People

Meet the team behind the UCI Rehabilitation and Augmentation Lab.

Principal Investigator
AVAlexandra Voloshina

Alexandra Voloshina, PhD

Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · Biomedical Engineering (joint appointment)
University of California, Irvine
avoloshi [at] uci [dot] edu
Postdoctoral Researchers
CJChristopher Johnson
Dr. Christopher Johnson
Postdoctoral researcher
PhD Biomedical Engineering, UC Irvine
MS Biomedical Engineering, UC Irvine
BS Electrical Engineering, Hampton University
Doctoral Students
MSMeghana Sagare
Meghana Sagare
PhD student, MAE
Co-advised by Dr. Monica Daley
MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
MRMar Rodriguez Moreno
Mar Rodriguez Moreno
PhD student, MAE
Co-advised by Dr. David Reinkensmeyer
MEng Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
BE Biomedical Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Master's Students
AC
Anthony Campoy
MS student, MAE
BS Biomedical Engineering, UC Irvine
Lab Manager
IT
Ian Tapia
Lab manager
Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, UC Irvine
Undergraduate Students
CACaris Aster
Caris Aster
Mechanical Engineering
AV
Annie Vu
Mechanical Engineering
RCRini Chen
Rini Chen
Biomedical Engineering
DPDevin Ponciano
Devin Ponciano
Biomedical Engineering
MNMia Navarro
Mia'Zadai Navarro
Biomedical Engineering
ILIsabella Lepe
Isabella Lepe
Biomedical Engineering
Alumni

Undergraduate

  • Soham Apte, ME (2025)
  • Brianna Bayliss, ME, UCLA (2024)
  • Natalie Poist, ME (2024)
  • Allen Luo, ME (2024)
  • Zheng Guan, MAE (2023)
  • Isra Malabeh, ME (2023)
  • Raksha Konanur, ME (2022–2023)
  • Ari Niknia, ME (2022)
  • Christopher Villasenor, ME (2021–2022)
  • Joseph Davis, ME (2021–2022)

Master's students

  • Michael Thorne, MAE (2026)
  • Kaushal Patel, MAE (2025)
  • Erika McPhetridge, MAE (2025)
  • Michael Cazarez, MAE (2024)
  • Paula Simó Higueras, MAE (2023)