Research Interests
Investigation of risk factors for injury or disability during the performance of goal-directed movements • Age-related and disease-related changes in postural control • Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying postural and gait dysfunction in older adults with and without neurological disorders • Non-linear dynamical analysis of short and noisy time series data
Education
- Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2012
- M.S., Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics Concentration), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2005
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 2003
Additional Campus Affiliations
Teaching Associate Professor, Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Research Associate Professor, Health and Kinesiology
Teaching Associate Professor, Bioengineering
Affiliate, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science
Recent Publications
Adamson, B., Lindsay, K. G., Almasri, L., Duffy, M. K., Kirkpatrick, S., & Hernandez, M. E. (2025). Evaluating the Impact of Seated Pilates on Functional Outcomes Among Those With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Multiple Sclerosis Impairment: A Pilot Feasibility Trial. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 42(1), 19-47. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2023-0159
Alkurdi, A., He, M., Cerna, J., Clore, J., Sowers, R., Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T., & Hernandez, M. E. (2025). Extending Anxiety Detection from Multimodal Wearables in Controlled Conditions to Real-World Environments. Sensors, 25(4), Article 1241. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25041241
Alkurdi, A., Clore, J., Sowers, R., Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T., & Hernandez, M. E. (2025). Resilience of Machine Learning Models in Anxiety Detection: Assessing the Impact of Gaussian Noise on Wearable Sensors. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 15(1), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15010088
Bishnoi, A., & Hernandez, M. E. (2025). Association of Heart Rate Variability with Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Healthy Adults. In Studies in Systems, Decision and Control (pp. 169-184). (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control; Vol. 585). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86977-8_7
Bishnoi, A., Hu, Y., & Hernandez, M. E. (2025). Impact of sensory organization tasks on prefrontal cortex activity in older women: a comparative fNIRS study of osteoarthritis and healthy aging. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 17, Article 1583447. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2025.1583447