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Amy Bialek is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation and robotic-assisted gait training, with a focus on restoring mobility in individuals with neurological injuries. Her work centers on developing and validating innovative exoskeleton and humanoid robot interventions to improve walking function after spinal cord injury and stroke. In her landmark randomized controlled trial, "Walking Improvement in Chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury with Exoskeleton Robotic Training (WISE)" (73 citations), Bialek demonstrated that a 12-week robotic gait training regimen produced clinically meaningful gains in independent walking speed for community-dwelling patients with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury. She has also pioneered studies on hip-knee-ankle interlimb coordinated robot training for acute hemiplegia, showing that Walkbot-assisted therapy not only enhances ambulation but also improves cardiopulmonary function, reduces depression, and boosts fall confidence (47 citations). Her preliminary work on mitigating abnormal synergistic gait patterns in acute stroke using an ankle-knee-hip humanoid robot (30 citations) further underscores her commitment to translating robotic technologies into practical, evidence-based rehabilitation protocols. Bialek’s research is shaping the future of neurorehabilitation by providing rigorous clinical evidence that robotic training can restore function and quality of life.