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X-WR-CALNAME:Turning towards understanding and improving  human agility and
  mobility
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DESCRIPTION:Biomedical Engineering Research Seminar\n\nAntonia Zaferiou\, P
 h.D.\n\nStevens Institute of Technology\n\nAbstract\n\nTurning is a ubiqui
 tous human movement that captivates fascination in athletics and draws con
 siderable attention in clinical practice. The ability to perform agile man
 euvers like turns is a fundamental skill that challenges balance regulatio
 n as we navigate our environment or swiftly perform athletic maneuvers. Wh
 ile some balance-impaired populations struggle to turn\, at the other end 
 of the motor control spectrum\, the elite performance of athletes often re
 lies on their abilities to turn with ease. This talk will introduce overar
 ching turning mechanics and how athletes\, young\, and older adults genera
 te and control the requisite momenta during different types of turns. The 
 presentation will also introduce our recent development of music-based bio
 feedback technology to improve and preserve mobility. Beyond motivating an
 d engaging users from a psychosocial perspective\, embedding music in reha
 bilitation technology offers a unique and exciting opportunity to leverage
  neural pathways that swiftly coordinate between auditory and motor system
 s.\n\nBio\n\nDr. Antonia Zaferiou is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical 
 Engineering and a Presidential Faculty Fellow at Stevens Institute of Tech
 nology\, where she directs the Musculoskeletal Control and Dynamics Lab. D
 r. Zaferiou began her education studying\nMechanical Engineering at The Co
 oper Union and continued to University of Southern California\, where she 
 earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in Biomedical Engineering. She 
 was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan in the\nDepartment
  of Mechanical Engineering before becoming a faculty member in the Departm
 ent of Orthopedic Surgery and the Director of Sports Medicine Motion Analy
 sis at Rush University Medical Center. Her research has been funded by an 
 NSF CAREER grant\, the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Engineering Resear
 ch Career Development program (NIH-funded K-12 program)\, and Major League
  Baseball grants. Throughout her career\, she has demonstrated steadfast d
 edication to her role as an educator and to broaden participation in STEM 
 by hosting learning activities that encourage young students from to ident
 ify with and pursue STEM careers.
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LOCATION:Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building\, 102
SUMMARY:Turning towards understanding and improving  human agility and mobi
 lity
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 d-improving-human-agility-and-mobility
CATEGORIES:Academics
CATEGORIES:Lectures/Seminars
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