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Most Recent Grants Associated with our Projects

  1. Systemic inflammation and gait in older adults with COPD. Grantor: UNMC Center for Clinical and Translational Research Grant, 2009-2012.
  2. Role of tactile sensation on locomotor adaptation in astronauts returning from long duration space flights. Grantor: NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, 2011-2014.Sensory interaction in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo during locomotion in space. Grantor: NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, 2011-2012.
  3. Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage as determinants of limb dysfunction in claudicating patients. Grantor: National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging, 2010-2014.
  4. Investigation of Interventions for Sitting Postural Control in Young Children with Moderate to Severe Cerebral Palsy. Grantor: U.S. Department of Education, National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation, Field Initiated Project, 2008-2012.
  5. Bioengineering a Medical Device for the Evaluation of Sitting Posture in Infants with Motor Disabilities. Grantor: Nebraska Research Initiative. 2008-2012.
  6. The effect of physiological mechanisms on muscular strength and skeletal muscle performance. Grantor: NASA Nebraska Space Grant and EPSCoR, 2010.
  7. Wii Fit for improving activity, gait and balance in Alzheimer’s dementia. Grantor: Alzheimer’s Association, 2009-2010.
  8. Investigation of the Dynamics of Development of Sitting Postural Control in Infants with Cerebral Palsy. Grantor: U.S. Department of Education, National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation, Field Initiated Project, 2004-2007; Renewed for 2007-2008.
  9. Nonlinear analysis of postural function in infants. Grantor: National Institute of Health, Subdivision: National Institute of Child Health Development, Center: National Center of Medical Rehabilitation Research, K25, 2005-2010.
  10. The Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility: An Emerging Core Facility. Grantor: Nebraska Research Initiative. 2007-2009.
  11. The use of virtual simulations and robotic manipulators for the improvement of robotic surgical educational training. Grantor: Nebraska Research Initiative, 2008-2010.
  12. A Novel Wireless Mobility Monitoring System. Grantor: Nebraska Research Initiative. 2008-2010.
  13. A Biomedical Device for Prognostic and Diagnostic Measures of Pathological Locomotive Bio Rhythms. Grantor: Nebraska Research Initiative. 2004-2008.
  14. New Robotic Surgical Tools for Minimal Access Surgery. Grantor: Nebraska Research Initiative, 2004-2008.
  15. Center for Advanced Surgical Technology Grantor: UNMC, 2005-2008.
  16. Impact of Resistance Training on Balance in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Grantor: The MARS Foundation. 2007-2009.
  17. Does Early Postural Intervention Affect Sitting Balance or Reaching in Infants Born Preterm? Grantor: American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Pediatrics Planning Grant, 2009-2010.

Most Recent Faculty Awards

Nick Stergiou, Ph.D.

  1. Isaacson Professorship for one more year. (2011-2012).
  2. Inducted into Academy of Kinesiology, member #510. September 17, 2011.
  3. Received a Professor Courtesy Appointment with the UNMC Department of Surgery (Fall 2009).
  4. Received a Professor Courtesy Appointment with the UNO College of Education (Fall 2009).
  5. Received the 2009 New Invention Notification Award hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the UNeMed Corporation for the invention of the robotic surgery training simulator (2009).
  6. Honored at the 2008 Research Innovation Awards hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the UNeMed Corporation for invention of the Balance-o-Gram (2009).
  7. Received the UNO Award for Distinguished Research or Creative Activity (ADROCA) (2008).
  8. Appointed Professor with the UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health Sciences in the College of Public Health (Summer 2007).
  9. Received a Professor Courtesy Appointment with the Creighton University Department of Physical Therapy in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions (Summer 2006).
  10. Received UNO's Graduate Studies Outstanding Graduate Mentor (2006).
  11. Received a Professor Courtesy Appointment with the UNMC Department of Surgery (Fall 2005).
  12. Received a Professor Courtesy Appointment with the UNMC Department of Pediatrics (Fall 2005).
  13. Received the Isaacson Professorship for research, teaching and creativity (2005-2011).
  14. Received a Fixed Term Faculty appointment as a Professor in the Curriculum of Human Movement Science at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2004).

Ka-Chun Siu, Ph.D.

  1. Received the 2009 New Invention Notification Award hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the UNeMed Corporation for the invention of the robotic surgery training simulator (2009).
  2. Received a Professor Courtesy Appointment with the UNO Department of College of Education (Fall 2009).

Most Recent PostDoc Awards

  1. Leslie M. Decker, PhD: Effects of cognitive challenge on gait control in elderly fallers, National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging, Pathway to Independence Award (K99-R00). 2010-2014.
  2. Mukul Mukherjee, PhD: The effect of augmented sensory feedback in motor learning of upper limb movements in chronic stroke survivors, American Heart Association Midwest Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellowship. 2008-2009.

