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CitlaliLópez-Ortiz,PhD,MAMay2,2019.Citizenship:USABusiness Address: Room 221, Louise Freer Hall, 906 South Goodwin Avenue Urbana, IL61801BusinessPhone:(217)300-1022Emailaddress:lopezort@illinois.eduWebsite:http://kch.illinois.edu/lopez-ortizOBJECTIVE:

An academic career to develop my research, teaching, and service interests indance,biomechanics,motorcontrol,motorcoordination,andmotorlearning,inhealth,andphysicalrehabilitation.CURRENTEMPLOYMENT:

AssistantProfessor –TenureTrack.DepartmentofKinesiologyandCommunityHealth.UniversityofIllinois,Urbana-Champaign.2014–present.

CURRENTAFFILIATIONS:Faculty Affiliate, Beckman Institute for Advance Science and Technology,UniversityofIllinois,Urbana-Champaign.FacultyAffiliate,NeuroscienceProgram,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-ChampaignFaculty,IllinoisInformaticsInstitute,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign

AdjunctFaculty, JoffreyBalletAcademy,TheOfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet,

Chicago,Illinois.Director, First Position Dance and Movement Technology LLC Champaign,

Illinois.

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EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Kinesiology. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001. Emphasis inbiomechanics. G.P.A. 3.74/4.0. Dissertation: Emergent linearity of the foot force paths inkinematicallyconstrainedmotionofthelowerlimb.AdvisorProfessorKregG.Gruben,Ph.D.AwardedtheVirginiaHorneHenryWisconsinDistinguishedGraduateFellowship,theVilasProfessionalDevelopmentAwardandtwoconsecutivetheMarieL.CarnsFellowships.

M.A. Dance. State University of New York at Brockport, 1995. Emphasis inbiomechanics. G.P.A. 3.92/4.00. Thesis: Kinematic trend of pirouette performances as afunctionofskilllevel.RecipientofthePylyshenko-StrasserGraduateDanceAward.AdvisorProfessorNatGoodhartz,Ph.D.

B.S. Honors (Licentiate) Physics. National Autonomous University of Mexico,1991. Grade average: 9.88/10.00; ranked 2nd in the Class of 1991. Thesis: Computerprogram for theautomaticdesignofachromaticdoublets. Advisor Professor Rufino Díaz-Uribe,Ph.D.

TRAINING:

Post-doctoral Fellow. National Institutes of Health-National Research ServiceAward Individual Fellowship F-32, Northwestern University, Rehabilitation Institute ofChicago-SensoryMotorPerformanceProgram2007-2008.

Post-doctoral Fellow. National Institutes of Health-National Research ServiceAward InstitutionalFellowshipT-32,NorthwesternUniversity,Rehabilitation InstituteofChicago-SensoryMotorPerformanceProgram2005-2007.LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

Bolshoi Teacher’s Certification Level B.Bolshoi Ballet Academy,NewYorkNY,2016.

DanceforParkinson’sMarkMorrisDanceGroupTeachercertification.2011.Classical Ballet Teacher Certification Cuban Methodology. Ballet Academy of

Coyoacán, in association with Ballet National de Cuba. Mexico, 1990 Mentor: Ana delCastillo, ATC, Royal Academy of Dancing, under the supervision of Fernando AlonsoNationalBalletofCuba.

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ACADEMICAPPOINTMENTS:

Adjunct faculty/Teaching artist, 2014-present. Joffrey Ballet Academy, TheOfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet,Chicago,Illinois.

Dance forMovementRehabilitation Instructor forchildrenwithcerebralpalsy

and adults with Parkinson’s disease, 2009-present. First Position Dance and MovementTechnologyLLC,Evanston/Champaign,Illinois.

Faculty,2012-2014JoffreyBalletAcademy,TheOfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet,

Chicago,Illinois.

Adjunct Assistant Professor 2014-2016. Department of Physical Medicine andRehabilitation,FeinbergSchoolofMedicine,NorthwesternUniversity.Chicago,Illinois.

Research Assistant Professor, 2013-2014DepartmentofPhysicalMedicineand

Rehabilitation,FeinbergSchoolofMedicine,NorthwesternUniversity,Chicago,Illinois.Research Scientist. 2010 – 2013. Sensory Motor Performance Program.

RehabilitationInstituteofChicago.Chicago,Illinois.

VisitingArtist, RubinAwardDepartment ofDanceMovementTherapy2010.ColumbiaCollege.Chicago,Illinois.

Dance for Rehabilitation Instructor 2009-2011 Instructor for children withcerebral palsy and adults with Parkinson’s disease. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, ChicagoIllinois.

Classical Ballet for Movement Rehabilitation Instructor 2009. Instructor forchildrenwithcerebralpalsy.PathwaysCenterforChildren,GlencoeIllinois.

Clinical Assistant Professor2008-2009DepartmentofPhysicalTherapy.CollegeofhealthandHumanServices,GovernorsStateUniversity,Illinois

Post-Doctoral Fellow -National Research Service Award T32-F32, National

Institutes of Health. 2005-2008. Northwestern University/Rehabilitation Institute ofChicago,Illinois.

Research Assistant/ Research Fellow 1997-2001. Biomechanics Laboratory,DepartmentofKinesiology,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,Madison,Wisconsin.

Teaching Assistant 1996-1997. Biomechanics, Department of Kinesiology,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,Madison,Wisconsin.

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Lecturer,ClassicalBallet1995-1996.NationalTechnical Institute for theDeaf,attheRochesterInstituteofTechnology,Rochester,NewYork.

Classical Ballet Coach 1994-1995. Gymnastics Training Center, Rochester, NewYork.

Instructor,Introduction toDance,1993.Fieldwork. DepartmentofDance,StateUniversityofNewYorkCollegeatBrockport.

Instructional Support Assistant 1992. Department of Foreign Languages andLiteratures,StateUniversityofNewYorkCollegeatBrockport.

Research and Teaching Assistant Optoelectronics. 1989-1991. Institute of

Astronomy, Center for Instrumentation, and Faculty of Sciences, at the NationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.D.F.,Mexico.

Real and Vector Calculus Workshop Instructor 1988-1990. School ofEngineering,PanamericanUniversity,D.F.,Mexico.

ClassicalBalletDancer1985.SwanLake,NationalCompanyofDance,D.F.,Mexico.

ClassicalBalletTeacher,CurriculumandFacultySupervisor1981-1991.Ballet

AcademyofCoyoacán, foundedanddirectedbyAnaCastillo,México.. Instrumental in thecoachingofpre-professionalballetstudentstowininternationalballetcompetitions.GRANTAWARDS:

ArnoldandMabelBeckmanFoundationLopez-Ortiz(PI) 11/01/2018-10/31/2019

Brainconnectivityunderlyinglearninginmind-bodyballet:apilotclinicaltrialinmultiplesclerosis.

Thisprojectisapilotinvestigationtoprovidebrainimagingevidenceofthechangesin brain connectivity that correlate with improvements in ataxia and balance afterparticipationinatargetedballetclassforadultswithMS.Award$10,000.00 Jump Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering andSimulationResearchGrant Lopez-Ortiz(PI) 05/16/2017-05/15/2018 Movement impairment characterization and rehabilitation for dystoniccerebralpalsyusingrobotichapticfeedbackinvirtualreality Thisprojectcharacterizesdystoniaincerebralpalsyquantitativelyandservesasateachingtoolformedicalstudents.Award$90,079.

