FALL 2007 Seminar Speakers
SPECIAL SEMINAR: (MONDAY) September 17, 2007
Direct Brain Interfaces: Communicating with Brain Signals
Dr. Melody Moore Jackson, Ph.D.
Director, Georgia Tech BrainLab
School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE**
Host: Boris I. Prilutsky
Time: noon-1pm Monday, September 17
Location: Instructional Center, room 109, Georgia Tech
SEMINAR: (MONDAY) October 1, 2007
Effects of Dopamine D1-Like Receptor Ligands in the Basal Ganglia Output Nuclei in Monkeys
Michele Ann Kliem, Ph.D
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Host: Teresa Snow
Time: noon-1pm Monday, October 1
Location: Instructional Center, room 109, Georgia Tech
SEMINAR: (MONDAY) October 15, 2007
Advanced technology for the assessment and rehabilitation of the military amputee
Jason M. Wilken, PhD, MPT
Director, Military Performance Lab
Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Center for the Intrepid/BAMC
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Host: Robert S. Kistenberg
Time: noon-1pm Monday, October 15
Location: Instructional Center, room 109, Georgia Tech
SEMINAR: (MONDAY) November 12, 2007
Preservation of Shoulder Function after Spinal Cord Injury
Sara Mulroy, Ph.D., P.T.
Director, Pathokinesiology Laboratory
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
7601 East Imperial Highway, Bldg. 800, Rm 33
Downey, CA 90242
Host: Boris I. Prilutsky/Chris Hovorka
Time: noon-1pm Monday, November 12
Location: Instructional Center, room 109, Georgia Tech
SEMINAR: (MONDAY) November 19, 2007
Small heat shock proteins participate in use-dependent muscle remodeling
Kimberly A. Huey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology and Community Health
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Host: Tom Burkholder
Time: noon-1pm Monday, November 19
Location: Instructional Center, room 109, Georgia Tech
SPECIAL SEMINAR: (FRIDAY) November 30, 2007
Time Varying Motor Unit Recruitment During Dynamic Tasks
Emma Tole
Structure and Motion Lab
The Royal Veterinary College
University of London
Hatfield, United Kingdom
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE**
Host: Robert J. Gregor/Boris I. Prilutsky
Time: 4-5pm, Friday, November 30
Location: Weber, room 121, Georgia Tech
SEMINAR: (MONDAY) December 3, 2007
The Use of Multidimensional Differential Item Function Analysis in Survey Data: Cautions and Concerns
Teresa Snow, Ph.D.
School of Applied Physiology
Georgia Tech
Host: Boris I. Prilutsky
Time: noon-1pm Monday, December 3
Location: Instructional Center, room 109, Georgia Tech
SPRING 2007 Seminar Speakers
SPECIAL SEMINAR: (MONDAY) JANUARY 8, 2007
Dr. CJ Heckman, Ph.D. (Northwestern Univ.)
"Neuromodulatory control of spinal neurons: implications for limb biomechanical properties."
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE**
Host: Tom Burkholder
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 255 Skiles Building
JANUARY 17, 2007
Todd Streelman, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech, Biology)
"Biomechanics and the evolution of organismal design."
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: MARCH 2, 2007
Keith E. Tansey, M.D., Ph.D. (Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr., Spinal Cord Injury Program Director)
"Neural plasticity and neural repair in spinal cord injury."
**NOTE SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE**
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: 3-4pm
Room: 1128 Petit Inst. for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IBB) Building
MARCH 7, 2007
Lena Ting, Ph.D. (Emory Univ./Georgia Tech, Biomedical Engineering)
"Robust muscle synergies simplify neural control of human standing posture."
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
APRIL 4, 2007
Cindy Klestinec, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech, Literature, Communication & Culture)
TBA
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: APRIL 11, 2007
MSPO Student Presentations
TBD
Host: Stephen Sprigle
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
APRIL 18, 2007
MSPO Student Presentations
TBD
Host: Stephen Sprigle
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: APRIL 25, 2007
MSPO Student Presentations
TBD
Host: Stephen Sprigle
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
FALL 2006 Seminar Speakers
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
Dr. Marie Csete, Ph.D. (Emory Univ.)
"Stem cells, analgesia, and anesthesia"
Host: Ed Balog
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
NOVEMBER 6, 2006
Dr. T. Richard Nichols, Ph.D. (Emory Univ.)
"Are there reflex circuits in the spinal cord?"
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: NOVEMBER 13, 2006
Dr. Joseph W. Starnes, Ph.D. (Univ. of Texas, Austin)
"Interaction of exercise and statins on cardioprotection."
Host: Mindy Millard-Stafford
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
NOVEMBER 20, 2006
Kevin Carroll, M.S., CP, F.A.A.O.P. (VP Prosthetics, Hangar P&O)
"Thinking Outside the Box:
success and inspirational outcomes in the rehabilitation of problematic prosthetic cases."
Host: Rob Kistenberg
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: NOVEMBER 27, 2006
Paul L. McNeil, Ph.D. (Medical College of Georgia)
"Cell membrane wear and tear: physiological and pathological applications."
