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Nikolas ‘Nik’ Stergiou, Ph.D.

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Nikolas ‘Nik’ Stergiou, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean and Director, Division of Biomechanics and Research Development

Director, Center for Research in Human Movement Variability (MOVCENTR)

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

nstergiou@unomaha.edu 402.350.6809

Nikolas Stergiou, Ph.D., is an expert in biomechanics & human movement variability, with research that spans rehabilitation & treatment of movement disorders.

Biography

Nikolaos Stergiou, Ph.D., is an expert in biomechanics and human movement variability, with research that spans rehabilitation, robotic surgical training, and treatment of movement disorders. 

An international authority in nonlinear dynamics, Stergiou’s research impacts rehabilitation, robotic surgical training, and treatment of conditions like peripheral arterial disease.

He has received over $40M in research funding from NIH, NSF, NASA, and others.

Stergiou has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and directs the UNO Division of Biomechanics and Research Development that includes the Biomechanics Research Building, the first facility of its kind in the world. 

In the News

‘Nick Stergiou: UNO Professor and Creator of UNO’s Department of Biomechanics | What If – Innovator Insights’ - PBS
‘Innovative UNMC, UNO Programs Improve Health Care in Different Ways’ - Nebraska Public Media
‘UNO biomechanics program is more than doubling its space under a 'visionary' leader’ - The Omaha World-Herald

Areas of Expertise

  • Biomechanics
  • Wellness and Human Performance

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