CenterforHealth,AgingandDisability-UIUC

Lopez-Ortiz(PI) 09/01/2015-03/30/2018 Movement rehabilitation fordystonic cerebralpalsy using classical balletand

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robotichapticfeedbackinvirtualreality.Thisprojectisapilotinvestigationontrainingselectivemotorcontroloftheupper

limbs in children with dystonic cerebral palsy using robotics assistance and lowdimensionalfeedbackinvirtualreality.Award$20,000

CampusResearchBoard-UIUC Lopez-Ortiz(PI) 08/30/2015-02/28/2017Trainingisometricforcematchingtasksinclassicalballetposturesinchildren

withdystoniccerebralpalsyThisprojectisapilotinvestigationontrainingselectivemotorcontrolofthelower

limbsinchildrenwithdystoniccerebralpalsy.Award$24,902.NationalMultipleSclerosisSociety(NMSS)

Lopez-Ortiz(PI) 04/01/2015-03/31/2017TargeteddanceprogramforimprovedmobilityinmultiplesclerosisThis project is a pilot investigation on the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a

targetedballetbaseddanceclassforadultswithMSwhohaveproblemswithmobilityandcoordinationascomparedtotheNMSSexerciseguidelines.Award$42,849.40

LavinPediatricResearchFund Gaebler-Spira(PI) 06/21/2010-12/14/2013DanceRehabilitationResearchinCerebralPalsy

Thegoalof thisproject is toconductexperiments indance forphysicalrehabilitation forchildrenwithcerebralpalsy.Endowment$1,000,000.Award:$140,000

PhysicianEngagement CommunityGrants Initiative,NorthwesternMemorialHospital,RehabilitationInstituteofChicago Lopez-Ortiz(Co-PI) 08/15/2012-08/14/2013

A structureddance program for childrenwith disabilities in a ChicagoPublicSchoolThegoalofthisprojectistoprovideaninnovativephysicalactivity,asastructureddanceprograminacommunityschoolsettingforchildrenwithdisabilitytoimproveallaspectsofthe International Classification of Function of the World Health Organization. Award:$7,261

CerebralPalsyInternationalResearchFoundationPilotResearchGrant Lopez-Ortiz(PI) 12/01/2010-11/30/2012

DanceformotorlearninginchildrenwithcerebralpalsyThegoalof thisstudy is to investigate improvementsofrangeofmotionandupper limbcoordinationinchildrenwithCP.Award:$100,000

ColemanFoundationResearchGrant O’Shea(PI) 09/01/2008-08/31/2009Theeffectofrhythmicstimulationonmovementincerebralpalsy

Thegoalof thisprojectwas toassess theeffectofmoving toexternal auditory rhythmicstimulationinchildrenwithcerebralpalsy.Award$48,000

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NIH-1F32HD055013-01A1 Lopez-Ortiz(PI) 04/25/2007-04/24/2008Unintendedmuscleactivityinfluencesonpost-strokelocomotion

Thegoalofthisprojectwastocharacterizetheunintendedmuscleactivityintheinactivepareticlimbofpost-strokeindividualsduringlocomotoractivity.Award:$52,000 NIH-T32HD07418 Rymer(PI) 04/24/2005-04/24/2007

PathophysiologyandRehabilitationofNeuralDysfunctionThegoalofthisprojectwastocharacterizetheunintendedmuscleactivityintheinactivepareticlimbofpost-strokeindividualsduringlocomotoractivity.Award:$82,000PUBLICATIONS:

PeerReviewedArticles

1. López-Ortiz,C.,Lencioni,D,Alberto,N,Gaebler-Spira,D.J.,LevinM.Atargeted

balletclassforspasticcerebralpalsyreducesthespasticstretchreflexthreshold.(Writinginprogress.)

2. ChembrammelP.,SpeidelN.,McNish,R.,McKeeman,S.N.,López-Ortiz,C.Patternsofmuscleactivationinwholebodyisometricforceefforts.(Writinginprogress.)

3. McNish,R.,Chembrammel,P.,McKeeman,S.N.,López-Ortiz,C.Cooperativemuscleactivationpatternsinupperlimbquasi-staticforceefforts.(Writinginprogress.)

4. Lakes,J.,Sharp,K.,Neville,R.,Grant-Beuttler,M.,Sunico,S.,Ho,D,.Schneider,M.,Sawitz,S.,Paulsen,J.,Caputo,K.,HaddadF.,Lu,K.,Aminian,A.,Lopez-Ortiz,C.,Radom-Aizik,S.Therapeuticballetforchildrenwithcerebralpalsy:amixed-methodsstudyofeffectsonsocial-emotionalandexecutivefunctioning.FrontiersinPublicHealth(Accepted.)

5. Camacho,P.,Carbonari,R.,ShenS.,Zadikoff,C.,KramerA.F.,López-OrtizC.ProtocolforpilotclinicaltrialonthetrainingofvoluntarysaccadesinolderadultsandPD.FrontiersinAgingNeuroscience,2019Vol.11Issue77.

6. Tisha,L.A.,ArmstrongA.A.,Wagner-JohnsonA.,López-Ortiz,C.(2019)Adaptationsandpassivemechanicalstiffnessofmusclesinspasticcerebralpalsy:Areviewandconceptualmodel(2019).AcceptedJune2018.JournalofAppliedBiomechanics,35(1):68-79DOI:10.1123/jab.2018-0049.

7. McNish RN, Chembrammel P, Speidel NC, Lin JJ, López-Ortiz C. Rehabilitation for Children With Dystonic Cerebral Palsy Using Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (2019) JMIR Res Protoc 2019;8(1):e11470 DOI: 10.2196/11470.

8. López-Ortiz,C,Jahansen,R.B.,Green,D.Enablingparticipation:innovationsandadvancements.Bookchapterin“EnablingParticipationinChildhoodOnsetNeuro-Disability:OptimisingOutcomes”EditedbyDidoGreenandChristineImms.MacKeithPress,London,UK.Submitted2018.Accepted.

9. López-OrtizC.,Gaebler-SpiraD.J.,McKeemanS.N.,McNishR,N.,Green,D.Danceand Rehabilitation: A systematized Review of the Evidence for Cerebral Palsy.

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(2019) First published 23 October 2018. Developmental Medicine & ChildNeurology,61:393–398.

10. Scheidler A. M., Kinnett-Hopkins, D. L., Learmonth, Y. C, Motl, R., López-Ortiz, C.(2018).Targetedballetprogrammitigatesataxiaand improvesbalance in femaleswithmild-to-moderatemultiplesclerosis.PLOSONE2018-10|journal-articleDOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0205382.

11. López-Ortiz, C.,Eagan,T.,Gaebler-Spira,D.(2016)Pilotstudyofatargeteddanceclassforphysicalrehabilitationinchildrenwithcerebralpalsy.SageOpenMedicine,4:1-5.

12. López-Ortiz,C.,Gladden,K.,Deon,L.,Schmidt,J.,Girolami,G.andGaebler-Spira,D.(2012).Danceprogramforphysicalrehabilitationandparticipationinchildrenwithcerebralpalsy,Arts&Health4(1,):39-54.Firstpublishedon:13June2011(iFirst).

