Slobodan Jaric
Professor

Research Interests

  • Motor Control
  • Evaluation of Movement Performance
  • Sports Biomechanics

 

Contact: jaric@udel.edu

Education

SCHOOL LOCATION DATE DEGREE

University of Belgrade
Physics

 Belgrade,Yugoslavia 1976 B.S.

University of Belgrade
Biomedical Engineering

 Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1981 M.S.
University of Belgrade
Kinesiology
 Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1986 Ph.D.

Professional Experience

  • 2009-present, University of Zagreb, School of Kinesiology, Professor (visiting)
  • 2007-present, University of Delaware, Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, Newark, Delaware Professor
  • 2007-present, University of Belgrade, School of Sport and Physical Education, Graduate Program, Professor (visiting)
  • 2002-2007, University of Delaware, Department of Health and Exercise Sciences, Newark, Delaware Associate Professor
  • 2000-2002, University of Umea, Sweden, Sports Medicine, Associate Professor
  • 1999-2002, National Institute for Working Lige, Center for Musculo-Skeletal Research , Umea, Sweden , Senior Scientist
  • 1993-1998, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Professor
  • 1993-1998, Faculty for Physical Education, Belgrade University & Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Associate Professor
  • 1988-1993, Faculty for Physical Education, Belgrade University & Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Assistant Professor

Courses

  • HESC375 Neuromechanical Basis of Human Movements
  • HESC 400 Research Methods
  • HESC 427 Biomechanics II
  • HESC 657 Seminar in Motor Behavior
  • HESC 667 Seminar in Biomechanics

Current and Recent Grants
P.I.

  • 2006-2010 Evaluation of methods for assessment of the role of muscular and neural factors and their adaptive changes in human locomotion (#145 082). Serbian Scientific fund, EUR 110 000 (direct costs)
  • 2005-2007 Hand function in multiple sclerosis (R03), NIH (NICHD), $ 151 000
  • 2007-2008 A novel device to test hand function in multiple sclerosis, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, $ 44,000

Recent Publications (2004-2009)

