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CCMS welcomes two new members
12 Dec 2024
The Center welcomes two new faculty members. Dr Rachel Gelhar Humann is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her research focuses on the development of lower limb neuroprothestic devices. Dr. Daniel Craighead is an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology. He is a trained exercise physiologist and his research concerns inspiratory muscle strength training for lowering
systolic blood pressure and improving endothelial, cerebrovascular, and cognitive function.
CCMS organizes 2025 Midwest Movement Science Symposium
20 Nov 2024
The Center organizes a 1-day symposium in May 2025 that will give researchers in the Midwest a venue to present their work. The event invites contributions covering all perspectives of human movement science including basic and translational aspects of motor development, motor control and learning, rehabilitation and robotics. The call for submissions is open.
Job opening at the University of Georgia in motor behavior
24 Sep 2024
The Department of Kinesiology at the University of Georgia is searching for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor working in the field of motor behavior, broadly defined. An applicant’s research program could address questions relevant to any area of motor behavior, including motor control, motor learning, motor development, or combinations thereof. Applications received by November 1, 2024 will receive full consideration. The position will begin August 1, 2025.
See the complete position announcement.
CCMS members Misono and Konczak receive NIH grant to study new treatment for chronic cough
4 Sep 2024
Stephanie Misono, associate professor and Chief of the Division of Laryngology at the university of Minnesota, is the principal investigator of grant issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. In collaboration with Jürgen Konczak, Director of the Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory, the grant will explore the use of vibro-tactile stimulation as a non-invasive form of neuromodulation to treat chronic cough. Chronic cough is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek medical care. In up to 18% of the global adult population, cough persists for longer than 8 weeks.
Clinical Physiology and Movement Science course offered this fall semester
15 Aug 2024
Introduction in Clinical Physiology and Movement Science is the anchor course for the free-standing graduate minor in CPMS administered through CCMS. This 3-credit course is designed to give students an overview into the fields of clinical physiology and clinical movement science. It provides a basic understanding of clinical issues related to human motor function and physiological parameters of human performance. It presents the newest research methods to study human movement and physiological function and explains how these methods produce clinically relevant research findings.
CCMS member Ann van de Winckel to study chronic neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury
28 Mar 2024
Dr. van de Winckel, assistant professor in rehabilitation sciences, received a $664,000 from NIH to the examine the feasibility of Qigong as a behavioral treatment for chronic neuropathic pain in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Current accessible treatment options for SCI are primarily pain medications with insufficient benefits and significant risks for addiction and adverse effects. Of the available mind and body approaches, Qigong is the most accessible for adults with SCI with evidence for effectiveness in reducing pain.
CCMS member Joshua Aman receives NIH funding to study pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease
10 Jan 2024
Dr. Joshua Aman, assistant professor at the department of neurology, recently received a $615,000 award to characterize the pathophysiological role of the pallido-thalamocortical motor pathway in Parkinson's disease. The primary goals of this project are to understand the network brain activity that underlie slowness of movement (bradykinesia) in Parkinson's disease and to identify specific neural pathways associated with improved bradykinesia via deep brain stimulation.