020)
Current position:
Dr. Arnold holds a faculty position in the Exercise Science program at Ohio Dominican University.
Joshua L. Haworth
Position at UCR:
Visiting Researcher (2018-2019)
Current position:
Dr. Haworth holds a faculty position in the Human Movement Science program at Oakland University.
Vasiliki (Vicky) Tasouli-Drakou
Position at UCR:
MS student, Bioengineering (2019-2020)
Current position:
Vasiliki is currently pursuing her doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University Nevada.