Keonyoung Oh

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Northwestern University, Kyungpook National University

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Keonyoung Oh is a researcher at the forefront of haptic robotics and motor control, with a focus on rehabilitation engineering. Her work centers on understanding how the human upper limb adapts to different force environments, particularly in the context of stroke recovery. Oh’s major contributions include the development of a planar haptic robot with minimized impedance, a device designed to reduce undesired residual friction that can confound studies of voluntary movement. This innovation, detailed in her most-cited paper (13 citations), enables more precise investigations into how stroke survivors improve planar movements when supportive forces are increased and impeding forces are decreased. She has also explored how the speed of motor adaptation depends on the type of load during target reaching, and conducted pilot studies on the effect of somatosensory loss on motor corrections in chronic stroke survivors. Her work bridges engineering and neuroscience, offering insights that could lead to more effective rehabilitation robots. Oh’s research is notable for its direct clinical relevance, addressing fundamental questions about how the nervous system adjusts to external forces—knowledge that is critical for designing assistive devices that restore function after neurological injury.