13. Alibigalou,L.,López-Ortiz,C.,BrownD.A.,(2009).PhasedependenceoflowerlimbmuscleactivityinlocomotionafterstrokeJournalofNeurophysiologyNov;102(5):2856-65.Epub2009Sep9.

14. GrubenK.G.,López-Ortiz,C.,andSchmidt,M.W.(2003).Thecontroloffootforceduring pushing efforts against a moving pedal. Experimental Brain Research,148:50-61.

15. Gruben,K.G.,López-Ortiz, C.,andC.Giachetti,R.S. (2003).Muscularandposturalcomponents of lower limb forces during quasi-static extension efforts. Journal ofAppliedBiomechanics,19:239-245

16. Schmidt,M.W.,López-Ortiz, C., Barrett, P. S., Rogers. L.M., Gruben, K. G. (2003).Foot force direction in an isometric moving task. Experimental Brain Research,150:245-254.

17. Gruben,K.andLópez-Ortiz,C.(2000)Characteristicsoftheforceappliedtoapedalduringhumanpushingefforts.JournalofMotorBehavior,32:151-162.

Bulletins,Reports,ConferenceProceedingsandConferencePapers

1. Scheidler,A.M.,Tisha,A.L.,Kinnett-Hopkins,D.L.,Learmonth,Y.C.,Motl,R.,López-Ortiz, C. (2017) Targeted Dance Program for Improved Mobility in MultipleSclerosis. Converging Clinical andEngineeringResearch onNeurorehabilitation II,BiosystemsandRobotics15:1073-1078.Springer-Verlag.

2. López-Ortiz,C.,SimkowskiJ.,Gomez,W,Stoykov,N.,Gaebler-Spira,D.(2013)MotorLearning in Children with Cerebral Palsy with Feedback of Principal ComponentSpace of Reduced Dimension. Converging Clinical and Engineering Research onNeurorehabilitation,BiosystemsandRoboticsI:311-315.Springer-Verlag.

3. López-Ortiz, C. (2013) Sound and Rehabilitation Robotics for Pediatric CerebralPalsy. Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation,BiosystemsandRobotics2:31-315.Springer-Verlag.

4. López-OrtizC,Warnick,J,GomezW,DoshiK,SimkowskyJ,ReeseM,Gaebler-SpiraD. (2012) A pilot study using virtual reality and statistics of dance postures toenhance balance and dissociation of movements in children with cerebral palsy.DevelopmentalMedicineandChildNeurology:54S6:41-42.

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PeerReviewedAbstracts:

1. Camacho,P.,CarbonariR.,ShenS.,ZadikoffC.,KramerA.F.,López-Ortiz,C.Voluntarysaccadetraininginhealthyadults.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram48thAnnualMeeting,2018.

2. SpeidelN.,ChembrammelP.,McNishR.N.,McKeemanS.N.,Camacho,P.,López-Ortiz,C.Dimensionalityreductioninthecontrolofquasi-staticforceproductiontasksinhumans.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram48thAnnualMeeting,2018.

3. López-OrtizC.,McKeemanS.N.,McNishR,N,Gaebler-SpiraD. Scoping review of Dance Utilized in Rehabilitation for people with cerebral palsy. AmericanAcademyforCerebralPalsyandDevelopmentalMedicine,72ndAnnualMeeting,2018.

4. López-OrtizC.TargetedBalletProgramsforimprovedRangeofMotionandReducedSpasticityinCerebralPalsyandMultipleSclerosis;SymposiumontheMechanismsofDanceintheRehabilitationofMovementDisorderswithBarnstapleR,HackneyM,DeSouzaJ.FirstInternationalSymposiumforDanceandWell-Being.2018.

5. López-Ortiz,C.Targeteddanceclassamelioratesataxiainmultiplesclerosis.MechanismsofDanceRehabilitationSymposiuminMovementandCognition-HarvardMedicalSchool,2018.

6. SpeidelN.,ChembrammelP.,McNish,R.,McKeeman,S.N.,López-Ortiz,C.Synergistictendenciesinhumanmotorcontrolcharacterizedforquasi-staticproductiontasks.MovementandCognition-Harvard-MedicalSchool,2018.

7. Speidel N., Chembrammel P., McNish, R.,McKeeman, S. N.,López-Ortiz, C.Wholebodymuscleactivityinquasi-staticforceefforts.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram45thAnnualMeeting,2017.

8. López-OrtizC,KaspiE,Gaebler-SpiraD.Traininganisometricforce-matchingtaskofclassicalballetposturesinchildrenwithcerebralpalsy.MovementandCognition2017,Oxford,UnitedKingdom,2017.

9. Scheidler, A., Kinnett-Hopkins, D. L., Learmonth, Y. C. , Motl, R., López-Ortiz, C. Ataxiarehabilitationinmultiplesclerosisthroughatargeteddanceclass.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram46thAnnualMeeting,2016.

10. López-Ortiz,C.,Eagan,T.,Gaebler-Spira,D.Balancecontrolisimprovedinchildrenwith cerebral palsy through classical ballet based instruction. Society forNeuroscienceProgram45thAnnualMeeting,2015.

11. López-OrtizC,KaspiE,Gaebler-SpiraD.Pilotstudy:Traininganisometrictorque-matching task in classical ballet postures in children with cerebral palsy. XIISummerSchoolinMotorControl,2015.

12. López-Ortiz C, Simkowski JM,DoshiK, GomezW, Gaebler-SpiraDJ Virtual realityremapping formotorlearning incerebralpalsy.ChittendenSymposiumUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,2015.

13. López-OrtizCSimkowskiJ,GomezW,DoshiK,StoykovS,WarnickJ,Gaebler-SpiraD. Motor learning via low dimension remapping as a marker for spasticity anddystonia incerebralpalsy.Society forNeuroscienceProgram43rdAnnualMeeting,2013.

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14. AlbertMV,GomezW,MiskovicA,López-OrtizCMobilityinParkinson’sdiseaseisimproved through classical ballet based instruction. Society for NeuroscienceProgram43rdAnnualMeeting,2013.

15. López-OrtizC,GomezW,MiskovicA,ToledoS,AlbertMV.Targetedclassicalballetinstruction improves mobility in Parkinson’s disease. John and Gwen SmartConference-BuehlerCenterofAging,Health, andSociety,NorthwesternUniversity2013.

16. López-OrtizC,SimkowskiJM,DoshiK,GomezW,Warnick,J,Gaebler-SpiraDJMotorlearning in virtual reality as a marker for spasticity and dystonia. AmericanAcademy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 67th Annual Meeting2013.

17. López-OrtizC,EganT,Gaebler-Spira,DJ.StructuredDanceClassforCerebralPalsyAfter School. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and DevelopmentalMedicine,67thAnnualMeeting2013.

18. López-OrtizC,DoshiK,SimkowskiJMS,Gaebler-Spira,DJ.Motorlearningofclassicalballetwithfeedbackofreduceddimensioninchildrenwithcerebralpalsy.ProgressinMotorControlIX,2013.

