Dr Sylvie Coupaud BA (Oxon) MRes PhD
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Her research focus is on the development and assessment of exercise and therapeutic interventions to tackle the long-term health consequences of spinal cord injury. She has expertise in the techniques of functional electrical stimulation, exercise testing, and musculoskeletal assessment using peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography. Through her current appointment funded by the Glasgow Research Partnership in Engineering, Dr Coupaud is collaborating with research partners within the Joint Research Institute in "Mechanics of Materials, Structures and Bioengineering" to investigate and model the effects of physical interventions such as electrically-stimulated cyclic exercises and robot-assisted stepping and gait training on the musculoskeletal system after spinal cord injury.
Dr Coupaud received her BA (Hons) in
Biological Sciences from Oxford
University in 1999, her MRes in Biomedical Engineering from the
University of Strathclyde in 2001 and her PhD in Rehabilitation
Engineering from the University of Glasgow in 2005. She worked
towards
her PhD as a Postgraduate Assistant in the Centre for Rehabilitation
Engineering from 2001-2004, and gained clinical experience through a
research post at the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit in
Glasgow from 2004-2007. The strong clinical component of Dr
Coupaud's
research to date has led her to achieve state registration with the
Health Professions Council as a Clinical Scientist (2005 to present).
Contact details for Dr Coupaud at the spinal unit:
Research Mezzanine, Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit,
Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4FT, UK
Tel (direct): +44 (0)141 232 7887