Biomechanics of Rehabilitation/Injury

Track Chair(s)

• LT

  Luke (Lucas) Timmins, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Texas A&M University
  Houston, Texas, United States
• KM

  Kristen Mills

  Associate Professor
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

Session Chair(s)

• 

  Marzieh Memar, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  University of Texas at San Antonio
  San Antonio, Texas, United States
• 

  Megan Routzong, PhD

  University of California, San Diego, United States

Presentations:

• 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

  Relating Head Impacts to Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics and Symptom Reporting in Collegiate Rugby Players Throughout a 7s Tournament
  

  Presenting Author: Lauren Duma – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Macy Calhoun – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Lee M. Edwards – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

  Co-Author: Katie Metrey – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

  Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech
• 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT

  Extended Dynamic Analysis of Cervical Lordosis During Normal Swallowing: A Pilot Study Using VF-Based Tracking
  

  Presenting Author: Kojiro Mekata, PhD – Shijonawate Gakuen University, Japan

  Primary Investigator: Kojiro Mekata, PhD – Shijonawate Gakuen University, Japan

  Co-Author: Hotaka Takizawa – University of Tsukuba, Japan

  Last Author: Hotaka Takizawa – University of Tsukuba, Japan

  Co-Author: Tomoyuki Takigawa – Kobe Red Cross Hospital, Japan

  Co-Author: Yasuo Ito – Kobe Red Cross Hospital, Japan
• 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT

  Frailty Assessment Through Motor and Heart Rate Interaction
  

  Presenting Author: Mohammad Hosseinalizadeh, MS – Rutgers University

  Last Author: Nima Toosizadeh – Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Rutgers University
• 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT

  Integration of Subject-Specific Rib Cages in Human Body Models for Injury Analysis
  

  Presenting Author: Andrea S. Robinson – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

  Testosterone Influences Bladder Mechanics and Reflects Natural Sex Differences
  

  Presenting Author: Jordan D. Escarcega, PhD. - Mechanical Engineering;B.S. - Mechanical Engineering – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Eli Broemer, PhD. – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Chiho Sugimoto – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Alfred J. Robison, PhD. – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Michelle Mazei-Robison, PhD. – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Nathan R. Tykocki, PhD – Michigan State University

  Last Author: Sara Roccabianca – Washington University in St Louis

  Primary Investigator: Sara Roccabianca – Washington University in St Louis
• 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT

  Relating Real-World Falls to Laboratory Test Conditions
  

  Presenting Author: Katie Metrey – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

  Co-Author: Susanna Gagliardi – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Michael Madigan – Virginia Tech

  Last Author: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech

  Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson – Virginia Tech