A5103129471- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Sports Performance and Training
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
Boston University
2015-2024
Florida International University
2021
American International College
2021
New York University
2007-2019
University of Reading
2018
Philip Morris International (Germany)
2017
Language Technology Centre
2017
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
2015-2016
University of Massachusetts Boston
2016
University Medical Center
2014
People can accurately judge the sexual orientation of others, but cues they use have remained elusive. In 3 studies, authors examined how body shape and motion affect perceived orientation. 2 participants judged computer-generated animations in which were manipulated. Gender-typical combinations (e.g., tubular moving with shoulder swagger or hourglass hip sway) generally to be heterosexual; gender-atypical homosexual. These effects stronger for male targets. Body affected women, both men...
A critical aspect of perception-action coupling is the ability to modify ongoing actions in accordance with variations environment. Infants' their gait patterns walk down shallow and steep slopes was examined at three nested time scales. Across sessions, a microgenetic training design showed rapid improvements after first session infants receiving concentrated practice walking control group who were tested only beginning end study. Within analyses across easy challenging slope angles that...
Bipedal trackways discovered in 1978 at Laetoli site G, Tanzania and dated to 3.66 million years ago are widely accepted as the oldest unequivocal evidence of obligate bipedalism human lineage
ABSTRACT The absence of a midtarsal break has long been regarded as derived feature the human foot. Humans possess rigid midfoot that acts an efficient lever during propulsive phase bipedal gait. Non‐human primates, in contrast, have more mobile is adaptive for tree climbing. Here, we report plantar pressure and video evidence small percentage modern humans ( n = 32/398) both elevated lateral pressures even exhibit dorsiflexion characteristic break. Those with had on average significantly...
ABSTRACT The midtarsal break was once treated as a dichotomous, non‐overlapping trait present in the foot of non‐human primates and absent humans. Recent work indicates that there is considerable variation human midfoot dorsiflexion, with some overlap ape foot. These findings have called into question uniqueness lateral midfoot, use osteological features fossil hominins to characterize our extinct ancestors. Here, we data on plantar pressure pedal mechanics large sample adults children ( n =...
Most research examining birth history (i.e. related complications) and developmental milestone achievement follow outcomes for infants at-risk with very specific weight categories gestational age classifications. The purpose of this study was to examine how relates infants' histories when they fall into a variety categories. In the current study, we examined onset ages milestones by analyzing convenience sample anonymous existing data from 663 completed parents at time an initial evaluation...
The aim of this study was to examine the influence dual-task constraints on movement and force control in children who are overweight obese.Twelve obese (4-12 yrs old) 12 age-matched with normal weight participated. walked along a path at self-selected pace under two conditions: walking carrying nothing (baseline condition) while box (dual-task condition).The overweight/obese group showed less normalized hand vertical motion shoulder range compared (all P's < 0.05). However, comparison...
Perceivers use gendered body motion to categorize others' social identities, and these categorizations carry important consequences ranging from mate selection prejudice. In light of such consequences, people might be motivated control perceptions their identities by altering aspects gait. However, it is unclear whether deliberate motions are sufficient alter basic perceptions. The authors examined sex (Study 1) sexual orientation 2) based upon point-light displays targets who moved with...
During pregnancy, the female body experiences structural changes, such as weight gain. As pregnancy advances, most of additional mass is concentrated anteriorly on lower trunk. The purpose this study to analyze kinematic and kinetic changes when load added trunk, simulating a physical change experienced during pregnancy. Twenty healthy females walked treadmill while wearing custom made pseudo-pregnancy sac (1 kg) under 3 conditions: sac-only condition, 10-lb condition (4.535 kg anteriorly),...
Foot arch structure contributes to lower-limb joint mechanics and gait in adults with obesity. However, it is not well-known if excessive weight height together affect compared the effects of alone. The purpose this study was determine influences obesity on adults. In study, 1) dynamic plantar pressure, 2) spatiotemporal parameters, 3) foot progression angle, 4) ankle knee angles moments were collected normal heights (n = 11), lower 10), 8), 18) as they walked at their preferred speed a...
The objective of this study was to evaluate how weight classification relates meeting task constraints. Using a cross-sectional design, three-dimensional motion data were collected while children crossed obstacles various heights. Twelve normal-weight (≥5th and <85th percentile on growth charts) 12 overweight or obese (≥85th 4- 13-yr-olds participated. During obstacle crossing, who took longer reach maximum knee height achieve foot contact (all P = 0.04). Normal-weight landed flat-footed...
Abstract Funding agencies and institutions are creating initiatives to encourage interdisciplinary research that can be more easily translated into community enhance health. Therefore, the current environment calls for education skills create sustained partnerships with institutions. However, formalized opportunities in both of these areas limited students embarking on careers. The purpose this paper is underscore historical importance providing training dissemination students. We also...
Perceivers use gender-atypical nonverbal cues to categorize others as lesbian/gay, and the same help explain occurrence of antigay prejudice. Although these patterns replicate across recent studies, their proximal causes have received little attention. It remains unclear, for example, why appearances common among sexual minority individuals arouse negative evaluations. Here, we tested whether perceptions communicative intent—believing that targets’ visible features are deliberately enacted...