Andrew C. Hagen

Dr. Hagen is a postdoctoral research fellow at EHPI where he applies his interdisciplinary expertise in neuromechanics to investigate the neural and biomechanical underpinnings of movement. His research integrates motor control, neuroimaging, and biomechanics, with the long-term goal of enhancing injury prevention and rehabilitation strategies. Dr.

Hagen completed his PhD at Colorado State University where he studied how sensory dysfunction influences motor learning in people with multiple sclerosis. His dissertation focused on spatial and temporal coordination during gait, the relationship between changes in force production and altered ankle joint dynamics, and the impact of augmented sensory stimulation on motor learning retention and cortical activation. At EHPI, Dr.

Hagen combines functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and 3D motion capture to better understand how musculoskeletal conditions, including ACL injury and osteoarthritis, affect the neural correlates of motor performance and how altered neural control contributes to movement dysfunction.