D1 Mentor and Student Match Form
Part I will be completed by Mentor and will provide a description of the projects available in the laboratory.
Part II will be completed by the Student. The student will describe their learning objectives and the reason
that the laboratory is a good match for their professional goals.
Part III records the agreement of the Student and Mentor to work together on a specific project within the
laboratory.
PART I Lab Description: Rehabilitation Neuroscience Lab
Student Name:
Mentors
Scott Frey, Ph.D.
freys@wustl.edu
747-8097
Benjamin Philip, Ph.D.
bphilip@wustl.edu
286-1634
Description of 2 year projects: Students will assist in record keeping, data organization,
analysis, collection, and administrative tasks associated with one or more ongoing
projects in the laboratory. Data organization will include management of references and
library work. Data analysis may include analysis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
and behavioral data. Data collection may include guiding patients and/or healthy
participants through experimental protocols, as well as assisting with operation of lab
equipment, including systems for: motion tracking, force measurement, drawing,
grasping, perspective-taking, sensory testing, and possibly MRI and neuro-stimulation.
Students are not expected to have prior experience with these methods or tools, but must
have at least basic computer competence. Programming skills are a plus, and an interest
in cognitive neuroscience methods is necessary. Students will be assigned a project
mentor (faculty, postdoctoral fellow, or PhD student) who will oversee work and teach
the student about the scientific questions and issues underpinning their work.
Current projects within the laboratory include:
- Determining the respective roles of somatosensory and visual processing in the
coordination and control of reaching for and grasping objects
- Elucidating the effectiveness of action observation as a stimulus for enhancing plasticity
within the human motor system
- Investigating the effects of long-term training on compensation with the non-dominant
hand for dominant hand functions in supporting daily activities
- Establishing the relationship between brain reorganization, sensory processing and pain
perception following hand injury including nerve repair and finger or hand loss.
Expectations (time, lab hours, transportation needs, etc)
 Students will be involved in the laboratory activities for 8 to 10 hours per week.
 Students will attend a weekly meeting with research advisor, laboratory
personnel, and other students.
 Students will present at this meeting once per semester, speaking about a
component of existing projects or a scientific paper.
 Students will be trained to collect, process, and interpret data from multiple
sources.
 Students will understand the scientific reasoning behind their work in the RNL.
 Students must be willing to commit for a minimum of one year.
No special transportation needs - all activities take place on WU medical campus.
PART II Student Self-evaluation
List your learning objectives for working in this laboratory:
How will this laboratory experience help you achieve your professional goals?
Describe your successful learning style and level of self-directedness:
Part III Mentorship Agreement
Student Name and Campus Address:
Title or Brief description of doctoral project (focus and form of project will be
determined after completion of OT572):
Student Signature & Date:
Mentor Signature & Date:
*Original signatures required