Dave Sherman

David A. Sherman, PT, DPT, PhD, ATC is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

He earned his physical therapy degree from Boston University in 2014 and his PhD from the University of Toledo in 2022. He completed postdoctoral training at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Boston University School of Medicine.

David uses mobile brain imaging and wearable sensor technologies to investigate the root causes of chronic pain and motor impairments in orthopedic populations. His research develops and tests the efficacy of physical therapy treatments and rehabilitation technologies that restore neuromotor control and reduce the burden of disease through neuromodulation.

He is a frequent national speaker on the topics of motor control, motor learning, electroencephalography, and neuromodulation.