19. López-OrtizC,SimkowskiJ,GomezW,DoshiK,StoykovS,WarnickJ,Gaebler-SpiraD.Motor learningwith low dimensional remapping in virtual reality for childrenwithcerebralpalsy.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram42thAnnualMeeting,2012.

20. DoshiKR,López-Ortiz C,GomezW,Stoykov,NS, Simkowski J,Warnick J,RothEJ,Gaebler-Spira DJ. Characterization of the principal component space in normallydevelopingchildrenperformingcanonicalballetsequencestotrainselectivemotorcontrol in cerebral palsy. Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting2012.

21. López-Ortiz,C.Danceforphysicalrehabilitationandparticipationinchildrenwithcerebral palsy and adults with Parkinson’s disease. (2011) Dance KinesiologyTeachers’ Group Mini-Conference Sharing teaching tools and practices in DanceScience and Somatics. National Dance Education Organization. State University ofNewYorkCollegeatBrockport,Brockport,NY.June,2011

22. López-Ortiz C, Wong, L. Gaebler-Spira D. Music in classical ballet for pediatriccerebralpalsy.AmericanAcademyforCerebralPalsyandDevelopmentalMedicine,65thAnnualMeeting2011.

23. Lopez-Ortiz C. Dance for motor learning in children with cerebral palsy usingprincipal component analysis. European Academy of Childhood Disability, 23rdAnnualMeeting2011.

24. López-Ortiz C, Gaebler-Spira D, Deon L, SureshM, KasmerM, TroyM. Dance formotor learning in childrenwith cerebral palsy. Society forNeuroscience Program40thAnnualMeeting,2010.

25. López-OrtizC,GladdenK,DeonL,Gaebler-SpiraD.DanceforChildrenwithcerebralpalsy. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 64thAnnualMeeting2010.

26. López-OrtizC.Danceandmovementtrajectoryformationinchildrenwithcerebralpalsy. Claiming Creativity Conference Proceedings. Art Education in CulturalTransition.Chicago,IL,2010.

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27. López-Ortiz C, O’Shea, R,Mussa-Ivaldi, F., Gaebler-Spira D.Music andmovementtrajectory formation in children with cerebral palsy. Society for NeuroscienceProgram39thAnnualMeeting,2009.

28. López-Ortiz C, GladdenK,KasmerM, Schmidt J, GirolamiG, Campbell S,Gaebler-Spira D. Dance for Childrenwith cerebral palsy: an adjunct to therapy. AmericanAcademy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 63rd Annual Meeting2009.

29. López-Ortiz, C. Unintended muscle activity influences interlimb coordination inlocomotionafterstroke.MotorControl,11:S244,2007

30. Gruben,K.andLópez-Ortiz,C.Footforcepathlinearityinthefrontalplaneduringpushesonstationaryandmovingpedals.Proceedingsofthe24thAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanSocietyofBiomechanics,2000.

31. Gruben, K., López-Ortiz, C. Foot force direction during static extension efforts:muscular component. Advances in Motor Rehabilitation Symposium Proceedings,Isle,Illinois,1998.

32. López-Ortiz, C.KinematicAnalysisofPirouette PerformancesbySkilledandNon-skilledDancers. International Association forDanceMedicine and Science. FourthAnnualMeetingProceedings.SanFrancisco,California,1995.

33. López-Ortiz, C. Symmetry in Dance. Scholars’ Day State University of New York-Brockport,1994.Brockport,NY1994.Non-PeerReviewedAbstracts:

34. Tisha AL, Chembrammel P, KesavadasT, Sankaran,NK, López-Ortiz C,Movementrehabilitation for dystonic cerebral palsy using classical ballet and robotic hapticfeedback invirtualreality.ChittendenSymposiumUniversityof IllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,2016.

35. AlibiglouL,López-OrtizC,WalterC.B.,BrownDA.Bilaterallimbphaserelationshipand its potential to alter muscle activity timing during locomotion post-stroke.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram38thAnnualMeeting,2008.

36. López-Ortiz,C.,SchmidtM.W.,Rogers,L.M.,BatchuP.K.,RymerW.Z.,BrownD.A.Muscle foot force magnitude affects inter-limb coordination in post-stokelocomotion.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram36thAnnualMeeting,2006.

37. López-Ortiz,C.,SchmidtM.W.,Gruben,K.G.,BrownD.A.,andRymer,W.Z.Musclegroups andmuscle contribution to foot force during lower limb pushing efforts.MedicalRehabilitationResearchTrainingWorkshopAbstracts.NationalInstituteofChildandHumanDevelopment.NIH.December5-6,2005.Rockville,Maryland.

38. López-Ortiz, C., Schmidt M. W., and Gruben, K. G. Foot force and EMG inkinematically constrained motion of the lower limb. Society for NeuroscienceProgram32ndAnnualMeeting,2002.

39. López-Ortiz, C., Schmidt M.W., and Gruben, K. G. Emergent linearity of the footforcepathsduringkinematicallyconstrainedmotionofthelowerlimb:quasi-staticcase.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram31stAnnualMeeting,2001.

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40. Gruben, K.G. andLópez-Ortiz, C. Limb force control in infants:motor primitives.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram30thAnnualMeeting,2000.

Chapters in Books: Peer reviewed 41. López-Ortiz,C,Jahansen,R.B.,Green,D.Participatoryinterventions:interventions

situatedinmeaningfulcontexts.(2018)Chapter19inEnablingParticipationinChildrenwithNeurodisability,Imms,C.andGreen,D.editors.MacKeithPress,London,UK.Accepted.OtherInventiondisclosures:

42. López-Ortiz,C,Kesavadas,T,Chembrammel,P. Kinetic(haptic)andkinematicfeedbackinvirtualrealityspacesofvariabledimensiontoclassifyandtrainmotorcontrolusingclassicalballetpostures.Inventors10 May2016.

43. López-Ortiz,C,Camacho,P.Complexgaittreadmillsystem.Inventors19March2019.DataSetsPeerreviewed

44. Scheidler,Andrew;Kinnett-Hopkins,Dominique;Learmonth,Yvonne;Motl,Robert;Lopez-Ortiz,Citlali(2017):Targetedballetprogrammitigatesataxiaandimprovesagilityinmoderate-to-advancedmultiplesclerosis.UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-6858418_V2.Downloaded3561timesasof1May2019.MostdownloadeddatasetformtheUniversityofIllinoisDataBank

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CP”https://www.sralab.org/inside-look/april-2019-future-dance-therapy-cp-dr-gaebler-spira-co-authors-studyApril24th,2019.

46. KCHAssistantProfessorCitlaliLopez-OrtizGetsAppointmentToCenterForAdvancedStudy

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http://www.kch.illinois.edu/citali%20lopez%20ortiz%20gets%20appointment%20to%20center%20for%20advanced%20studyFebruary5th,2019.

47. InClass:DanceDoctorhttps://illinoisalumni.org/2018/12/17/in-class-dance-doctor/.IlliniAlumniMagazine,December17th,2018.

48. Professorexplorestheimpactofdanceondisabilitieshttps://dailyillini.com/features/2018/10/04/professor-explores-impact-of-dance-on-disabilities/TheDailyIllini.TheindependentNewspaperattheUniversityofIllinoisBySydneyMadden.October4th,2018.

