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Sara Wilson
Associate Professor (Ph.D., M.I.T.)
785-864-2103
sewilson@ku.edu
Control Systems, Biomechanical Systems |
VIEW RESEARCH PROJECTS
Career History, Contact Information; Education; Professional Organizations; Teaching Experience; Research interests; Publications; Conferences and Workshops
Career History
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The University
of Kansas, 2007-present
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The University
of Kansas, 2001-2007
- Research Associate, University of Virginia, 1999-2001
Contact Information
Mechanical Engineering
University of Kansas
3138 Learned Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2234
Office: 3141 Learned Hall
Phone: 785-864-2103
Fax: 785-864-5254
Email: sewilson@ku.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Medical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1992
Professional Organizations
- Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- American Society of Biomechanics
- Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
- American Association of University Women
Teaching Experience
- Biomechanical Systems
- Control Systems
- Introduction to Digital Computing Methods
- Physiological Systems
- Issues in Scientific Integrity
Research Interests
- Biomechanics and control of spinal motion
- Examining the risk of age-related vertebral fracures during falls and controlled activities
- Assessing kinematics of spinal motion in scoliosis and low back pain
- Investigating position sense and proprioception in the low back
Publications
- Wilson, S.E. and Soltys, J.S., “Vibration and the Sensory
System”, Chapter 7 in “Biomedical Applications of Vibration and
Acoustics in Therapy: Bioeffects and Modeling”, Al-Jumaily, A. (ed.),
ASME Press, 2008 (in press).
- Li, L., Lamis, F., and Wilson, S.E., “Whole Body Vibration
Alters Proprioception in the Trunk”, International Journal of Industrial
Ergonomics (in press).
- Soltys, J.S., Wilson, S.E., "Directional Sensitivity
of Velocity Sense in Lateral Trunk Flexion", Journal of Applied Biomechanics
(in press).
- Maduri, A., Wilson, S.E., “Lumbar Position Sense with
Extreme Lumbar Curvature”, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
(in press).
- Maduri, A. Pearson, B.L., and Wilson, S.E., “Lumbar-Pelvic
Range and Coordination During Lifting Tasks”, Journal of Electromyography
and Kinesiology (in press, epublished ahead of print 4/19/07).
- Arashanapalli, M., and Wilson, S.E. “Paraspinal Muscle
Vibration Alters Dynamic Stabilization in the Trunk”, Journal of Biomechanical
Engineering, 130(2), 2008.
- Gade, V.K.R., Wilson, S.E., “Reposition Sense in the
Lumbar Spine Is Diminished With Flexion”, Journal of Applied Biomechanics,
23(2), 2007.
- Granata, K.P., Wilson, S.E., Massimini, A.K., and Gabriel,
R., “Active Stiffness of the Ankle in Response to Inertial and Elastic
Loads”, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 14(5), 599-609,
2004.
- Granata, K.P., Slota, G.P., and Wilson, S.E., “Influence
of Fatigue in Neuromuscular Control of Spinal Stability”, Human Factors,
46(1), 81-91, 2004.
- Wilson, S.E., and Granata, K.P., “Reposition Sense
of Lumbar Curvature With Flexed and Asymmetric Lifting Postures”, Spine,
28(5), 513-8, 2003.
- Granata, K.P., Wilson, S.E., and Padua, D.A., “Gender
Differences in Active Muscle Elastic Stiffness. Part I. Quantification in
Controlled Measurements”, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology,
12, 119-126, 2002.
- Granata, K.P., Padua, D.A., and Wilson, S.E., “Gender
Differences in Active Muscle Elastic Stiffness. Part II. Quantification of
Leg Stiffness during Functional Hopping Tasks”, Journal of Electromyography
and Kinesiology, 12, 127-135, 2002.
- Granata, K.P., Wilson, S.E., “Trunk Posture and Spinal
Stability”, Clinical Biomechanics, 16(8), 650-659, 2001.
- Myers, E.R. and Wilson, S.E., "Biomechanics of Osteoporosis
and Vertebral Fracture", Spine, 22(24S), 25S-31S, 1997.
Conferences
and Workshops
- Abraham, P.M. and Wilson, S.E., “Effects of a Lumbar
Belt on Neuromotor Transmission of Whole Body Vibration”, ASME IMECE,
Seattle, WA, 2007.
- Soltys, J.S., and Wilson, S.E., “Seated Postural Sway
is Sensitive to Local Vibration”, Proceedings of the American Society
of Biomechanics, Blacksburg, VA, 2006.
- Craig, T.D., and Wilson, S.E., “Principal Component
Analysis Demonstrates Trunk Muscle Activation Pattern Variation with Fall
Direction”, Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics, Blacksburg,
VA, 2006.
- Abraham, P.M. and Wilson, S.E., “Whole Body Vibration
and Neuromuscular Response”, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference,
Amelie Island, Florida, 2006.
- Wilson, S.E., Li, L. and Arashanapalli, M., “Neuromotor
Habituation as a Mechanism for Vibration Induced Low Back Pain”, National
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 1st American Conference on Human
Vibration, Morgantown, WV, 2006.
- Wilson, S.E., “Occupational Vibration Alters Neuromuscular
Response in the Low Back”, National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
Symposium 2006: Research Makes a Difference, Washington, DC, 2006.