Host: Tom Burkholder
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
DECEMBER 4, 2006
Dr. Thomas J. Roberts, Ph.D. (Brown Univ.)
"The determinants of muscle force production during running: what turkeys can tell us."
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
SPRING 2006 Seminar Speakers
SPECIAL SEMINAR: January 12, 2006
Dr. Minoru Shinohara, PhD
(Univ. of Colorado, Boulder)
"Neuromuscular control of steady motor output."
FACULTY CANDIDATE
Host: Robert Gregor
Time: 4pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: January 23, 2006
Dr. Florian Kagerer, PhD
(Univ. of Maryland)
"Sensory motor adaptation in uni- and bi- manual contexts."
FACULTY CANDIDATE
Host: Robert Gregor
Time: 4pm
Room: 250 Coon Building
February 1, 2006
Dr. Jinger Gottschall, PhD
(Emory Univ., Physiology)
"The metabolic and muscular walking story... with a little bit about running, too."
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: noon-1pm
Room: 115 Coon Building
February 15, 2006
Dr. Nael McCarty, PhD
(Georgia Tech, Biology)
"Heterodimerization alters the functional properties of G-protein-coupled receptors."
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: 12-1
Room: 115 Coon Building
March 1, 2006
Dr. Vladimir Zatsiorsky, PhD
"Multi-finger Prehension: Biomechanics and Control"
(Pennsylvania State Univ.)
Host: Boris Prilutsky
Time: 12-1
Room: 115 Coon Building
March 15, 2006
Dr. Marc Weissburg, PhD
"Odor-guided navigation in turbulent aquatic environments: mechanisms and constraints"
(Georgia Tech, Biology)
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: 12-1
Room: 115 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: March 29, 2006
Dr. Ray Browning, ABD
(Univ. of Colorado, Boulder)
Host: Robert Gregor
Time: 12-1
Room: 115 Coon Building
April 5, 2006
Dr. LaDora Thompson, PhD, PT
(Univ. of Minnesota)
"The falling-apart of skeletal muscle."
Host: Ed Balog
Time: 12-1
Room: 115 Coon Building
April 12, 2006
MSPO Student Research Presentations:
* Deanna Oldani - "Effects of Knee Orthoses on the Medial & Lateral Knee Joint
Spaces: A Radiographic Study"
* Jocelyn Wong - TBA
Host: Stephen Sprigle
Time: 12-1
Room: 115 Coon Building
April 19, 2006
MSPO Student Research Presentations
* Shane Wurdeman - "Fibular Deficiency: Post Surgical Treatment Gait Analysis"
* Sam Hale - "Liner Breakdown at the Anterior, Proximal Trimline During Kneeling"
* Eric Chen - TBA
Host: Stephen Sprigle
Time: 12-1
Room: 115 Coon Building
April 26, 2006
MSPO Student Research Presentations
* Mike Hansen - "Relationship Between Navicular Drop and Internal Rotation of the Tibia"
* Jason Ramsey - "A Comparison of Swing Phase Dorsiflexion Assists Provided by Thermoformed Posterior Leaf Spring Ankle Foot Orthoses and Their Respective Finite Element Models"
* Annette Daly - "Orthotic Intervention in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation"
* Janelle Springer - TBA
Host: Stephen Sprigle
Time: 12-1
Room: 115 Coon Building
FALL 2005 Seminar Speakers
September 19, 2005
Dr. Eberhard Voit, PhD
(Ga Tech, Biomedical Engineering)
"Modeling Complex Systems in Biology"
Host: Tom Burkholder
Time: 12(noon)-1pm
Room: 254 Coon Building
October 3, 2005
Dr. Stephen Sprigle, PhD, PT
(Ga Tech, Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access)
"Using instrumentation to study participation and activity of wheelchair
users"
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: 12(noon)-1pm
Room: 254 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: October 10, 2005
Dr. John E. A. Bertram, PhD
(Univ. of Calgary)
"Constrained optimization: new dimensions in locomotion control?"
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: 12(noon)-1pm
Room: 254 Coon Building
November 7, 2005
Dr. James Price, PhD, CPO
(Faith Prosthetic-Orthotic Services Inc.)
"The use of regression analysis to assess well-being in those who experience limb amputation"
Host: Chris Hovorka
Time: 12(noon)-1pm
Room: 254 Coon Building
November 21, 2005
Dr. Deborah Backus, PT, PhD
(Director of SCI Research, Shepherd Center, Crawford Research Institute)
Host: Young-Hui Chang
Time: 12(noon)-1pm
Room: 254 Coon Building
December 5, 2005
Dr. Geza Kogler, PhD, CO
(Southern Illinois Univ.)
"Foot Orthoses. Finding the Footpath through Hills, Valleys and Slopes!"
Host: Chris Hovorka
Time: 12(noon)-1pm
Room: 254 Coon Building
SPECIAL SEMINAR: December 19, 2005
Dr. Devin Jindrich, PhD
(Univ. of California, Los Angeles)
FACULTY CANDIDATE
"Unsteady locomotion and motor control of the upper-extremity, with applications to ergonomics and spinal cord injury."
Time: 4-5pm
Room: 250 Coon Building