49. SfN:BalletimprovesAtaxiainMS–Danceprogramimprovedmovementinpilotstudy.http://www.medpagetoday.com/mastery-of-medicine/neurology-mastery-in-ms/61506,andhttps://www.medpagetoday.com/video/mastery-of-medicine/neurology-mastery-in-ms/neuro-mastery-in-multiple-sclerosis/121/2067 2016.

50. CerebralPalsyandBallet.NationalCenteronHealth,PhysicalActivityandDisabilityhttp://www.nchpad.org/895/5018/Cerebral~Palsy~and~Ballet,2015.

51. Appearance in the film Enter the Faun, by Tamar Rogoff, Performance Projects, 2014. 52. BalletClásicocomoTerapia.http://medholos.blogspot.com/2014/05/ballet-

classico-como-terapia.html.May6,2014.53. ELBALLETCOMOREHABILITACIÓNENLAPARÁLISISCEREBRAL:BALLETVALE+.

https://adaptohabitatblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/el-ballet-como-rehabilitacion-en-la-paralisis-cerebral-ballet-vale/October31,2013

54. FisioterapeutasyprofesionalesdeladanzaenelcursodeballetadaptadoparalarehabilitaciónfísicaenparálisiscerebralorganizadoporlaCUE-UniversidadCardenalHerrera.http://blog.uchceu.es/docu/index.php/2013/canal-9-fisioterapeutas-y-profesionales-de-la-danza-en-el-i-curso-de-ballet-adaptado-para-la-rehabilitacion-fisica-en-paralisis-cerebral-organizado-por-la-ceu-uch/June23,2013.

55. ElBalletdelaGereralitatclaseconniños http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4MgmfIFzgJune19,2013.

56. BalletVale+https://www.facebook.com/TeatresdelaGeneralitat?filter=3https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.508254065910199.1073741846.240285436040398&type=1June2013.

57. ElCEUorganizauncursodeballetparaniñosconparálisiscerebral/ESPAÑA.http://portalescenico.mx/node/8588PortaldelasArtesEscénicasMéxicoFondoNacionalparalaCulturaylasArtes.June11,2013.

58. ArtistDisabilities.http://columbiachronicle.com/artist-disabilities/October2012.59. Dancer-turned-doctorstartsclassesforParkinson'spatients60. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/disability_issues&id=8851944

October18,2012.61. Taniecpomagadzieciomzporażeniemmózgowym[GALERIA]

http://wyborcza.pl/56,75402,11539862,Taniec_pomaga_dzieciom_z_porazeniem_mozgowym__GALERIA_.htmlApril15,2012.

62. Terapiaballetparacriançascomdeficiênciamovimentohttp://cristina-mundialnoticias-cristina.blogspot.com/2012/03/terapia-ballet-para-criancas-com.html.March31,2012

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63. TherapyBalletforKidswithMovementDisabilitieshttp://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/31/10947289-therapy-ballet-for-kids-with-movement-disabilities.March31,2012

64. TherapyBalletforKidswithMovementDisabilitieshttp://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/03/31/10947289-therapy-ballet-for-kids-with-movement-disabilities?liteMarch31,2012

65. ForbesIndia,MultimediaSlideShow.http://forbesindia.com/slideshow-big/slideshow/snapshots-of-the-fortnight-march-29-april-10-2012/32722/1

66. TherapyBallethttp://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2012/03/30/therapy-ballet/March302012

67. LittleGirlwithcerebralpalsygetsshotatJoffrey‘Nutcracker’ChicagoSun-Times.http://www.suntimes.com/photos/galleries/9465153-417/girl-with-cerebral-palsy-gets-shot-at-joffrey-nutcracker.htmlDec152011

68. OrlandgirlwithCPgetsshotatJoffrey’s‘Nutcracker’Southtownstar,aChicagoSunTimesPublicationhttp://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/9188825-418/orland-girl-with-cp-gets-shot-at-joffreys-nutcracker.htmlDecember14,2011.

69. Aconversationaboutphysicallyintegrateddance.TheAudBlog,AuditoriumTheatreofRooseveltUniversity.http://auditoriumtheatre.blogspot.com/2011/11/conversation-about-physically_18.html#.UV-LOxlAu-8November18,2011.

70. Thehealingpowersofdance.AARPTheMagazine.http://www.aarp.org/health/fitness/info-03-2011/dance-for-health.htmlMarch152011.

71. DanceclassforadultswithcerebralpalsyfeaturedinMedillNewsChicagoParkinson’sdiseasepatientsdancetheirwaytoimprovedhealth May2010.

72. DanceclassforchildrenwithcerebralpalsyfeaturedinGoodMorningAmericaOvercomingCerebralPalsyWithBallet-ABCNews AgainstAllOdds:DancingWithCerebralPalsy-ABCNews January2010.

73. NewMediaandInformationTechnologiesandDanceEducation.http://www.art.net/~dtz/scott1.htmlSeptember23,1996.

INVITEDLECTURESANDSEMINARS:

1. DanceandRehabilitation:AsystematizedReviewoftheEvidenceforCerebralPalsy.InvitedVideoandpodcastforDevelopmentalMedicineandChildNeurologybyBernardDan,MD,PhD,EditorofDevelopmentalMedicineandChildNeurology,April2019.

2. Why Dance for Physical Rehabilitation? Grand Challenge Experience inInterdisciplinary Approaches to Life Science GCL 125d: Experiential Anatomy,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign.17April2019.

3. Movement impairment characterization and rehabilitation for dystoniccerebral palsy using robotic haptic feedback in virtual reality. Faculty of

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Medicine.UniversidadAutónomadeYucatánMérida,Yucatán,México,19October2018.

4. CharacterizationofMuscleActivity in Isometric ForceEffortsUsingaHapticRobotic Interface. 5th Health Care Engineering Systems Symposium andInteractive Medical Simulation Exposition, School of Engineering, University ofIllinoisAtUrbana-Champaign,Urbana,Illinois,September17th,2018.

5. Movement Impairment Characterization and Rehabilitation for DystonicCerebral Palsy Using Robotic Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality Livedemonstration.

6. Movement impairment characterization and rehabilitation for dystoniccerebral palsy using robotic haptic feedback in virtual reality. Faculty ofEngineering, Postgraduate and Research Unit, Universidad Autónoma de YucatánMérida,Yucatán,México.June13th,2018.

7. Movement impairment characterization and rehabilitation for dystoniccerebral palsy using robotic haptic feedback in virtual reality. Center forRegional Research “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi”, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán,Mérida,Yucatán,México.June13th,2018.

8. Ballet Clásico para la Rehabilitación Motriz de la Población Infantil conParálisis Cerebral. Curso de Verano Intensivo. Centro de Rehabilitación yEducación Especial, Mérida, Yucatán. National System for Family IntegralDevelopment,México.June4th-8th,2018.

9. Classification of movement disorders in cerebral palsy with robotic hapticfeedback and virtual reality.MATTER Incubator, Chicago, Illinois, October 12th2017.

10. Dance and Movement for Health and Physical Rehabilitation. ChampaignCounty 4th Annual Active Aging Week sponsored by Clark-Lindsey, Champaign,Illinois.September29th,2017.

11. Movement impairment characterization and rehabilitation for dystoniccerebralpalsyusingrobotichapticfeedbackinvirtualreality.4thHealthCareEngineering Systems Symposium, School of Engineering, University of Illinois AtUrbana-Champaign,Urbana,Illinois,September11th,2017.

