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PEOPLE


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Kurt E. Beschorner, PhD
Lab PI/ Assistant Professor

Education:   Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2008.
         B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 2004.

Research Interests:   Whole-body Biomechanics, Tribology, Ergonomics, Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls Accidents, Slip Resistant Shoe and Floor Designs, and Prevention of Falls in Older Adults


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Brooke A. Slavens, PhD
Lab co-PI/ Assistant Professor

Education:   NIDRR ARRT Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Mobility and Clinician Researchers and Engineers, Marquette University, 2007-2010
         Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, 2007
         M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, 2004
         B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, 2001

Research Interests:   My research interests include upper extremity motion analysis, inverse dynamics modeling, rehabilitation engineering, and orthopaedic biomechanics. I am currently investigating upper extremity dynamics during crutch-assisted gait in children with orthopaedic disabilities.


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Pilwon Hur, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher

Education:  PhD: Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
        MS: Applied Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
        MS: Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, 2006
        BS: Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Korea, 2004   

Research Interests:   Postural control, Gait analysis, Hand function and rehabilitation for stroke patients, Fall-related research (prediction, prevention, and rehabilitation)


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Gurjeet Singh
Graduate Researcher & Teaching Assistant

Education: Pursuing MS in Industrial Engineering, UWM
         Bachelor of Science & Technology, Electrical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 2010

Research Interests: Biomechanics, Tribology, Ergonomics, Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls Accidents, Slip Resistant Shoe and Floor Designs, Device & Algorithm development and Hardware interfacing  


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Matthew Cowap
Undergraduate Researcher

Education: Pursuing BS in Civil Engineering

Research Interests: Gait Analysis  





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Stacy Van Dyke
Undergraduate Researcher

Education: Junior pursing a BS in Civil Engineering and a minor in Mathematics

Research Interests: Gait Analysis





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Keeley Halliday Wallis
Undergraduate Researcher

Education: UWM Class of 2014 (Industrial Engineering)

Research Interests: Human Factors/Ergonomics





 
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