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Author:

Kuperavage, Adam John

Title:

INFERENCES CONCERNING BIPEDAL LOCOMOTION FROM THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE BAR 1002’00 AND BAR 1003’00 FEMORAL FRAGEMENTS

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

second moment of area
cortical bone distribution
moment coefficient of area
Orrorin tugenensis

File:

Download DISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Barry Eckhardt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Barry Eckhardt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Fauth, Andrew Ray

Title:

Anatomically Based Investigations of Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

ankle arthroplasty
talocrural joint
joint replacement
ankle

File:

Download fauth_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Steven Howard Zarit, Committee Member
James Michelson, Committee Member

Author:

Infantolino, Benjamin William

Title:

Investigation of Human Muscle Variability and its Effects on Musculoskeletal Models

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

First Dorsal Interosseous
muscle
sarcomere length
subject-specific model parameters
muscle variability
musculoskeletal model

File:

Download Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Robert Barry Eckhardt, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

Author:

Gao, Fan

Title:

PREHENSION SYNERGIES: STATIC AND DYNAMIC EXAMINATIONS

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

prehension
finger
grip force
load force
synergy
chain effects
internal force
motor control
biomechanics

File:

Download Dissertation_Fan_Gao_2005.pdf

Committee Members:

Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Latash, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

van Werkhoven, Herman

Title:

Comparison of Circular and Lever Pedaling: a Modeling Approach

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

joint mechanics
modeling
pedaling
lever
circular
cycling
optimization

File:

Download Herman_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Smith, Jeremy Douglas

Title:

EFFECTS OF PROSTHESIS INERTIA ON THE MECHANICS AND ENERGETICS OF AMPUTEE LOCOMOTION

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

transtibial
biomechanics
loading

File:

Download Jeremy_Smith_Final_Draft_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Philip Martin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Robert L Sainburg, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Jordan, Kimberlee

Title:

Variability and long range correlations in human walking and running

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

locomotion
detrended fluctuation analysis
variability
adaptability
gait cycle

File:

Download eTDKim_Thesis_july24.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Maxim Newell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member

Author:

Wei, Kunlin

Title:

STABILITY AND VARIABLITY IN A RHYTHMIC TASK: BEHAVIORAL DATA AND DYNAMIC MODELS

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

variability
stability
motor control
rhythmic task

File:

Download Thesis_Wei.pdf

Committee Members:

Dagmar Sternad, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member
Hermann M¨¹ller, Committee Member

Author:

Moran, Matthew Francis

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT MOTION

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

total knee replacement
biomechanics
orthopedics
joint arthroplasty

File:

Download PhDmoran.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

Author:

Mutha, Pratik K

Title:

Goal-dependent modulation of reflex responses during movement

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Movement
Reflex
Modulation
Humans
Sensory information

File:

Download Pratik_mutha_final_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert L Sainburg, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert L Sainburg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Jinger Gottschall, Committee Member
Byron C Jones, Committee Member

Author:

Gorniak, Stacey Lynn

Title:

Hierarchical Control of Prehension

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

prehension
bimanual
synergies
finger
hand
motor control

File:

Download SL_Gorniak_Dissertation_Final1.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Latash, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Latash, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Arkady Tempelman, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Sabrina Sien Man

Title:

Musculoskeletal Architecture and Plantarflexor Muscle Function in the Human Ankle Joint

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

sprinting
elderly gait
muscle architecture
moment arm

File:

Download lee_dissertation_dec2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Barry Eckhardt, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member
Jinger Gottschall, Committee Member

Author:

Pataky, Todd Colin

Title:

Investigations into tangential finger force coordination

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

finger force
biomechanics
motor control
prehension
hand coordination

File:

Download Pataky-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Latash, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Wei

Title:

THE CONTROL OF ROTATIONAL HAND ACTIONS BY MULTI-DIGIT SYNERGIES

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Rotational hand action
multi-digit synergies
finger coordination
uncontrolled manifold hypothesis
force stabilization
moment of force stabilization

File:

Download fanal_version.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark Latash, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Member

Author:

Niu, Xun

Title:

CONTROL MECHANISIMS OF MULTI-FINGER GRASPING

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

synergy
optimization
grasping

File:

Download Xun_Niu_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Latash, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member
James Landis Rosenberger, Committee Member

Author:

Kirane, Yatin

Title:

PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF CUSTOM-DESIGNED POSTERIOR-STEP GLENOID PROSTHESES IN TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

posterior glenoid defect
glenoid prosthesis
shoulder arthroplasty

File:

Download PhD_THESIS_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Neil Sharkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
April D Armstrong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member
Kevin Paul Black, Committee Member

Author:

Tomlinson, Tucker

Title:

the dynamic dominance hypothesis as a general theory of human motor control

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

motor control
lateralization
handedness

File:

Download TTomlinson_dissertation_4-10-2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert L Sainburg, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Baxter, Josh R

Title:

Linking foot and ankle musculoskeletal structure to locomotor function

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

moment arm
ankle
plantarflexor
joint torque
sprinting
musculoskeletal variability
talocrural
center of rotation
humans

File:

Download FINALVERSION_BAXTER.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jinger Gottschall, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Member

Author:

Gales, Daniel Joseph

Title:

Human Subcalcaneal Fat Pad Mechanical Properties

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Mechanical Properties
Heel Pad
Fluctuation Analysis (DFA)
Humans
Material Testing System (MTS)
Running

File:

Download Dissertation_Graduate_School_Format_ver_53.pdf

Committee Members:

John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

Author:

Sheehan, Riley Clifford

Title:

physiological and environmental influences on hill locomotor strategies

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

walk
run
treadmill
kinematics
kinetics
EMG

File:

Download Riley_Sheehan_-_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jinger Gottschall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jinger Gottschall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert L Sainburg, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Special Member

Author:

van Werkhoven, Herman

Title:

Influence of Foot and Ankle Structure on Optimal Performance in Different Motor Tasks

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

biomechanics
foot
ankle
plantarflexor
moment arm
jumping
running
computational model

File:

Download HermanvW_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Yang

Title:

Forces And Moments Generated By The Human Arm: Variability And Control

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Biomechanics
Motor Control
Ergonomics
Force Production
Arm Control
Force Variability

File:

Download Dissertation_Yang.pdf

Committee Members:

Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Latash, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Latash, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

Author:

Dunn, Alexandra Marie

Title:

Non-dominant arm training improves functional performance and modifies spontaneous arm selection.

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

handedness
handedness training
hand function
arm selection

File:

Download Dunn_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert L Sainburg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Latash, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member

Author:

Porter, Heather

Title:

EFFECT OF GRADE, RUNNING SURFACE, AND RUNNING SHOE CUSHIONING PROPERTIES ON GROUND REACTION FORCES IN RECREATIONAL RUNNERS

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Running
Running Injury
Ground Reaction Force
GRF
Running GRF
Running Ground Reaction Force
Shoe cushioning
surface
Surface GRF
Running shoes
running surface
running biomechanics
running
running kinetics
running grade
hill running

File:

Download thesis_hjp_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jinger Gottschall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member