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2015-2016 Seminar Speakers

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  5. 2015-2016 Seminar Speakers

Seminar Series Schedule - Fall 2015


DATE SPEAKER PRESENTATION TOPIC AFFILIATION
Aug. 28 Charles Wood LESSONS LEARNED FROM 15 YEARS OF CENTER FOR NEBRASKA CENTER FOR VIROLOGY COBRE University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Biological Sciences
Sep. 4 Kate Worster COORDINATION DYNAMICS OF WALKING University of Nebraska-Omaha, Center for Research in Human Movement Variability
Sep. 11 Steven Kautz THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF MEASURING COORDINATION AND BIOMECHANICS FOR IMPROVING WALKING AFTER STROKE Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Health Sciences and Research
Sep. 18 Casey Wiens, Will Denton, Kristen Watson & Molly Schieber GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH University of Nebraska-Omaha, Center for Research in Human Movement Variability
Sep. 25 Jana Iverson SIGNS OF ALTERED MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR IN INFANTS AT HEIGHTENED RISK FOR ASD

University of Pittsburgh

Oct. 2 Matthew Rizzo MY CAR, THE DOCTOR

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Neurology

Oct. 9 Chase Rock and Troy Rand GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH University of Nebraska-Omaha, Center for Research in Human Movement Variability
Oct. 16 John McCamley ELDERLY WALKING PATTERN VARIABILITY University of Nebraska-Omaha, Center for Research in Human Movement Variability
Oct. 23 Mike Hough UNDERSTANDING FRACTAL VARIABILITY IN HUMAN WALKING –PAST WORK & FUTURE DIRECTIONS University of Nebraska-Omaha, Center for Research in Human Movement Variability
Oct. 30 Shane Warehime and Bryon Applequist DOCTORAL STUDENT RESEARCH University of Nebraska-Omaha, School of HPER, Physical Activity in Health Promotion and Center for Research in Human Movement Variability
Nov. 6 David Fuller BREATHING, NEUROMUSCULAR PLASTICITY, AND REHABILITATION University of Florida, Department of Physical Therapy
Nov. 13 Denise Britigan ESTABLISHING UNDERSTANDING WITH HEALTH COMMUNICATION University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Health Promotion, Social, and Behavioral Health
Nov. 20 Alyssa Keill and Sean An GRADUATE AND DOCTORAL STUDENT RESEARCH University of Nebraska-Omaha, School of HPER, Physical Activity in Health Promotion
Nov. 27 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec. 4 Matthew Major EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LOWER-LIMB PROSTHESIS MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND USER PERFORMANCE FOR CLINICAL PRESCRIPTION AND PROSTHESIS DESIGN Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dec. 11 PREP WEEK FOR FINALS
  • SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE - SPRING 2016
DATE SPEAKER PRESENTATION TOPIC AFFILIATION
Jan. 15 Eric Pisciotta and Sam Ray GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH University of Nebraska-Omaha, Center for Research in Human Movement Variability
Jan. 22 Ajitkumar Mulavara IMPROVING EARLY ADAPTATION FOLLOWING LONG DURATION SPACE FLIGHT BY ENHANCING VESTIBULAR INFORMATION NASA Johnson Space Center
Jan. 29
Feb. 5 Jennifer Kucera and Sue Logsdon THE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) Academic Affairs, Institutional Review Board for UNO and UNMC
Feb. 12 Eric Perreault THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN NEURAL CONTROL AND BODY MECHANICS IN THE HUMAN MOTOR SYSTEM

Northwestern University

Note: Live streaming by UNL College of Engineering

Feb. 19 Paul Estabrooks PROMOTION PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTHY EATING, & WEIGHT CONTROL INTO RESEARCH PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS University of Nebraska Medical Center, Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health
Feb. 26
Mar. 4 Young-Hui Chang RULES TO LIMP BY: NEUROMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES OF GAIT ADAPTATION FROM ANIMAL AND HUMAN STUDIES OF LEGGED LOCOMOTION Georgia Tech, School of Applied Physiology
Mar. 7 Philippe Malcolm WEARABLE ROBOTICS INSPIRED BY AND INFORMING BIOMECHANICS AND PHYSIOLOGY OF GAIT

Harvard University

Note: Monday, 1-2:30PM, HPER 206

Mar. 9 Brian Knarr

CLOSING THE LOOP: TRANSLATING REHABILITATION
INTO THE CLINIC

University of Delaware

Note: Wednesday, 12-1:30PM, HPER 211

Mar. 11 Tara Gray PUBLISH & FLOURISH: BECOME A PROLIFIC SCHOLAR

New Mexico State University, Teaching Academy

Note: Special 3 hour workshop

Mar. 18 Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham USING MEG TO IDENTIFY THE OSCILLATORY DYNAMICS SERVING MOTOR CONTROL University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine
Mar. 25 SPRING BREAK
Apr. 1 Janelle Beadle

COMPASSION FATIGUE IN AGING CAREGIVERS: THE ROLE OF EXERCISE

University of Nebraska-Omaha, Department of Gerontology
Apr. 8 Steven J. Stanhope BIOMECHANICS AND HUMAN MOVEMENT ANALYSIS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE University of Delaware, BADER Consortium
Apr. 15 David Warren MEMORY NETWORKS OF THE BRAIN: INVESTIGATING THE WIDESPREAD NEURAL SUBSTRATES OF MEMORY WITH CONVERGING METHODS University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine
Apr. 22 Ghada Soliman HEALTH PROMOTION, SOCIAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health
Apr. 29 Scott Rhodes HIV DISPARITIES: REDUCING RISK AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Wake Forest, School of Medicine
May 6 FINALS WEEK
May 16 Yannis Missirlis MECHANICAL SIGNALS, CELLULAR FUNCTIONS AND EPIGENETICS

University of Patras, Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics

Note: Monday

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