Roxana G. Burciu, PhD

Principle Investigator

Dr. Burciu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. Prior to arriving at UD in 2018, Dr. Burciu was a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. She completed a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany and a postdoc in Motor Neuroscience at the University of Florida. Dr. Burciu’s research focuses on how the brain regulates voluntary movements with a specific focus on movement disorders. When she is not doing research, she enjoys art, music, and outdoor activities.

Graduate Students

Abigail Bower, MA

PhD Student

Abigail is a PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate (ING) program. She earned her Master of Arts in Experimental and Biological Psychology from American University and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Japanese from Elizabethtown College. Their research interests include the structural and functional brain changes in Parkinson’s Disease and how they impact daily life for individuals with PD. In her free time, she enjoys reading and playing competitive Pokemon.

Undergraduate Researchers

Taylor Boileau

Undergraduate Researcher

Kaitlyn Mckenna

Undergraduate Researcher

Previous Lab Members

• Sophia Crisomia, MSc
  Master’s Student
  2022-2024

• Jae Woo Chung, PhD
  Postdoctoral Associate
  2021-2023

• Jennifer Gedz, BS, BA
  Research Coordinator
  2019-2020

• Liam Festa –  Exercise Science Major, UD
  UD Undergraduate Summer Fellow
  Summer 2020

• Olivia Miller – Exercise Science Major, UD
  Undergraduate Researcher
  Spring 2020

• Georgiana Finney – Exercise Science Major, UD
  Undergraduate Researcher
  Spring 2020

• Dhairya Patel – Neuroscience Major, UD
  Undergraduate Researcher
  2019 – 2020

• Carissa Aekins – Physiology and Neurobiology Major, University of Connecticut
  UD Undergraduate Research Scholar
  Summer 2019

• Hason Jafrey – Accelerated Nursing Program, UD
  DE INBRE Summer Research Scholar
  Summer 2019

• Hayeon Park – Exercise Science Major, UD
  Undergraduate Researcher
  2019

• Ashley Dingman – Health Behavior Science Major, UD
  Undergraduate Researcher
  2018 – 2019

• Heather Bianco – Exercise Science Major, UD
  Undergraduate Researcher
  2018 – 2019