12. Targeted Ballet Programs and Augmented Motor Learning for PhysicalRehabilitation. Grand Rounds. Department of Physical Therapy and HumanMovementSciences,FeinbergSchoolofMedicine,NorthwesternUniversity.July5th,2017.

13. Why Dance for Physical Rehabilitation?GrandChallenge Experience Course inInterdisciplinary Approaches to Life Science GCL 125d: Experiential Anatomy,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign.April5th,2017.

14. Dance and Movement for Physical Rehabilitation. Optimizing Brain Fitness:researchtoPractice,CarleForum.CarleHospital,Urbana,IL,2016.

15. Trainingisometricforcematchingtasksinclassicalballetposturesinchildrenwith dystonic cerebral palsy. 3rd Health Care Engineering Systems Symposium.Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering and Simulation(“JumpARCHES”),September9th,2016.

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16. Why Dance for Physical Rehabilitation?GrandChallenge Experience Course inInterdisciplinary Approaches to Life Science GCL 125d: Experiential Anatomy,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign.April18th,2016.

17. Evidence Based Adapted Ballet for Movement Rehabilitation. IllinoisAssociation for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Convention,PheasantRunResortinSt.Charles,ILonNovember21st,2013

18. AdaptedBallet forPhysicalRehabilitation inCerebralPalsy.FIVANCenterforNeurorehabilitation,Valencia,Spain,June25th,2013.

19. ClassicalBalletandPhysicalRehabilitationforChildrenwithCerebralPalsy-Ballet Vale +. CEU Universidad Cardenal Herrera, Faculty of Health Sciences,Department of Physical Therapy, Valencia Foundation for Neurorehabilitation,CulturArts,AyuntamentdeValencia,BalletValet+.40hours.Valencia, Spain, June16-21,2013.

20. BackToBasics-Stretching. Co-ChairedwithSueMukherjeeandDeborahGaebler-Spira.InternationalConferenceonCerebralPalsyanddevelopmentalMedicineand7thAnnualMeetingofIndianAcademyofCerebralPalsy,Lucknow,India,March9th,2013.

21. Melody and Rehabilitation Robotics for Children With Cerebral Palsy.International Conference on Cerebral Palsy and developmental Medicine and 7thAnnualMeeting of Indian Academyof Cerebral Palsy, Lucknow, India,March 9th,2013.

22. UseofVirtualRealityHomeBasedTherapy System for ChildrenwithUpperLimb Problems in Cerebral Palsy.Co-ChairedwithSueMukherjeeandDeborahGaebler-Spira. International Conference on Cerebral Palsy and developmentalMedicine and 7th AnnualMeeting of Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy, Lucknow,India,March9th,2013.

23. Dance Interventions in Parkinson's Disease and their Clinical Impact. 1stIndian Federation of Neurorehabilitation Conference, Lucknow, India, March 8th,2013.

24. Integrating Robotics Into Clinical Care-Expanding Horizons And BreakingDownBarriersToImplementation.Co-ChairedwithSueMukherjeeandDeborahGaebler-Spira. International Conference on Cerebral Palsy and developmentalMedicine and 7th AnnualMeeting of Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy, Lucknow,India,March8th,2013.

25. Structured Dance Training for Physical Rehabilitation of Children withCerebral Palsy. International Conference on Cerebral Palsy and DevelopmentalMedicine and 7th AnnualMeeting of Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy, Lucknow,India,March8th,2013.

26. RehabilitationRobotics forPediatricApplications.HospitalNiñoJesús,Madrid,Spain,November13,2012.

27. StructuredDanceClass forPhysicalRehabilitation inChildrenwithCerebralPalsy. Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University,Syracuse,NY,June13th,2012.

28. FromAspirationtoArtist.AconversationaboutphysicallyintegrateddanceinChicago. Roosevelt Auditorium Theater, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL,November9th,2011.

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29. Music and Movement Segmentation in Children with Cerebral Palsy.BiglerAuditorium,Children’sMemorialHospitalChicago,IL,November11,2011.

30. Dance for Physical Rehabilitation in Movement Disorders. Dance Program,TheaterDepartment,SchoolofCommunication,NorthwesternUniversity,Evanston,IL,April1st,2011.

31. DanceforMotorLearningandPhysicalRehabilitationinMovementDisorders.HerbergerInstituteforDesignandtheArts.FultonSchoolofEngineering,SchooloftheArts,MediaandEngineeringArizonaStateUniversity,March29th,2011.

32. Dance for Parkinson’s! Parkinson’s Disease Annual Patient and FamilySymposium.NewHorizons in Parkinson’sDiseaseResearch andCare, Parkinson’sDisease and Movement Disorders Center, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwesternUniversitySeptember11th,2010.

33. ClassicalBalletasanAdjuncttoTherapyinCerebralPalsy.LaRabidaChildren’sHospital,UniversityofChicago,2009.

34. Dance forChildrenwithCerebralPalsy.DepartmentofBiomedicalEngineering,CollegeofEngineering,MarquetteUniversity,2009.

35. RehabilitationTechnologyinPost-StrokeLocomotion:NewDirections.SocietyofWomenEngineersMeeting,NorthwesternUniversity,January27th,2007.

36. Principal componentanalysisofmuscleactivityandresultantcontact forcesduring cycling after stroke. Robotics Laboratory, Sensory Motor PerformanceProgram,RehabilitationInstituteofChicago,October10th,2006

37. Foot force and EMG in kinematically constrainedmotion of the lower limb.Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, March21th,2005.

38. Historic Perspectives on “Ballet National Folklórico de Mexico.” Munson-Williams-ProctorArtsInstitute,Utica,NewYork,1995.

RELEVANTPROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE:

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, NorthwesternUniversity,DepartmentofPhysicalMedicineandRehabilitation.2013-2016.

Research Scientist/Research Assistant Professor. 2008-2013. Directed theDance Rehabilitation Research Program at the Rehabilitation Institute ofChicago/Northwestern University. Conducted basic science and clinical research in theneurosciencesofmotorcontrol,motorcoordination,andmotorlearningforchildrenwithcerebralpalsythroughdance,motiontrackingtechnologyandvirtualrealityenvironmentsin collaboration with Dr. Gaebler-Spira, the Robotics Laboratory, at the RehabilitationInstituteofChicago(RIC).Establishedanevidencebaseddancerehabilitationprogramforadults with Parkinson’s disease in collaboration with Dr. Santiago Toledo, Drs. KonradKordingandMarkAlbertfromtheBayesianBehaviorLaboratory,fromRICandDr.TanyaSimuni from Northwestern University Center for Movement Disorders and Parkinson’sDisease with seed funding by the National Parkinson’s Foundation. Conducted pilotexperimentsontheclassificationofmotor impairments incerebralpalsyincollaboration

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with Dr. Nina Suresh and Dr. Zev Rymer from theMotor Unit Laboratory, RIC. Directedclinically oriented programs using elite dance training methodology and motor controlresearchforthephysicalrehabilitationofchildrenwithcerebralpalsywithphilanthropicgiftsformtheAnixterFoundation.DevelopedpartnershipswiththeJoffreyBalletAcademyfor both classes. Mentored undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students inresearchmethodologiesandhumansubjectsexperimentation.