Most Recent Ph.D.'s Awards

  1. Sara Myers: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Medical Science Interdepartmental Area – Summer 2011
  2. Anastasia Kyvelidou: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Medical Science Interdepartmental Area – Summer 2011
  3. Jessie Huisinga: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Medical Science Interdepartmental Area – Summer 2010
  4. Beth A. Smith: University of Michigan, Center for Motor Behavior and Pediatric Disabilities, Division of Kinesiology – Spring 2009
  5. Melanie McGrath: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Human Movement Science of the Dept. of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine – Spring 2009
  6. Regina Harbourne: University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Department of Educational Psychology - Fall 2009
  7. Joan Deffeyes: Joint through the Universities of Nebraska at Lincoln and Omaha, Psychobiology – Fall 2009
  8. Leslie Decker: National Institute for Sports and Physical Education (INSEP Paris, France) - Fall 2006
  9. Chuck Thigpen: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine - Spring 2006
  10. Max J. Kurz: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Department of Psychobiology - Spring 2006
  11. Timothy Judkins: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Department of Biomedical Engineering - Fall 2006
  12. Leslie Decker: Universite Paris 6 – Pierre et Marie Curie, École Doctorale Cerveau – Cognition – Comportement - Fall 2006
  13. Jim Cavanaugh: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine - Spring 2004

Most Recent Student Awards

  1. Eric Cutler: UNMC College of Public Health Doctoral First Year Fellowship, $21,500 and tuition remission, 2011-2012.
  2. Joshua Haworth: Gaze and postural coupling to visual stimulus motion of various frequency structures. NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR Fellowship, $3,500, 2011-2012.
  3. Joshua Haworth: Force & Motion Foundation Travel Award, $500, 2011.
  4. Joshua Haworth: NASA Nebraska Travel Grant, $1050, 2011.
  5. Heather Henning: University Committee on Research & Creative Activity Grant, UNO, $500, Spring 2011.
  6. Neil Huben: 2011 Love of Learning Award, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, $500, Spring 2011.
  7. Neil Huben: College of Education Excellence Fund Travel Grant, UNO, Travel to National Institutes of Health: Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, $250, Spring 2011.
  8. Neil Huben: Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Student Travel Scholarship, $350, Spring 2011.
  9. Neil Huben: University Committee on Research & Creative Activity Grant, UNO, Travel to Ithaca College: Walking Impairments in Vascular Disease, $225, Spring 2011.
  10. Neil Huben: College of Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund Travel Grant, UNO, Travel to Ithaca College: The Effect of Revascularization on Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease, $185, Spring 2011.
  11. Neil Huben: NASA Nebraska Travel Grant, $475, Spring 2011.
  12. Neil Huben: NASA Nebraska Travel Grant, $475, Spring 2011.
  13. Neil Huben: NASA Nebraska Travel Grant, $475, Spring 2011.
  14. Nathaniel Hunt: Investigating the effects of various kinds of chaotic auditory stimulus on the walking patterns of both human subjects and a computer model. NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR Fellowship, $4,500, 2011-2012.
  15. Elena Kokkoni: Effects of altered potential energy during gait: implications of center of mass displacement in space flight. NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR Fellowship, $2500, 2011-2012.
  16. Whitney Korgan: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Department of Psychobiology - Spring 2006
  17. Whitney Korgan: Effects of altered potential energy during gait: implications of center of mass displacement in space flight. FUSE: Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences, $2,000, 2011-2012.
  18. Renz, J: Long range correlations in gait during stair climbing. FUSE: Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences, $2,500, 2011-2012.
  19. Srikant Vallabhajosula: Force & Motion Foundation Travel Award, $500, 2011.
  20. Shane Wurdeman: Force & Motion Foundation Travel Award, $500, 2011.
  21. Jennifer Yentes: NASA Nebraska Travel Grant, $415, 2011.
  22. Jennifer Yentes. Mechanical abnormalities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. AAHPERD Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid, $3,000, 2011-2012.
  23. Jennifer Yentes: Best Graduate Oral Research Presentation, University of Nebraska at Omaha 3rd Annual Student Research and Creative Activity Fair, $100, 2011.
  24. Jennifer Yentes: Student Travel Scholarship to the ATS International Conference, $500, 2011.
  25. Jennifer Yentes: Student Travel Scholarship to the GCMAS 2011 Meeting, $350, 2011.
  26. Jennifer Yentes: University of Nebraska Medical Center Regents Tuition Fellowship, 2011-2012.
  27. Jennifer Yentes: University of Nebraska Medical Center Patterson Fellowship, $21,500, 2011-2012.
  28. Jennifer Yentes: Force & Motion Foundation Travel Scholarship, $500, 2011.
  29. Jennifer Yentes: NASA Nebraska Travel Award, $1,047, 2011.
  30. Jennifer Yentes: American Society of Biomechanics Student Travel Award, $250, 2011.
  31. Jennifer Yentes: Restoration of physical activity after spaceflight: What we can learn from COPD. NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR Fellowship, $7,500, 2011-2012.