SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE - FALL 2016
| Date | Speaker |
Topic |
University |
| Aug. 19 | Federico Formenti, PhD |
BIOMECHANICS AND ENERGETICS OF HUMAN LOCOMOTION: SKIS, ICE SKATES, MEDIEVAL ARMOUR, AND HIGH ALTITUDE (NOT ALL TOGETHER) |
Human Physiology, Center of Human & Aerospace Physiological Sciences, King's College London |
| Aug. 26 | Jennifer Kucera, MS, CIP | DEMYSTIFYING THE IRB PROCESS FROM SUBMISSION TO ANALYSIS | Academic Affairs, Institutional Review Board for UNO and UNMC |
| Sept. 2 | Dan Herman, MD, PhD | BRAINS AND SPRAINS: HOW NEUROCOGNITIONAND CONCUSSIONS MAY AFFECT NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL AND MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY RISK | Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, University of Florida |
| Sept. 9 | David Reinkensmeyer, PhD | ROBOTICS AND WEARABLE SENSORS FOR NEUROREHABILITATION | Human Movement and Motor Learning in Biorobotics Laboratory, University of California, Irvine |
| Sept. 16 | Elizabeth Wellsandt, DPT, PhD | THE FADING ATHLETE WITH AN OLD KNEE: INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS | Division of Physical Therapy Education, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Sept. 23 | Presentation rescheduled for November 4th. |
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| Sept. 30 | Alexey Kamenskiy, PhD | BIOMECHANICS OF THE FEMOROPOPLITEALARTERY: THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING IN IMPROVING TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE | Collaboration for Advanced Surgical and Engineering Applications, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Oct. 7 | Jenna Yentes, PhD | MOST PRESENTATIONS STINK | Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, Department of Biomechanics, College of Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| Oct. 14 | No Seminar Series. NE EPSCoR Biomechanics Symposium, Thursday, Oct. 13th at the Thompson Alumni Center. | ||
| Oct. 21 | Chris Hass, PhD | GAIT IMPAIRMENT IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE: CAN WE RESTORE THE SPRING IN YOUR STEP? | Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida |
| Oct. 28 | Kun Hu, PhD | FRACTAL PHYSIOLOGY: APPLICATION IN SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RESEARCH |
Medical Biodynamics, Medical Chronobiology, and Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Harvard Medical School NOTE: This presentation is at 3PM |
| Nov. 4 | Adrian Koesters, MFA, PhD | YOU KEEP USING THAT WORD: SIMPLE, DIRECT LANGUAGE FOR EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC WRITING | Grants Writing and Editing Support, Office of Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Nov. 11 | Joseph Siu, PhD |
FROM DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE TO ALLOCATION ATTENTION ABILITY |
Division of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health Promotions, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Nov. 18 | Joseph Threlkeld, PT, PhD | WEAKNESS AND FATIGABILITY IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE | Rehabilitation Sciences Research Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University |
| Nov. 25 | THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||
| Dec. 2 | William S. Quillen, PT, PhD | REHABILITATION AND/OR SCIENCE - WHY NOT BOTH? | School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida |
| Dec. 9 | Rachael Seidler, PhD | COGNITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MOTOR LEARNING | Movement Sciences, Neuromotor Behavior, Rehabilitation Robotics, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan |
| Dec. 16 | FINALS WEEK | ||
SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE - SPRING 2017
| Date | Speaker | Topic | University |
| Jan. 13 | Michael B. Reid, PhD | FAST CARS AND BIG CIGARS –THE INSIDE STORY ON ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP | Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Performance, University of Florida |
| Jan. 20 | Jay Alberts, PhD | BRINGING BIOMECHANICS TO THE BEDSIDE (CONCUSSION, PD AND MS STUDIES WE ARE TRANSLATING TO PATIENT CARE) | Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic |
| Jan. 27 | Robert Sainburg, PhD | MOTOR LATERALIZATION PREDICTS HEMISPHERE SPECIFIC DEFICITS IN CONTRALESIONAL, IPSILESIONALAND BIMANUAL MOVEMENTS IN STROKE | Kinesiology and Neurology, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State University |
| Feb. 3 | Arthur Maerlender, PhD | MOVING CONCUSSION RESEARCH FORWARD IN NEBRASKA AND NATIONALLY | Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, Office of Research & Economic Development, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Feb. 10 | Dimitri Nanopoulos, PhD | COSMIC SYMPHONY | High Energy Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Texas A&M University |
| Feb. 17 | Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD | ATTENTIONAL SIGNATURES OF AUTISM IN INFANCY | Toddler Development, Early Social Cognition, Technology and Innovation Labs, Yale School of Medicine |
| Feb. 24 | Jessie Huisinga, PhD | YOU CAN BE A SUCCESSFUL SCIENTIST AND STILL MAKE MISTAKES | Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Landon Center on Aging, Kansas University Medical Center |
| Mar. 3 | No Seminar Series. UNO's Research and Creative Activity Fair. | ||
| Mar. 10 | Jennifer Sokol Brach, PhD, PT | EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTOR SKILL OF WALKING GROUP EXERCISE IN OLDER ADULTS: A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL | Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh |
| Mar. 17 | Darcy Reisman, PT, PhD | FACILITATING RECOVERY FROM STROKE THROUGH RESEARCH: THE BENEFITS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY AND COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE | Neurologic & Older Adult Clinic, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware |
| Mar. 24 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| Mar. 31 | Carolee Winstein, PhD, PT | PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF NEUROLOGIC PHYSICAL THERAPY | Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California |
| Apr. 7 | No Seminar Series. National Biomechanics Day on April 6th. | ||
| Apr. 14 | Jennifer Merickel, PhD | COMBING VEHICLE AND PHYSIOLOGIC SENSORS TO QUANTIFY RISK IN DRIVERS WITH DIABETES | Department of Neurological Sciences, Mind and Brain Health Labs, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Apr. 21 | Brad Bowser, PhD | EXAMINING MOVEMENT MECHANICS AND STABILITY; AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | Health and Nutritional Sciences, South Dakota State University |
| Apr. 28 | No Seminar Series. | ||
| May 5 | FINALS WEEK | ||