- Li, L. and Wilson, S.E., “Effect Of Whole Body Vibration
On Reposition Sense and Dynamic Low Back Stability”, ASME Summer Bioengineering
Conference, Vail, CO, 2005.
- Wilson, S.E. and Li, L., “The Sensorimotor System in
Dynamic Feedback Models of Trunk Dynamics”, ASME Summer Bioengineering
Conference, Vail, CO, 2005.
- Arashanapalli, M., and Wilson, S.E., “Vibration Alters
Proprioception and Dynamic Low Back Stability”, XXth Congress of the
International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, OH, 2005.
- Soltys, J.S., and Wilson, S.E., “Velocity Sense in
the Lumbar Spine is Modulated by the Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems”,
XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, OH, 2005.
- Saripalli, A., and Wilson, S.E., “Dynamic Ankle Stability
and Ankle Orientation”, 7th Symposium on Footwear Biomechanics, Cleveland,
OH, 2005.
- Wilson, S.E. and Zhang, F., “Occupational Vibration
and Position Sense”, Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics,
Portland, Oregon, 2004.
- Briant, K, and Wilson, S.E., “Abdominal Back Belts
and Low Back Position Sense”, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2004.
- Maduri, A., and Wilson, S.E., “Reposition Sense Error
in Extreme Lumbar Postures”, 21st Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical
Engineering Research, Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology,
2004.
- Zhang, F., and Wilson, S.E., “Multifidus Vibration
Causes a Persistent Increase in Position Error”, 21st Annual Houston
Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, Houston Society for Engineering
in Medicine and Biology, 2004.
- Maduri, A., Anderson, B., and Wilson, S.E., “Lumbar-Pelvic
Coordination is Altered in Heavy Lifting Tasks”, American Society of
Biomechanics Annual Meeting, Toledo, OH, September 2003.
- Gade, V.K. and Wilson, S.E., “Variation of Reposition
Sense in the Lumbar Spine with Torso Flexion and Moment Load”, ASME
Summer Bioengineering Conference, Key Biscayne, FL, 2003.
- Bennett, B., Abel, M. F., Granata, K. P. and Wilson, S. E.,
“Effects of Idiopathic Scoliosis on Sitting Postural Control”,
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 25, S26-S27, 2003.
- Wilson, S.E., Granata. K.P., Chan, D., Blanco, J.S., and
Abel, M.F., “Effects of Idiopathic Scoliosis on Dynamic Lumbar Motion”,
Scoliosis Research Society, Cleveland, OH, 2001.
- Wilson, S.E. and Granata, K.P., “Reposition Sense of
Lumbar Posture as a Function of Torso Angle and Target Lordosis”, Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society, Minneapolis, MN, 2001.
- Granata, K.P., Slota, G.P., Wilson, S.E. and Massimini, A.K.
“Fatigue Induced Risk of Spinal Instability During Manual Materials
Handling”, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Minneapolis, MN, 2001.
- Wilson, S.E. and Granata, K.P., “Active Knee Joint
Stiffness Decreases After Fatigue”, Proceedings of the American Society
of Biomechanics, Chicago, IL, 2000.
- Granata, K.P. and Wilson, S.E., “Gender Differences
in Active Knee Joint Stiffness”, Proceedings of the American Society
of Biomechanics, Chicago, IL, 2000.
- Granata, K.P. and Wilson, S.E., “Stiffness Control
in Simulation of Human Movement”, SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design
and Engineering, Detroit, MI, 2000.
- Wilson, S.E., and Myers, E.R., “Forces on the Spine
During a Fall in Which Torso Muscles are Active”, 23rd Ann. Meet. of
the Amer. Soc. of Biomech., Abstract #90, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999.
- Wilson, S.E., McMahon, T.A., and Myers, E.R., “Impact
Dynamics of the Spine and the Effect of Degeneration”, 23rd Ann. Meet.
of the Amer. Soc. of Biomech., Abstract #89, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999.
- Wilson, S.E., and Myers, E.R., “Examination of the
Risk of Age-Related Vertebral Fracture as a Result of a Fall From Standing
Height”, 2nd Conference on the Development of Technology in Medicine
in Virginia, Session C1, Charlottesville, VA, 1999.
- Wilson, S.E. and Myers, E.R., "A Model to Predict the
Compressive Forces Associated with Age-related Vertebral Fractures of Thoracolumbar
Vertebrae", Trans. of the 42nd Ann. Meet. of the Orthop. Res. Soc., p.
252, Orlando, FL, 1996.
- Myers, E.R. and Wilson, S.E., "Vertebral Fractures in
the Elderly Occur with Falling and Bending", Journal of Bone and Min.
Res., p. S355, Abstract M693, 1996.
- Wilson, S.E. and Myers, E.R., " Spine Models to Estimate
the Risk of Vertebral Fracture", 1995 Ann. Fall Meet. of the Biomedical
Eng. Soc., p. 492, Boston, MA, 1995.
- Sharma, A., Wilson, S.E., and Roy, R.J., "Autoregressive
Modeling of EEG Signals for Monitoring Anesthetic Levels", IEEE Northeast
Bioengineering Conference, Kingston, RI, 1992.
