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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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