Kristan Leech

Title(s)	Assistant Professor
School	Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of Usc
Address	1540 Alcazar Street Health Sciences Campus Los Angeles CA 90033
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Research

Research Activities and Funding

Evaluating cognitive impairment as a moderator of locomotor learning in older adults post-stroke
NIH K01AG073467Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2026
Role: Principal Investigator

A novel, comprehensive approach to post-stroke gait rehabilitation
NIH R03HD104217May 15, 2021 - Apr 30, 2023
Role: Principal Investigator

Behavioral and molecular responses to high-intensity exercise in humans with iSCI
NIH F31NS084723Dec 1, 2013 - Nov 30, 2015
Role: Principal Investigator

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Publications

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Updates in Motor Learning: Implications for Physical Therapist Practice and Education. Phys Ther. 2022 01 01; 102(1). Leech KA, Roemmich RT, Gordon J, Reisman DS, Cherry-Allen KM. PMID: 34718787; PMCID: PMC8793168.

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Younger and Late Middle-Aged Adults Exhibit Different Patterns of Cognitive-Motor Interference During Locomotor Adaptation, With No Disruption of Savings. Front Aging Neurosci. 2021; 13:729284. Rossi C, Roemmich RT, Schweighofer N, Bastian AJ, Leech KA. PMID: 34899267; PMCID: PMC8664558.

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Can the ARAT Be Used to Measure Arm Function in People With Cerebellar Ataxia? Phys Ther. 2021 02 04; 101(2). Reoli R, Cherry-Allen K, Therrien A, Keller J, Leech K, Whitt AL, Bastian A. PMID: 33336704; PMCID: PMC7899061.

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Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Translation:Humans
Feasibility and utility of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation combined with walking-based therapy for people with motor incomplete spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2020 11 25; 6(1):104. McHugh LV, Miller AA, Leech KA, Salorio C, Martin RH. PMID: 33239606; PMCID: PMC7688947.

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Neu Neurology
Unilateral step training can drive faster learning of novel gait patterns. Sci Rep. 2020 10 29; 10(1):18628. Song CN, Stenum J, Leech KA, Keller CK, Roemmich RT. PMID: 33122783; PMCID: PMC7596053.

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Sci Science
Translation:Humans
Persons post-stroke improve step length symmetry by walking asymmetrically. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2020 08 03; 17(1):105. Padmanabhan P, Rao KS, Gulhar S, Cherry-Allen KM, Leech KA, Roemmich RT. PMID: 32746886; PMCID: PMC7397591.

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Bio Biomedical Engineering Neu Neurology Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Translation:Humans
The capacity to learn new motor and perceptual calibrations develops concurrently in childhood. Sci Rep. 2019 06 27; 9(1):9322. Rossi C, Chau CW, Leech KA, Statton MA, Gonzalez AJ, Bastian AJ. PMID: 31249379; PMCID: PMC6597729.

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Sci Science
Translation:Humans
Trading Symmetry for Energy Cost During Walking in Healthy Adults and Persons Poststroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2019 08; 33(8):602-613. Roemmich RT, Leech KA, Gonzalez AJ, Bastian AJ. PMID: 31208276; PMCID: PMC6688943.

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Neu Neurology Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Translation:Humans
Commentary on: "Practice Structure and Locomotor Learning After Stroke". J Neurol Phys Ther. 2019 04; 43(2):94-95. Leech KA, Holleran CL. PMID: 30883496.

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Neu Neurology Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Translation:Humans
Movement and perception recalibrate differently across multiple days of locomotor learning. J Neurophysiol. 2018 10 01; 120(4):2130-2137. Leech KA, Day KA, Roemmich RT, Bastian AJ. PMID: 30183471; PMCID: PMC6230790.

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Neu Neurology Phy Physiology
Translation:Humans
Independent voluntary correction and savings in locomotor learning. J Exp Biol. 2018 08 07; 221(Pt 15). Leech KA, Roemmich RT. PMID: 29903840; PMCID: PMC6104817.

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Bio Biology
Translation:Humans
Accelerating locomotor savings in learning: compressing four training days to one. J Neurophysiol. 2018 06 01; 119(6):2100-2113. Day KA, Leech KA, Roemmich RT, Bastian AJ. PMID: 29537915; PMCID: PMC6032118.

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Neu Neurology Phy Physiology
Translation:Humans
Creating flexible motor memories in human walking. Sci Rep. 2018 01 08; 8(1):94. Leech KA, Roemmich RT, Bastian AJ. PMID: 29311681; PMCID: PMC5758566.

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Sci Science
Translation:Humans
Strategies to augment volitional and reflex function may improve locomotor capacity following incomplete spinal cord injury. J Neurophysiol. 2018 03 01; 119(3):894-903. Leech KA, Kim HE, Hornby TG. PMID: 29093168; PMCID: PMC5899302.

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Neu Neurology Phy Physiology
Translation:Humans Animals
High-Intensity Locomotor Exercise Increases Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Individuals with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2017 03 15; 34(6):1240-1248. Leech KA, Hornby TG. PMID: 27526567; PMCID: PMC5359683.

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Neu Neurology Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
Effects of Locomotor Exercise Intensity on Gait Performance in Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. Phys Ther. 2016 Dec; 96(12):1919-1929. Leech KA, Kinnaird CR, Holleran CL, Kahn J, Hornby TG. PMID: 27313241; PMCID: PMC5131185.

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Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Translation:Humans
Potential contributions of training intensity on locomotor performance in individuals with chronic stroke. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2015 Apr; 39(2):95-102. Holleran CL, Rodriguez KS, Echauz A, Leech KA, Hornby TG. PMID: 25784587.

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Neu Neurology Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Translation:Humans
Feasibility of Focused Stepping Practice During Inpatient Rehabilitation Poststroke and Potential Contributions to Mobility Outcomes. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2015 Nov-Dec; 29(10):923-32. Hornby TG, Holleran CL, Leddy AL, Hennessy P, Leech KA, Connolly M, Moore JL, Straube D, Lovell L, Roth E. PMID: 25721233.

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Neu Neurology Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Translation:Humans
Effects of serotonergic medications on locomotor performance in humans with incomplete spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma. 2014 Aug 01; 31(15):1334-42. Leech KA, Kinnaird CR, Hornby TG. PMID: 24742292; PMCID: PMC4121052.

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Neu Neurology Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans
Item analysis of the berg balance scale in individuals with subacute and chronic stroke. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2013 May-Jun; 20(3):241-9. Straube D, Moore J, Leech K, Hornby TG. PMID: 23841972.

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Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me Vas Vascular Diseases
Translation:Humans
Daily stepping in individuals with motor incomplete spinal cord injury. Phys Ther. 2010 Feb; 90(2):224-35. Saraf P, Rafferty MR, Moore JL, Kahn JH, Hendron K, Leech K, Hornby TG. PMID: 20022997.

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Phy Physical and Rehabilitation Me
Translation:Humans