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Paul Pridham is a Research Area Specialist Senior in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University, focusing on rehabilitation robotics and its impact on performance systems. His postdoctoral work was undertaken at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied human exoskeleton fluency, and at Northern Arizona University, investigating the application of ankle exoskeletons in clinical populations. His research interests lie in understanding how the design of mechanical, electrical, and interface technologies affects their effectiveness in interactions with people. Notably, he has explored exoskeletons for rehabilitation and performance enhancement, including projects related to lower-limb exoskeletons for stroke rehabilitation, torso exoskeletons for scoliosis, and ankle exoskeletons for individuals with cerebral palsy. Paul is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and has received the IOE Staff Extra Mile Award in 2025.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science