Max Kurz, PhD

Director, PoWER Laboratory, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor, Creighton University

PhD – Neuroscience and Behavior, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (2006)
MS – Biomechanics, University of Nebraska - Omaha (1997)
BS – Biology, Doane University (1994)

Max Kurz, PhD, is a senior research scientist at the Institute for Human Neuroscience and the Director of the Physiology of Walking & Engineering Rehabilitation (PoWER) Laboratory. His research program uses a blend of multimodal neuroimaging (EEG, MEG, sMRI) and advanced biomechanical engineering methods to uncover the neurophysiology of how individuals make cognitive-motor decisions, integrate sensory information, and generate motor actions. Primary areas of interest include igniting beneficial neuroplasticity in children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (i.e., cerebral palsy, Down syndrome). In addition, his research is directed at the development of innovative rehabilitative solutions.

Dr. Kurz has published over 90 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts that have appeared in tier-one journals such as Cerebral Cortex, NeuroImage, NeuroImage: Clinical, Journal of Biomechanics, and Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. His research has had sustained support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other industry sponsored contracts.

Publications: 100+