Midwest Movement Science Symposium 2025 | Center for Clinical Movement Science

Welcome to the conference site of the Midwest Movement Science Symposium. We invite you to join our conference covering all perspectives of human movement science including

basic and translational aspects of motor development
motor control and learning
rehabilitation and robotics

Organizers

Prof. Jürgen Konczak – Conference Chair
Center for Clinical Movement Science, School of Kinesiology
Dr. Jacquelyn Sertic – UMN Event Manager
Rehabilitation Science
Xinyi Zhou – UMN Event Co-Manager
School of Kinesiology

Program

Time	Program Item
8:30 AM	Registration & Poster Setup
9:00 AM	Welcome Address Jürgen Konczak, Director Center for Clinical Movement Science
	Student Oral Presentations - Session 1 (14-minute presentation each, 6-minute Q&A)
9:15 - 9:35 AM	Ralph Nelson Motor Behavior Lab, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison Effects of dual motor-task complexity on gait and visual attention in autistic and non-autistic young adults
9:35 - 9:55 AM	Viola Winter Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota Dyad practice: A tool to improve sensorimotor performance in rehabilitation settings?
9:55 - 10:15 AM	Narae Shin Motor Learning and Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University Restricting variability in task space hinders effective skill acquisition
10:15 – 10:30 AM	Refreshment Break
	Professor Oral Presentations (18-minute presentation each, 7-minute Q&A)
10:30 - 10:55 AM	John Anderson Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota Patterns in binocular control of horizontal saccades in mTBI
10:55 - 11:20 AM	Emmanuel Bonney Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota Associations between motor behaviors and autistic features in infants with agenesis of the corpus callosum
11:20 - 11:55 AM	Jürgen Konczak Professor, Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota Vibro-tactile stimulation as a non-invasive neuromodulation treatment to reduce symptoms of focal dystonia
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM	Lunch (will be catered to the conference site)
12:15 – 1:30 PM	Poster Session
	Student Oral Presentations - Session 2 (14-minute presentation each; 6-minute Q&A)
1:30 - 1:50 PM	Alejandra Klingenberg Motor Behavior Lab, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Leading and trailing leg toe clearance behavior when stepping over obstacles in natural and virtual environments
1:50 - 2:10 PM	Gui Martins Motor Behavior Lab, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison The role of visual information in bimanual reaching and grasping movements in virtual reality
2:10 - 2:30 PM	Triet Lu NeuroRehabilitation Across the Lifespan Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota An augmented reality assessment of unilateral and bilateral reaching across the lifespan
2:30 - 2:50 PM	Shelby Ziccardi NeuroRehabilitation Across the Lifespan Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota Reaching motion characterization across childhood via augmented reality games
2:50 – 3:05 PM	Refreshment Break
3:05 – 4:00 PM	Keynote Presentation with Discussion Dr. Daofen Chen NIH NINDS Research opportunities and capacities for human movement science
4:00 – 4:05 PM	Closing remarks
4:15 – 6:00 PM	Reception at the Campus Club in Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota

Contact

To contact us use this email: [email protected]

Venue

The conference site is Walter Library, Room 400 Suite on the Twin Cities Campus in Minneapolis.

Date

The conference will take place on Friday, May 9, 2025, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Registration and fees

We keep costs as low as possible, but will have to charge a modest fee to cover expenses.

Regular (e.g., university faculty, industry): 80 USD
Postdoctoral researcher: 50 USD
Students (undergraduate, graduate): 30 USD

A limited number of fee waivers are available. If you require one, please reach out to Jacquelyn Sertic ([email protected]).

Registration is open

To register for the conference, please fill out the form below:

Register for the conference here

Abstract submission is now closed

Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract. Selected presenters will be notified soon.

Submit your abstract here

Accommodation

There are a range of hotel accommodations close to campus within walking distance to the conference site.

Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis
Address: 615 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Distance to Walter Library: 0.5 miles
Estimated time walking to Walter Library: 10 minutes

Days Hotel by Wyndham
Address: 2407 University Ave SE Univ Ave SE and Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55414
Distance to Walter Library: 0.9 miles
Estimated time walking to Walter Library: 19 minutes

Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis University Area
Address: 511 SE Huron Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Distance to Walter Library: 1.0 miles
Estimated time walking to Walter Library: 20 minutes