DanceforMovementRehabilitationInstructor2009-2014Developedtechniquesfor movement rehabilitation of motor disorders such as cerebral palsy, developmentalcoordination disorder, and Parkinson’s disease. Taught weekly classes to thesepopulations.

Faculty/Teachingartist2012-2019.Taughtclassicalballet,classicalrepertory,andbodyconditioningfacultyatJoffreyBalletAcademy,TheOfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet.Has thought students ages 3 to adult in the Children, Youth, Adult Bridge and Pre-Professionaldivisions.Coachedprofessionalandpre-professionalballetdancersinprivateinstruction.

Visiting Artist, Rubin Award. Jan-Aug 2010. Mentored and trained Master’sdegree students of the Masters in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling Master’sprogram in Columbia College, Chicago, IL in physical therapy applications of dance andgave seminarsondance for children for cerebral palsy and anatomy and kinesiology fordancersformaclinicalpointofview. Clinical Assistant Professor. 2008-2009. Conducted research on music andmovementinchildrenwithcerebralpalsy.Developedaquantitativeassessmenttoolforthekinematics of body motions in cerebral palsy using VICON motion capture technology.Governors State University. Supported by the Coleman Foundation, Chicago, IL and theCenterforIndependencethroughConductiveEducationinLagrange,IL. Post-doctoral Fellow. NRSA/NIH Post-doctoral Fellow Individual Award F-32,2007-2008. Northwestern University/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago-Sensory MotorPerformance Program (SMPP). Conducted research in the area of unintended muscleactivityduring locomotionafter strokeunderthementorshipofWilliamZevRymer,MD,PhD.InitiatedresearchonmovementdisordersonCerebralPalsyincollaborationwithDr.Deborah Gaebler-Spira, RIC/NU using motion analysis systems such as VICON andOptitrack Shadowed physical therapists working with children with cerebral palsy.Involved in all aspects of research and grant writing. Attended weekly seminars byinternationally renowned scientists in the topics of Neural Signal Processing, RoboticsRehabilitation, Bodymachine interfaces, Biomechanics, BayesianMotor Control, and theSensoryMotor Performance Program Seminars.Mentored graduate students in PhysicalTherapyandHumanMovementSciences,NeuroscienceTrainingProgramandBiomedicalEngineering graduate program. Attended teaching training seminars at NorthwesternUniversity’sSearleCenterforTeachingExcellence.Coordinatedthebi-weeklyLocomotionLaboratorySeminar.

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Post-doctoralFellow.NRSAPost-doctoralFellowInstitutionalAwardT-32,2005-2007. Northwestern University/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (SMPP). Conductedresearchintheareaofimpairedlocomotionafterstroke.Otheractivitiesasabove. Maternityandfamilyleave.2002-2005.Duringthisleavepublishedthreearticlesinpeer-reviewedjournals. Research Fellow. Held theVirginiaHorneHenryFellowship2000-2001and theMarie L. Carns Fellowship, 1998-2000 at the department of Kinesiology, University ofWisconsin-Madison.Conductedresearchintheareaofbiomechanicsandmotorcontrolofthe lower limb in humans. Involved in all aspects of research: development of researchquestions, instrumentation design and machining, electromyography, motion analysis(Optotrak,PEAK5),forceplateandforcetransducermeasurements,softwaredevelopmentfor experiment control and data analysis (Basic, Visual Basic, Pascal, Matlab, AutoCAD,Minitab, Stats, SPSS, and Labview), publication of findings, and grant proposal writing.MentoredresearchpracticumstudentsinthePhysicalTherapyMSprogram. ResearchAssistant. 1997-1998.BiomechanicsLaboratory,Dept.ofKinesiologyattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Sameasabove. TeachingAssistant. 1996-1997.BiomechanicsLaboratory,Dept.ofKinesiologyattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Taught the laboratorysectionof theundergraduatebiomechanics course. Responsible for all aspects of laboratory practices: designingexperiments, installing and troubleshooting experimental set-up, teaching and grading.Also,gradedlecture’shomework,andassistedstudentsduringofficehours. Lecturer,ClassicalBallet.1995-1996.NationalTechnicalInstitutefortheDeaf,attheRochesterInstituteofTechnology.Taughttheundergraduateclassicalballetcourseforthehearingimpaired,collaboratedwithMichaelThomasfromStuttgartBallet. DanceInstructor.MAfieldwork1993.DanceDepartment,StateUniversityofNewYork at Brockport. Taught the undergraduate Introduction to Dance course for PhysicalEducationandTheatremajors,underthesupervisionofProfessorIrmaPylyshenko. Classical Ballet Instructor/Curriculum/Faculty Supervisor. 1979-1991. BalletAcademy of Coyoacán, directed by Ana Castillo, Mexico. Involved in all aspects ofconservatory style training for elite ballet students and teacher training/supervision aswell as in thedesignand implementationof the first comprehensiveMexicanSystem forDanceInstruction(ages5-18)based inpartontheRoyalAcademyofDanceSyllabusandthe Cuban methodology for classical ballet instruction. In addition, was responsible forchoreographingdancesfortheAnnualPerformancesoftheconservatorytrainingsectionofthe school. The Ballet Academy of Coyoacánwas the First Ballet Academy in a countryoutsidetheBritishCommonwealthtobeaffiliatedtoTheRoyalAcademyofDance. ResearchandTeachingAssistant.1989-1991.InstituteofAstronomy,CenterforInstrumentation,andFacultyofSciences,attheNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.

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Assisted in implementing FORTRAN and Turbo-Pascal software for the calculation ofradiativetransferindustcloudsofbinarystarsandopticaldesign.GradedhomeworkfortheOpticsandOptoelectroniccourses. Real and Vector Calculus Workshop Instructor. 1988-1990. School ofEngineering, Panamerican University, Mexico. Assisted undergraduate engineeringstudentswithdifferentialandintegralcalculusquestionsandexercises.COURSESTAUGHTUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-ChampaignFall2014 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkillSpring2015 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkillFall2015 KIN257 Coordination,Control,andSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN590 IndependentStudySpring2016 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN473 SkillAcquisitionStrategies

KIN590 IndependentStudySummer2016KIN590 IndependentStudyFall2016 KIN257 Coordination,Control,andSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearchSpring2017 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN473 SkillAcquisitionStrategies

KIN590 IndependentStudyFall2017 KIN257 Coordination,Control,andSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN599 ThesisResearchSpring2018 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN473 SkillAcquisitionStrategies

KIN590 IndependentStudyKIN599 ThesisResearchINFO597 IndependentStudy

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Summer2018

NEUR590 IndividualTopicsinNeuroscienceFall2018 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN453 MotorControlandLearning

KIN599 ThesisResearchNEUR590 IndividualTopicsinNeuroscience

Spring2019 KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch

KIN391 SpecialProjects-Problems KIN473 SkillAcquisitionStrategies

KIN599 ThesisResearchNEUR590 IndividualTopicsinNeuroscience

JoffreyBalletAcademy,OfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet

Classical Ballet, Classical Repertoire, and Ballet Conditioning Faculty for theprestigiousJuniorSummerDanceIntensiveLevels1&2oftheJoffreyAcademyofDance-Chicago,OfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet,July13-July24,2014.

