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Karen Goodman PT, DPT, NCS
Lab Director
Assistant Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dr. Karen Goodman earned her BS in Allied Health (2003) and MS in Physical Therapy (2004) from the University of Connecticut, and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Marymount University (2009). She is a Board Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist, a Certified Vestibular Specialist, and a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. She serves as Academic Director for the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital/The George Washington University Neurologic Residency Program. Her primary research interest includes advancing the assessment and treatment of individuals with vestibular dysfunction (dizziness). Dr. Goodman has published in peer reviewed journals and has presented at local and national conferences such as The American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. She continues to maintain clinical practice treating individuals with neurologic dysfunction.
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Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Associate Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dr. Dhinu Jayaseelan graduated with his BS in Kinesiology from James Madison University (2007), Doctor in Physical Therapy from The George Washington University (2010) and completed fellowship training in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago (2014). He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and full Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. He has been adjunct teaching in the GW Physical Therapy Program since 2011 and became a core faculty member in 2014.
He serves as co-academic director of the orthopedic residency in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Jayaseelan's primary research interests include the utilization of manual therapy, management of tendinopathy and patellofemoral pain, and pain science. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to his research interests, and serves as a content expert reviewer for a number of orthopedic, manual therapy and sports journals as well. He has received a number of awards for his teaching and research contributions.
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Lindsay Garmirian, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Lindsay Garmirian, PT, DPT, PhD, earned a bachelors degree in biology and biomedical engineering from Tufts University and a Doctor of Physical therapy (DPT) and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University. Prior to joining GW, Dr. Garmirian practiced in the outpatient setting at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Dr. Garmirian's research interests include investigating both the biomechanical and neural deficits underlying dysfunction. Dr. Garmirian has published in peer reviewed journals and has presented at national and international conferences including the Society for Neuroscience and IEEE Engineering and Medicine and Biology. Dr. Garmirian is a member of the Orthopedic, Neurologic, and Research Sections of the American Physical Therapy Association.
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Keith R. Cole, PT, DPT, PhD, MBiomedE, OCS
Adjunct Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
Keith Cole, PT, DPT, PhD, MBiomedE, OCS, earned his BSE in biomedical engineering at the University of Iowa (2002), Masters in Biomedical Engineering (MBiomedE) from The University of New South Wales in Australia (2004), and his Doctor of Physical Therapy (2006) and PhD in Rehabilitation Science (2017) from The University of Iowa. He has been a faculty member of George Washington University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program since November of 2017.
Prior to joining GW, Dr. Cole practiced in the outpatient setting for nearly a decade, earning a board certified orthopedic specialty (OCS). Dr. Cole’s research interests include returning individuals with movement dysfunction back to community participation. He does this through real-world mobility simulations that involve movement during a cognitive load (Dual-Tasking). Other research endeavors include muscle neurophysiology, and using engineering principles to measure dose of intervention required to improve vestibular dysfunction (dizziness).
Dr. Cole is currently funded by the National Institutes of Aging. He has published in top tier peer reviewed journals and has presented at regional and national research forums most notably the Society for Neuroscience and the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Cole is a member of the Orthopedic, Neurologic, and Research Sections of the American Physical Therapy Association.
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