Exercise Programs for Fall Prevention in Older Adults
Sep 22, 2026
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Research Associate @ the Division of Biomechanics and Research Development, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Principal Investigator, NIH/NIGMS CoBRE Early-Career Pilot Project (2017–2019), and Co-Investigator, University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Seed Grant (2019–2021).
TEDxUNO (YouTube), variability inherent in human movement.
Funded Research Projects – Participation
- 2019–2021 A Novel Task to Decrease Step Width Variability in Older Adults. Role: Co-Investigator Principal Investigators: Nicholas Stergiou, PhDIraklis Pipinos, MDJulie L. Masters, PhDKendra Schmid, PhD Nebraska Research Initiative — University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Seed Grant. Total award to the project: $273,981. University of Nebraska, USA. UNO MOVCENTR – Previous Pilot Projects
- 2017–2019 Variability of Movement on an Altered Inertial Dynamics Task. Role: Principal Investigator National Institutes of Health / National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) Early-Career Pilot Project Award, P20GM109090. Award: $111,729. Center for Research in Human Movement Variability, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04505527 · UNO MOVCENTR – Previous Pilot Projects
Publications
(2023).
Leveraging a virtual alley with continuously varying width modulates step width variability during self-paced treadmill walking.
Neuroscience Letters.
(2021).
Rhythmic auditory stimuli modulate movement recovery in response to perturbation during locomotion.
Journal of Experimental Biology.
IF: 3.0 (Q1)
(2021).
Risk‐of‐falling related outcomes improved in community‐dwelling older adults after a 6-week sideways walking intervention: a feasibility and pilot study.
BMC Geriatrics.
IF: 4.5 (Q1)
(2021).
Irregular Metronomes as Assistive Devices to Promote Healthy Gait Patterns.
2021 IEEE 18th Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC).
Best Paper Award, 6th International Workshop on Accessible Devices and Services (ADS'21), IEEE CCNC 2021
(2020).
Step width variability as a discriminator of age-related gait changes.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation.
IF: 6.0 (Q1)
Talks and Conference Presentations
- 2021
Walking in a Width-Changing Virtual Corridor Affects Step Width Variability
26th Annual Meeting of the Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS 2021) · Virtual Conference - 2019
Do Rhythmic Auditory Stimuli Enhance Recovery Against Unexpected Perturbations? A Novel Approach to Quantify Resilience During Walking
XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, joint with the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ISB/ASB 2019) · Calgary, Canada - 2019
Training with Lateral Stepping Improves Clinical Balance Tests in Older Adults
XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, joint with the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ISB/ASB 2019) · Calgary, Canada - 2019
The Effect of a Novel Task Intervention on Gait Variability in Older Adults
XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, joint with the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ISB/ASB 2019) · Calgary, Canada - 2018
The Presence of a 1/f Structure in Our Walking Can Enable Us to Withstand Falls
Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2018 Annual Meeting · San Diego, USA - 2018
Human Movement Variability and Falls in the Elderly
8th World Congress of Biomechanics · Dublin, Ireland
