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Investigator Profile

Person Name

Eric Nickel, MS

Positions
Investigator/Research Biomedical Engineer, Rehabilitation & Engineering Center for Optimizing Veteran Engagement & Reintegration (RECOVER), Minneapolis VA
Education
MS Northwestern University, BS Milwaukee School of Engineering
Contact Information
eric.nickel@va.gov
Research Interests
Eric is passionate about developing physical devices that help support and promote the independence and well-being of Veterans. He is an inventor on over 30 patents owned by the US Department of Veterans affairs, several of which have been licensed to companies and are on track to become commercial products. Beyond his enjoyment of the design challenges posed by the needs of physical rehabilitation and care of Veterans with amputations and/or SCI/D, Eric has also gotten involved with the development and improvement of international testing standards for prosthetic technologies. He is a member of the US delegation to the ISO Technical Committee 168 (prosthetics and orthotics) Workgroup 3 (Testing) that maintains and updates the current international testing standards for prosthetic components, and is a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Mock Limb Subcommittee of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association’s Socket Guidance Workgroup, which is paving the way to create the first standardized prosthetic socket testing methodology. Eric also looks beyond the function of prosthetic systems to how the user engages with them, seeking to understand prosthesis embodiment and how to increase personal engagement with prostheses to reduce abandonment and support or improve engagement in meaningful life roles and significant events.
Publications
Full bibliography on PubMed
VA Research Topics
Prosthetics; Rehabilitative Medicine
MeSH Key Words
Assistive Technology; Medical Device Design; Amputees; Ankle Joint; Prostheses and Implants
Professional Networking
ORCID
Links
RECOVER Center website
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