Research Interests
Professor Hsiao-Wecksler and her lab group focus on investigating and improving movement control and function through two main areas: assistive device development and locomotion biomechanics. Students with a background in engineering, physics, kinesiology, or similar and interests in applying device design or application to neuroscience issues related to movement or movement disorders are encouraged to contact us.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Interim Director, Health Care Engineering Systems Center, Grainger College of Engineering
Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Professor, Bioengineering
Professor, Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
Professor, Information Trust Institute
Professor, Coordinated Science Lab
Professor, Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
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Recent Publications
He, M., Mansouri, M., Pei, Y., Pedroza, I., Zallek, C. M., & Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T. (2022). CLINICAL VALIDATION TESTING OF AN UPPER LIMB ROBOTIC MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING SIMULATOR FOR RIGIDITY ASSESSMENT. In Proceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022 [V001T06A008] (Proceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2022-1073
Jahanian, O., Schnorenberg, A. J., Muqeet, V., Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T., & Slavens, B. A. (2022). Glenohumeral joint dynamics and shoulder muscle activity during geared manual wheelchair propulsion on carpeted floor in individuals with spinal cord injury. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 62, [102318]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.05.019
Mansouri, M., Krishnan, G., & Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T. (2022). DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR MOVING A HUMAN BODY ON A BED USING TRAVELING WAVES. In Proceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022 [V001T05A008] (Proceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2022-1071
Pei, Y., Zallek, C. M., & Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T. (2022). CONTROL DESIGN AND PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF A MEDICAL EDUCATION SIMULATOR FOR ANKLE TENDON REFLEX ASSESSMENT TRAINING. In Proceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022 [V001T06A007] (Proceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2022-1072
Petrucci, M. N., Amundsen-Huffmaster, S., Chung, J. W., Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T., & Mackinnon, C. D. (2022). Can People with Parkinson's Disease Self-Trigger Gait Initiation? A Comparison of Cueing Strategies. Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 12(2), 607-619. https://doi.org/10.3233/JPD-212732