Alumni

Past and Current Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Students Mentored/Advised by Dr. Ashton-Miller

Past & Current Trainees

Training Level

Training Period

Title of Research Project

Kwon Son

Pre-doc

1984- 1988

Biomechanical Analyses of Weight-Moving Tasks in the Seated Positions

Sanggyoo Lee

Pre-doc

1987- 1991

Biomechanical Analyses of Healthy and Spinal Cord-Injured Subjects Performing Seated Three-Dimensional Tasks with a Manipulandum

Soon Guel Lee

Pre-doc

1989- 1993

Theoretical and Experimental Biomechanical Analyses of the Effects of Age and Peripheral Neuropathy on Unipedal Stance

Hsieh-Ching Chen

Pre-doc

1989- 1993

Tripping Over Obstacles: Biomechanical Analyses of the Effects of Age and Gender on Obstacle Avoidance

James K. Sprague

Pre-doc

1990- 1994

The Use of Stepping to Maintain Upright Balance: Biomechanical Analyses in Young and Old Adults

Kyu-Jung Kim

Pre-doc

1990- 1994

Stress Urinary Incontinence: Pelvic Floor Biomechanics

Faculty Member Past & Current Trainees

Training Level

Training Period

Title of PhD Dissertation/Post-doctoral Research Project

Janis M. Miller

Pre-doc / Nursing

1992- 1996

On Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and Stress Urinary Incontinence: Effects of Posture, Parity and Volitional Control

Ksenia Kozak

Pre-doc /

BME

1995- 1999

On the Control of Balance During the Performance of a Forward Reach: Effects of Age, Biomechanical and Psychological Factors

Kurt M. DeGoede

Pre-doc /

ME

1996- 2000

Arresting Forward Falls With the Upper Extremities: Biomechanical Factors Affecting Impact Forces in Young and Old Humans

Paul Moga

Pre-doc / Kinesiology

1996- 2000

Thoracic Hyperkyphosis: Its Relation to Annual Training Hours, Hamstring Shortness, and Spine Length

Darryl G. Thelen

 

1995- 1999

Use of Lower Extremities in Arresting Forward Falls

Nina Duan

Post-doc /

ME

1995- 1999

A Finite Element Analysis of the Female Urethra

Faculty Member Past & Current Trainees

Training Level/ Department

Training Period

Title of Dissertation or Research Project

Cecile Smeesters

Post-doc /

ME

1999- 2001

Measuring Human Hip Power and Its Effect on Arrests of Forward Falls

Cheng Cao

Pre-doc /

ME

1994-1996

Biomechanics of Forward Momentum Arrest When Walking: Age and Gender Differences

Laura A. Wojcik

Pre-doc /

ME

1995-1997

Effect of Age and Gender on the Ability to Recover With a Single Step From a Forward Fall

Bing-Shiang Yang

Pre-doc / ME

1999-2004

Bipedal Balance on Unstable Surfaces

Brian W. Schulz 

Pre-doc / ME

1999-2004

Biomechanical Studies of Protective Stepping in Older Women With and Without Balance impairment

Sibylle B. Thies

Pre-doc / BME

1999-2004

Human Gait on an Irregular Surface: Effects of Age and Neuropathy on Step Variability

Jia-Hsuan Lo

Pre-doc /ME

1999-2005

On Minimizing Injury Risk in Forward and Lateral Falls: Effects of Muscle Strength, Movement Strategies, and Age

Jaebum Son

Pre-doc / ME

1997-2006

Unipedal Balance: Biomechanical Analyses of the Effects of Age and Disease

Kuo-Cheng Lien

Pre-doc /ME

2001-2006

Biomechanical Analyses of the Maternal Pelvic Floor During the Second Stage of Labor

Thomas J. Withrow

Pre-doc / BME

2001-2005

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Strain: An Investigation of Muscular and Positional Constraints in a Cadaver Impact Model

Alaa A. Ahmed

Pre-doc / ME

2000-2005

A Theory for Identifying Loss of Balance: Analyses of Control Error and Compensatory Responses in Healthy Adults

Alaa A. Ahmed

Post-doc / BME

2005-2006

Lengthening contraction training in the elderly

Jaewon Choi

Pre-doc /

IOE

2004-2008

3-D model of the human hand

Luyun Chen

Pre-doc / BME

2003-2008

Biomechanical Analyses of the Pathomechanics of Cystocele in Women

Dejun Jing

Pre-doc /

ME

2004-2010

Experimental and Theoretical Biomechanical Analyses of the Second Stage of Labor

David Lipps

Pre-doc / ME

2007-2012

The Effect of Gender-Related Differences in Knee Morphology on Peak ACL Strain

During Repeated Simulated Pivot Landings: An In Vitro Investigation

Mark T. Gordon

Pre-doc / ME

2006-2012

On the muscular control of steadiness in the elderly

Youkeun Oh

Pre-doc / ME

2006-2012

Mechanisms of ACL Injuries During 3-D Impact Loading

Hogene Kim

Pre-doc/ BME

2004-2012

Effect of Age and Peripheral Neuropathy on Responses to an Unexpected Underfoot Perturbation during Gait

Yunju Lee

Pre-doc / ME

2007-2013

On the Load-Displacement Behavior of the Tensed Adult Upper Extremity under Impulsive End-Loads: Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Age and Gender Effects

Jinyong Kim

Pre-doc / ME

2007-2012

Stereophotogrammetric measurements of fetal head descent in vaginal birth

Hernandez, Manuel E

Pre-doc/ BME

2005-2012

The Effect of Age on the Neuromuscular Control of Stooping, Bending and Crouching  in Women

Luo, Jiajia

Pre-doc/ME

2007-2012

Mechanism of rectocele formation

Daniel D. Johnson

Pred-doc/ME

2007-2012

Design and Efficacy of a Novel Robotic Thoracopelvic Orthosis in Reducing Lumbar Spine Loading and Muscle Fatigue 

Ryan Stafford

Pre-doc

2007-2012

Design and testing or a multifunctional urethral catheter

Melanie L. Beaulieu

Pre-doc/ Kinesiology

2009-2014

ACL Injury Mechanisms

Payam Mirshams Shahshahshani

Pre-doc/

ME

2012-

Control of Balance in Humans

Paige V. Tracy

Pre-doc

2014, 2015-17 

Maternal Birth-Related Injury