Faculty
Stephanie Carey
Research Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Affiliated Faculty, Medical Engineering
Office: TBD
Phone: 813-974-5765
Education
PhD Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida
MS Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami
BS Engineering Science, Biomedical University of Florida
Research Areas
Applied Biomechanics, Human Performance, Assistive Technologies, Bioastronautics
Research Grants
DOD CDMRP Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program (PRORP) Clinical Trial Award - Research Level 1 for a project titled, “The IM ABLE 2 Study: Long-Term Outcomes to Advance Care for Warriors and Veterans Using Advanced Ankle-Foot Orthoses,” in collaboration with the New York Harbor VA and the Tampa VA.
DOD CDMRP Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Program (OPORP) award for a project titled “ The Effectiveness of Frontal Plane Adaptability in a Novel Foot Prosthesis for People with Above-Knee Amputations, Bilateral Amputations, or Limited Mobility,” in collaboration with the University of Washington and WillowWood.
Florida High Tech Corridor award for project titled, “A Wearable Sensorimotor Integrator (SMI) to Treat Musculoskeletal Dysfunction.”
ASTRA (Aerospace Science, Technology, Research and Applications) Center, a USF Interdisciplinary Center Preparation Grant.
Honors and Awards
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2025 National Academy of Inventors, Senior Member, Nine USF faculty named senior members of National Academy of Inventors
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2025-26 Cardiff University Scholar Award, US-UK Fulbright Commission, Stephanie Carey | Fulbright
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2023 Faculty International Travel Grant, USF, $2500
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2022 Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, USF, $2000
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2022 Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research, Honorable Mention
Recent Publications
- The effect of the transfemoral prosthetic socket interface designs on skeletal motion
and socket comfort: A randomized clinical trial - Jason Kahle, Rebecca Maria Miro,
Loi T Ho, Michael Porter, Derek J Lura, Stephanie L Carey, Paul Lunseth, James Highsmith,
M Jason Highsmith, 2020
- Differences in Myoelectric and Body-Powered Upper-Limb Prostheses: Systematic Literature
Update 2013-2016
Carey SL, Stevens PM, Highsmith MJ.
Journal of prosthetics and orthotics : JPO. 2017; 29(4S):17-20. - Biomechanics of healthy subjects during exercise on a simulated vibration isolation
and stabilization system - ScienceDirect
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Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. Biosystems & Biorobotics,
Carey SL, Reed KB, Martori A, Ramakrishnan T, Dubey RV.
Gonzalez-Vargas J, editor. Segovia, Spain: Springer International Publishing; 2017. Evaluating the Gait of Lower Limb Prosthesis Users; p.219-224. -
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