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Author:

Hoskins, Andrew Howard

Title:

Development and Characterization of a Robotic Dynamic Activity Simulator

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

cadaver walking simulation
dynamic gait simulation
foot and ankle biomechanics
robotics

File:

Download AHoskins_PhD_Diss_HiQ.pdf

Committee Members:

Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neil Sharkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

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:

Samuel, Benedict

Title:

Mechanical and Electrical Characterization of Glassy Carbon Nanofibers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

glassy carbon
MEMS mechanical testing
carbon nanofiber
carbon nanowire

File:

Download Thesis-BAS391-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Md Amanul Haque, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aman Haque, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Melik C Demirel, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, 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:

Lewis, Gregory Stephen

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE MECHANICS OF FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND ITS SURGICAL CORRECTIONS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

orthopaedic
biomechanics
optimization
finite element
AAFD
flatfoot
orthopedic

File:

Download Lewis_G_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, 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:

Heller, Michelle Frances

Title:

Biomechanical Changes in Gait and Posture as a Result of In-Shoe Orthoses and External Load

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

foot type
stress fracture

File:

Download Heller_ETD.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Hast, Michael W

Title:

Assessment of Total Knee Replacement Performance Using Muscle-Driven Dynamic Simulations

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

computational simulation
total knee replacements

File:

Download YourName-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member
Matthew B Parkinson, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, 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:

Lee, Seungkyu

Title:

Symmetry Group Extraction from Multidimensional Real Data

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

gait
shape matching
reflection
rotation
symmetry group
symmetry
human body motion analysis

File:

Download SeungkyuLee-Dissertation_final7.pdf

Committee Members:

Yanxi Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yanxi Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Collins, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jesse Louis Barlow, Committee Member
Karl Maxim Newell, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Raj Acharya, 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:

Sulewski, Tara Lynn

Title:

GAIT RETRAINING USING A “SMART SHOE” DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

N/A

File:

Download Final_Thesis6.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor