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, Kinesiology and Community Health
Teaching Associate Professor, Bioengineering
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science
Affiliate, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Recent Publications
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
Huang, L., Mo, P. C., Samadi, M., Shen, W. C., Yu, H., Hernandez, M., & Jan, Y. K. (2025). Wavelet Phase Coherence Analysis of Oxyhemoglobin and DeoxyHemoglobin Oscillations to Investigate the Relationship Between Cups of Cupping Therapy. Journal of Biophotonics, 18(1), Article e202400337. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.202400337
Bishnoi, A., Hu, Y., & Hernandez, M. E. (2024). Perturbation walking effects on prefrontal cortical activation and walking performance in older women with and without osteoarthritis: a FNIRS study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 16, Article 1403185. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1403185
Cerna, J., Gupta, P., He, M., Ziegelman, L., Hu, Y., & Hernandez, M. E. (2024). Tai Chi Practice Buffers Aging Effects in Functional Brain Connectivity. Brain Sciences, 14(9), Article 901. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090901
Choi, S., Seo, J. Y., Hernandez, M., & Kitsiou, S. (2024). Conversational agents in mHealth: use patterns, challenges, and design opportunities for individuals with visual impairments. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 9(4), 912-923. Article e42087. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00409-7