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    Angela Ridgel

    Angela Ridgel

    Health Sciences
    Professor
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    aridgel@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-7495
    Fax:
    330-672-4106
    Personal Website: Motor Control Lab

    Biography

    Dr. Ridgel is an Professor in Exercise Science/Physiology and the Associate Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State University. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from The College of William and Mary in Virginia, a Master's degree in Biology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and her Doctoral degree in Biomedical Sciences from Marshall University in West Virginia. Dr. Ridgel completed her Post-Doctoral training at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic. Her early work used animal models to examine the neurobiology of movement and the effects of aging on movement. Over the last 15 years, she has been interested in how aging and neurological disorders limits movement and cognition in humans. Dr. Ridgel's current research project examines how exercise and movement therapy can be used for neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's disease. Her research has been funded by National Institutes of Health, Davis Phinney Foundation, TeCK Fund, Brain Health Research Institute at Kent State University and Healthy Communities Research Institute at Kent State University. She has ongoing research collaborations with colleagues at University Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, and the Cleveland VA Medical Center. 

    Education

    B.S. in Biology-The College of William and Mary, Virginia,
    M.S. in Biology- Villanova University, PA, and
    Ph.D in Biomedical Sciences-Marshall University, WV

    Research Methods

    Exercise Interventions in Special Populations, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials

    Affiliations

    • Neurological and Behavioral Outcomes Research Scholar-Case Western University

    Awards/Achievements

    • EHHS Distinguished Faculty Researcher, 2020
    • Certificate of Recognition, Research and Sponsored Programs, Kent State University, 2018
    • Faculty Excellence Award (Teaching, Research, Service), Kent State University, 2018
    • EHHS Distinguished Faculty Researcher Nominee, School of Health Sciences, 2017
    • KSU Mid-Career Faculty Success Coaching Program Awardee, 2017
    • EHHS Distinguished Faculty Researcher Nominee, School of Health Sciences, 2016
    • Faculty Recognition Award, University Teaching Council. Kent State University, 2016
    • Faculty Excellence Award (Teaching and Research), Kent State University, 2014
    • Faculty Excellence Award (Teaching and Research), Kent State University, 2013
    • Faculty Incentive Award, Kent State University, 2012
    • Faculty Excellence Award (Teaching and Research), Kent State University, 2010
    • Patent - Ridgel, Loparo, Discenzo, Abdar, "Bike System for Use in Rehabilitation of a Patient", US 10,058,736, 08/28/18
    • Patent - Ridgel, Loparo, Discenzo, Abdar, "Bike System for Use in Rehabilitation of a Patient", US 9,802,081, 10/31/17

    Documents

    PDF icon ALR_CV9_2021.pdf

    News Stories

    Exercise is Brain Food-Kent State TedX talk, Brain and Life: Smart Ways to Cycle Safely,
    Healthy Communities Research Institute

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