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Fall KIP Seminar Series

Erich Petushek, PhD
College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University 

Presentation Abstract

Simple observational assessment of movement quality (e.g., gait, sport technique, etc.) is an efficient and low cost method for optimizing performance and reducing injuries. However, substantial individual differences in visual assessment ability likely exist. For example, a recently developed test (see www.ACL-IQ.org) has revealed substantial cross-professional/group differences in visual anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk estimation skill. In addition, expertise mechanisms (perceptual-cognitive characteristics of skilled performers) were investigated in order to design training systems to improve risk estimation performance.

Biography

Erich Petushek is an assistant professor in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. He completed his Ph.D. in Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors at Michigan Technological University (2014), as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow (2011-2014) and recipient of an NSF GROW fellowship for international collaboration (Oslo, Norway).  He completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Huddersfield in the Applied Cognition & Cognitive Engineering Research Group in collaboration with the English Institute of Sport. His research specializations are in applied expertise, psychological measurement, biomechanics, musculoskeletal injury prevention, and qualitative movement analysis/judgment.  He is founder and lead scientist on the computerized injury prediction skill assessment and outreach project www.ACL-IQ.org.