2016-2017 Seminar Speakers

• SEMINAR SERIES SCHEDULE - FALL 2016

  • • • • • DATE	SPEAKER	PRESENTATION TOPIC	AFFILIATION
            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.
            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	PRESENTATION TOPIC	AFFILIATION
              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