  • Mirkov D, Nedeljkovic A, Milanovic S, Jaric S (2004) Muscle strength testing: evaluation of tests of explosive force production. European Journal of Applied Physiology 91:147-154
  • Markovic G, Jaric S (2004) Movement performance and body size: the relationship for different groups of tests. European Journal of Applied Physiology 92:139-149
  • Latash ML, Jaric S, Scholz JP, Zatsiorsky VM (2004) Motor synergies and their changes with practice. Journal of Human Kinetics 12: 3-14
  • Aasa U, Barnekow-Bergkvist M, Jaric S, Johansson H (2004) Applying normalization of muscle strength for body size: does it depend on the functional performance to be assessed. Journal of Human Movement Studies 46:105-116
  • Domkin D, Laczko J, Djupsjobacka M, Jaric S, Latash ML (2005) Joint angle variability in 3D bimanual pointing: uncontrolled manifold analysis. Experimental Brain Research 163:44-57
  • Jaric S, Russell E, Collins JJ, Marwaha R (2005) Coordination of hand grip and load forces in uni- and bidirectional isometric force tasks. Neuroscience Letters 381:51-56
  • Jaric S, Mirkov D, Markovic G. (2005) Normalization of muscle strength and movement performance tests for body size: A proposal for standardization. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 19:467-474
  • Jaric S, Knight CA, Collins JJ, Marwaha R (2005) Evaluation of a method for testing coordination of grip and load forces under isometric conditions. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 15:556-563
  • Markovic G, Jaric S (2005) Scaling of muscle power to body size: the effect of stretch-shortening cycle. European Journal of Applied Physiology 95:11-19
  • Jaric S, Collins JJ, Marwaha R, Russell EM (2006) Interlimb and within limb force coordination in static bimanual manipulation task. Experimental Brain Research 168:88-97
  • Marwaha R, Hall SJ, Knight CA, Jaric S (2006) Load and grip force coordination in static bimanual manipulation tasks in multiple sclerosis. Motor Control 10:160-177
  • Markovic G, Dizdar D, Jaric S (2006) Evaluation of tests of maximum kicking performance. The Journal of Sport Medicine and Physical Fitness, 46:215-20
  • Ferrand L, Jaric S (2006) Force coordination in static bimanual manipulation: effects of handedness. Motor Control, 10:359-370
  • Freitas PBJ de, Krishnan V, Jaric S (2007) Elaborate force coordination of precision grip could be generalized to bimanual grasping techniques. Neuroscience Letters, 412:179-184
  • Nedeljkovic A, Mirkov DM, Kukolj M, Ugarkovic D, Jaric S (2007) Effects of maturation on the relationship between physical performance and body size. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 21:245-50
  • Nedeljkovic A, Mirkov DM, Pazin N, Jaric S (2007) Evaluation of Margaria staircase test: the effect of body size. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 100:115-20
  • Markovic G, Jaric S (2007) Is vertical jump height a body size independent measure of muscle power? Journal of Sport Sciences, 25:1355 - 1363
  • Markovic G, Jaric S (2007) Positive and negative loading and mechanical output in maximum vertical jumping. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 39(10):1757-1764
  • Freitas PB de, Krishnan V, Jaric S (2007) Force coordination in static manipulation tasks: effects of the change in direction and handedness. Experimental Brain Research, 183:487-497
  • Krishnan V, Freitas PB de, Jaric S. (2008) Impaired object manipulation in mildly involved individuals with multiple sclerosis. Motor Control, 11:3-20
  • Sjolander P, Michaelson P, Jaric S, Djupsjobacka M. (2008) Sensorimotor disturbances in chronic neck pain--range of motion, peak velocity, smoothness of movement, and repositioning acuity. Manuel Therapy 13(2):122-31
  • Freitas PB de, Markovic G, Krishnan V, Jaric S. (2008) Force coordination in static manipulation: Discerning the contribution of muscle synergies and cutaneous afferents. Neurosci Let 434(2):234-9
  • Mirkov DM, Nedeljkovic A, Kukolj M, Ugarkovic U, Jaric S. (2008) Evaluation of the reliability of soccer-specific field tests. J Strength Conditioning Res 22( 4): 1046-50
  • Krishnan V, Jaric S. (2008) Hand function in multiple sclerosis: force coordination in manipulation tasks, Clinical Neurophysiology 119(10):2274-81
  • Freitas PB de, Krishnan V, Jaric S. (2008) Force coordination in object manipulation. Journal of Human Kinetics 20:37 ‐ 51
  • Suzovic D, Nedeljkovic A, Pazin N, Planic N, Jaric S (2008) Evaluation of consecutive maximum contractions as a test of neuromuscular function. Journal of Human Kinetics 20:51-67
  • Nedeljkovic A, Mirkov DM, Bozic P, Jaric S (2009) Tests of muscle power output: the role of body size. International Journal of Sport Medicine 30:100-106 2.
  • de Freitas PB, Jaric S. (2009) Force coordination in static manipulation tasks performed using standard and non-standard grasping techniques. Exp Brain Res, 194:605–618
  • Jaric S, Markovic G (2009) Leg muscles design: the maximum dynamic output hypothesis, Med Sci Sports Exercise, 41(4):780-787
  • Uygur M, Richards JG, Jaric S, de Freitas PB, Barlow DA (2009) Kinematics and kinetics of unanticipated misstep conditions: Femoral fracture implications in the elderly. J Biomech 42(9): 1241-1245
  • de Freitas PB, Uygur M, Jaric S. (2009) Grip force adaptation in manipulation activities performed under different grasping and coating conditions. Neurosci Lett 457:16-20
  • Nedeljkovic A, Mirkov DM, Markovic S, Jaric S (2009) Tests of muscle power output assess rapid movement performance when normalized for body size. J Strength Conditioning Res 23(5): 1593-1605
  • Mackenzie SJ, Getchell N, Modlesky CM, Miller F, Jaric S (2009) Using grasping tasks to evaluate hand force coordination in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90(8):1439-42

 

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