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Betty Chen, MS Doctoral Student in the Motion Analysis Laboratory. Betty's background is physical therapy. Her main research interest is in the area of fall prevention in the elderly, with an emphasis on gait analysis, muscle activities and demands during locomotion, and clinical balance assessment tools. |
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Vipul Lugade, MS Doctoral Student in the Motion Analysis Laboratory. Vipul is investigating the risk of falling in the elderly population as well as the functional recovery of the hip following total hip arthroplasty. He is also working with Dr. Steven Chatfield to create a protocol for assessing the kinetic and kinematic chain of Tai Chi motion. His personal interests include playing golf, poker, biking, snowboarding and bowling. |
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Masahiro (Masa) Fujimoto, MS Doctoral Student in the Motion Analysis Laboratory. Masa is interested in seeing age-related changes in motor function to reveal the underlying mechanisms of motor deterioration in old age. He is attempting to apply mechanical theories to acquire a better understanding of mechanisms governing human movement. |
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Jim Becker Master's student in the Motion Analysis Laboratory. Jim's
His personal interests include increasing athletic performance, skiing, camping, cycling and climbing. |
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Shiu-Ling Chiu, MS Doctoral Student in the Motion Analysis Laboratory. Shiu-Ling's research interests are to characterize the lower extremity musculoskeletal biomechanics associated with pathological movements and their influences on daily activities, functional performance, muscle strength, and balance. |
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Scott Breloff, MS Doctoral Student in the Motion Analysis Laboratory. Scott is interested in deviations from normal gait. Specifically conditions which can be encountered in the work place (sloped or uneven surfaces). Scott is investigating the change in biomechanical variables during non-normal surface walking with the intent to tease out possible mechanisms which could lead to falling and injuries. His personal interests include, camping/hiking, biking, golf, skeet shooting, skiing and racquetball. |
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| Undergraduate Students | ||
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Soroush Amali Junior majoring in Human physiology. Currently is assisting with the data collection and analysis of the Total Hip Replacement study. Upon graduation Soroush is planning to attend Medical School. |
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Jeremy Wearn Senior in the Human
Physiology Department and the Robert D. Clark Honors College. Jeremy
travelled to Tanzania last summer on a medical internship and has
since developed a passion for traveling and medicine. He is a Pre-med |
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