Welcome Mariana
Mariana is an International PhD student in Health Science with funding from the Brazilian Government (CAPES). She received her BS and MS in Kinesiology from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Her main research interests are in the field of motor control. Mariana has been studying how the...
Publication: Complementary mechanisms for upright balance during walking
Congratulations to Jeka CoBal Team for publication in the PLOSONE – Complementary mechanisms for upright balance during walking.
Welcome Jaclyn Caccese new CoBaL post doc
Jaclyn Caccese joins the CoBaL lab as a post doctoral fellow this month. Jaclyn completed her PhD in Biomechanics and Movement Science at the University of Delaware, where she studied head impact biomechanics for, and is now focusing on how mild head impact affects balance control during walking....
CoBal Team! 6 Publications in 6 Months
Congratulations to our hardworking team! 6 publications in 6 months… Article: A central processing sensory deficit with Parkinson’s disease Sungjae Hwang · Peter Agada · Stephen Grill · Tim Kiemel · John J. Jeka Apr 2016 · Experimental Brain Research Article: Identification of the...
Dr. Sung-Jae Hwang receives Shriners 2 year postdoc fellowship!
Congratulations to CoBal Post Doc Dr. Sung-Jae Hwang for receiving a two-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Shriners Foundation to investigate how children with cerebral palsy (CP) process sensory information for the control of balance during walking. Mobility is a primary concern in children...
Dr. Hendrik Reimann recieves DFG 2 year postdoc fellowship award
Congratulations to CoBal Post Doc Dr.Hendrik Reimann for receiving the German Research Foundation (DFG) two-year postdoctoral fellowship award. Dr.Hendrik Reimann investigates mechanisms of balance control during walking. Considering that most falls occur while walking, knowledge of such...
Dr. Jeka presenting at INE Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering Workshop
Dr. Jeka will be an invited workshop presenter at the 3 week Telluride Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering Workshop . Over the past 18 years, this research community organized by the Institute for Neuromorphic Engineering (INE), has focused on the understanding of low-level sensory processing and systems infrastructure; efforts are now expanding to apply this knowledge and infrastructure to addressing higher-level problems in perception, cognition, and learning. …
We used Google Sprints to build our website content in a day
Yup, we met, we thought, we wrote, we ate lunch, we wrote, we reviewed, we ate cookies, we thought, we proofread, we ate cookies. And then we went to the owl for a victory dance. See the new freshly launched site…
Dr. Jeka receives US patent for TreadSense
Congratulations to Dr. John Jeka, Professor & Department Chair of Kinesiology for the recent patent awarded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for his TreadSense product. TreadSense combines three technologies (a treadmill, a webcam, and computer modeling of the human body) into one device that provides feedback as to how an individual is moving. This device is incredibly helpful in rehabilitation settings, helping people to re-learn how to safely walk following an injury.
Lab sends Leo off to PT school in style
If there’s one thing the CoBal lab knows how to do…it is celebrate!
Dr. Jeka Awarded Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award
Florida Atlantic University has chosen Temple University CPH Department of Kinesiology Chair John Jeka, PhD as the 2014 Distinguished Alumni from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. Presented yearly since 2004, the award recognizes distinguished alumni from each of FAU’s colleges to honor their outstanding accomplishments in their field.
Dr. John Jeka Speaking at Human Brain & Behavior Lab
Dr. John Jeka will present a talk at The Human Brain and Behavior Laboratory (HBBL), Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences at Florida Atlantic University entitled: “Being Human: Under-Actuated and Over-Sensed”. Room BS303, 2.00pm, Tuesday April 29. Prof. Jeka is currently Professor and...