UD Bioms Seminar Schedule


*University* of *Delaware* *Biomechanics and Movement Science* *Interdisciplinary Master's and Ph.D. Program*

Seminar Archives:
Fall 2000 Spring/Summer 2001	Fall 2001 Spring/Summer, 2002 Fall 2002/Spring 2003

Fall and Spring 2003/2004
McKinly Lab Room 337, 3:30 with refreshments prior unless noted below


September 5	“NIH grantwriting” Stuart Binder Macleod and Buchanan (Host PT)
12	"Coordination of finger force production in adolescents with Down's syndrome" John Scholz (PT)
18	"Strategies for Prevention of ACL Injuries in Young Female Athletes" Tim Hewett, Ph.D. (Snyder Mackler PT) Cincinnati Children's Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center. NOON
19	"Knee Malalignment and the Progression of Osteoarthritis" Mike Lewek, Dissertation Defense (Snyder Mackler PT)
26	CANCELLED
October 3	CANCELLED
10	"Images of the meniscus of osteoarthritic knee" TamikoKamimura, MD., PhD. Dept of Ortho Surgery, Shonan Kamakura Gen Hosital, Japan (Host Snyder Mackler PT) "A Journey into the Understanding of the Relationships between Lower Extremity Structure, Mechanics and Injury." Irene Davis, Ph.D., PT (Dept. of Physical Therapy Promotion Seminar) 1:30pm, McKinly 337
17	"Quadriceps Femoris Weakness and Functional Outcome in Individuals with End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis" Ryan Mizner, MPT Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense (Host Snyder Mackler PT) SPECIAL BIOMS SEMINAR NOTE: 1:30 pm "Differences in walking kinematics between genders before and after perturbation enhanced training" Wendy Hurd BIOMS Master Thesis defense
24	OPEN In Carpenter Sports Center or Wolf Hall or other location
28	"Neuromuscular Function in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient and Reconstructed Knee" Glenn N. Williams BIOMS Doctoral Dissertation Defense 4pm, 337 McKinley (refreshments prior) Advisors: Buchanan and Snyder-Mackler
November 7	"Physical Activity and Bone Health: Beyond BMD" Chris Modlesky (Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences)
14	Gravity Balanced Orthosis - A First Look Come see some real data from our new rehabilitation toy! Katy Rudolph (PT) Carpenter Sports Building Room 003
21	TBA
December 5	NIH Trainee Conference Send-off Seminars Speakers TBA (PT host)
Feb 13	"Information Content of Motor Unit Discharge Behavior" C.A. Knight, Ph.D. CSB 003 (Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences)
20	“The measurement and impact of lower limb torsion on the subchondral bone mineral density of the proximal tibia and the foot progression angle of adults” Dave Hudson Dissertation Proposal Defense CSB 003 (Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences)
27	“Contemporary Acupuncture and Chronic Functional Ankle Instability” Geoffrey Gustavsen M.D. Staff Physician, University of Delaware McKinly Lab 337
March 4	SPECIAL BIOMS SEMINAR “The use of motor abundance in controlling coordinated bimanual movement” NOTE: 11 am BIOMS Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Defense Ya weng Tseng, PT Advisor: John Scholz Center for Composite Materials, Room 106
5	“Perception-action characteristics of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder” Jill Whitall, Ph.D. Dept of Physical Therapy University of Maryland, Baltimore (Host Getchell)
12	“Treating Knee Osteoarthritis with Wedged Insoles” Todd Royer (Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences) 003 CSB
15	“Longitudinal changes in infant arm movements during the transition from flapping to reaching” Dissertation Proposal Defense Anjana Bhat Advisor: Cole Galloway Time and location: TBA
19	Coordination of Hand Grip with External Load in Uni- and Bimanual Isometric Tasks Slobodan Jaric*(Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences) `003 Carpenter Sports Building3:00pm`
26	“The neurobiology of early intervention” Cole Galloway, PhD, PT McKinly Lab 337
April 2	“Sympathetic - Osmotic Interactions in Humans: A Proposal” 003 CSB 3:00pm (refreshments prior) Bill Farquhar (Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences)
9	"Signal Processing in the Respiratory Control System: An Information Theoretic Approach to Spike Train Analysis" Robert F. Rogers, Ph.D. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering 3:00pm McKinly 337 (refreshments prior)
16	"Without A Good Leg To Stand On: Postural Control Impairments and Lateral Ankle Instability" Jay Hertel, PhD Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Director of the Athletic Training Research Laboratory Penn State University Host: Kaminski (Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences)
23	TBA Kurt Manal, Ph.D. (ME)
30	“Investigating gross motor coordination using a dual motor task” CSB 003 3pm (refreshments prior) Nancy Getchell (Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences)
May 7	“A Conceptual Framework for Patient-Based Osteoarthritis Research” 2pm McKinly Lab 337 (refreshments prior) Kenton R. Kaufman, Ph.D., P.E. (Host Davis) Professor of Biomedical Engineering Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota
14	TBA Sunil Agrawal*(ME)
21	“Timing synergies: Do they exist?” Mark L. Latash Dept. Kinesiology, PennState University (Host: Jaric)
27	Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Strategies that improve skeletal muscle performance during, electrically elicited, repetitive, non-isometric contractions in healthy subjects and subjects with spinal cord injuries” Maikutlo Kebaetse, MS, PT Advisor: Stuart Binder-Macleod, PhD, PT GORE 115, at 9 AM [Refreshments prior]