Classical Ballet Faculty for the Lemonis Bridge Program of the Community

EngagementSummerProgramoftheJoffreyAcademyofDance-Chicago,OfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet,July13-July24,2014.

Classical Ballet, Classical Repertoire, and Pointe Faculty for the prestigious

International Junior Summer Dance Intensive Level 3 of the Joffrey Academy of Dance-Chicago,OfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet,June27-July15,2015.

Classical Ballet, Classical Repertoire, and Ballet Conditioning Faculty for the

prestigious Junior Summer Dance Intensive Level 1 of the Joffrey Academy of Dance-Chicago,OfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet,July13-July24,2016.

SubstituteFaculty2014-1019.

HONORS,AWARDS,RECOGNITION:

Fellow, Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamapign,2019-2020.

DuringtheSociety forNeuroscience2016AnnualMeetingmyposterpresentation

receivedmedia attention: SfN: Ballet improvesAtaxia inMS –Dance program improvedmovementinpilotstudy.

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https://www.medpagetoday.com/video/mastery-of-medicine/neurology-mastery-in-ms/neuro-mastery-in-multiple-sclerosis/121/2067;http://www.medpagetoday.com/mastery-of-medicine/neurology-mastery-in-ms/61506Myworkwasidentifiedamong16,000postersand32,000attendeesincludingNoblePrizeawardees. The second url is currently used for continuing medical education of healthprofessionals.

ListedintheUniversityofIllinoisOfficialNotice,ResearchMemorandum#306“ListofTeachersRankedasExcellentbyTheirStudents”

Fall2015Spring2016Fall2016 Spring2017Fall2017Spring2018Fall2018

TravelAward-CerebralPalsyInternationalResearchFoundation2009Award

to attend the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy andDevelopmentalMedicine,September2009.

Post-doctoral Fellowship. NIH/NRSA F-32, Individual Award. NorthwesternUniversity,RehabilitationInstituteofChicago(SMPP),2007-2008.

Post-doctoral Fellowship. NIH/NRSA T-32, Institutional Award. NorthwesternUniversity,RehabilitationInstituteofChicago(SMPP),2005-2007.

Virginia Horne Henry Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship. 2000-2001. School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Highest graduate studentaward.Fulltuitionremissionandfullstipendaward.

VilasProfessionalDevelopmentAward,2000.TheGraduateSchool.Universityof

Wisconsin-Madison.

MarieL.CarnsFellowship,1999-2000and1998-1999.DepartmentofKinesiology,SchoolofEducation,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Outof state tuition remissionandfullstipendaward.

Pylyshenko-StrasserGraduateDanceAwardtotheMostDistinguishedGraduate

Student,1994.StateUniversityofNewYork,CollegeatBrockport.GraduateFellowshipforadoctoraldegreeinOpticsinaForeignInstitution,1991.

NationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.

SummerWorkshop inOptics ScholarshipwithProfessorRobertHopkins1990.CenterforResearchinOptics(CIO),GuanajuatoMexico.

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Graduate Scholarship for an MS degree in Computer Sciences 1991, National

ScienceandTechnologyCouncil,Mexico.Graduation Thesis Scholarship1990-1991.Center for Instrumentation,National

AutonomousUniversityofMexico.

HighAchievementAwardforthesecondbestoverallgradeaverage9.88/10,classof 1991. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, National Autonomous University ofMexico.INSTITUTIONALSERVICE:

1) ServicetoDisciplinaryandProfessionalSocietiesorAssociationsAnalysisofacomputerprogramofradiativetransportindust,1988InstituteofAstronomy,NationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.DanceClubInstructor,1992,MigrantEducationProject,ResearchFoundationofNewYork.HealthCommitteeChairperson1995-1997.WorldDanceAlliance,theAmericasChapter.GraduateStudentRepresentativeintheGraduateStudiesCommittee,1999-2000.DepartmentofKinesiology,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison.CoordinatoroftheLocomotionLaboratorySeminar,DepartmentofPhysicalTherapyandHumanMovementSciences,NorthwesternUniversity,2006-2007.FocusedSymposium:Dance,dance,dance-UniversallanguageofexpressionandmovementCombinedAmericanAcademyofCerebralPalsyandDevelopmentalMedicine73rdAnnualMeetingandInternationalAllianceofAcademiesofChildhoodDisability2ndTriannualMeeting,AnaheimCA,USA2019.Peerreviewed.Presenters:CitlaliLópez-Ortiz,PhD,MA,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,TaraEganDPT,ShirleyRyanAbilityLab,Chicago,USA,DidoGreen,OT,PhD,MSc,JonkopingUniversity,Sweden,andMinShen,MD,TheChineseAssociationRehabilitationMedicinePediatricRehabilitationCommittee.Discussant:BernardDan,PhD,MD,InkendaalRehabilitationHospital,Belgium,Chair:DeborahGaebler-Spira,MD,ShirleyRyanAbilityLab,Chicago,USA.

2) UIUCUniversity/CampusService

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DepartmentalService

1. Committee member for the Second Year Graduate Review for the Bio-BehavioralKinesiologyConcentration,2015-2016.

2. Committee member to establish the award rules for the ChittendenFamilyFoundationFund2018.

3. ParticipatedintheorganizationofanewMinorsprograminKinesiology:Specialty in Cultural-Interpretive and Science Studies in collaborationwithteninterdisciplinaryfacultyundertheleadershipofKCHAssociateProfessorSydnor.

4. ParticipationintheorganizationoftheMSResearchCollaborative2018-2019.

CollegeService

5. Interviewedtwofacultycandidatesandprovidedfeedback,2015.6. ParticipatedintheCenteronHealthAgingandDisabilityCHADresearch

collaborationmeetings,2015.7. Participated inCHAD’s initiative for thedevelopmentofaMemorandum

ofUnderstandingforMSPatientRecruitmentwithCARLECollaboration,2015-2016.

8. Interviewedafacultycandidateandprovidedfeedback,Fall2016.9. ParticipatedintheHealthAgingandTechnologyFacultysearchorganized

byProf.JefferyWoods,2016-2017.

CampusService10. InvolvedKIN257students in the2015McKinnleyHealth,organizedby

theSpecialPopulationsHealthCommittee,2015.11. ParticipationoftheNeuroscienceofDanceinHealthandDisabilityLabin

theBrainAwarenessDayeventattheOrpheumTheaterinChampaignIL,organized by the Neuroscience Program of the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign.April2016.

12. Participated at the Pre-Society for Neuroscience Campus PosterPresentations,Fall2016.

13. InvolvedKIN257students in the2016McKinnleyHealth,organizedbytheSpecialPopulationsHealthCommittee,2016.

14. ParticipationindraftingtheletterofintentofgrantproposaltotheNSFfor the creation of an interdisciplinary M. S. program on the RapidInternet of Things (RIoT). 12 hours. Role: Core faculty team memberalong,2016-2017.

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15. Participation in the Neuroscience Fair for recruitment of graduatestudents,Spring2017.

16. Participation in the selectionof graduate students for theNeuroscienceProgramforFall2017,2017.

17. ParticipationoftheNeuroscienceofDanceinHealthandDisabilityLabintheBrainAwarenessDayeventattheOrpheumTheaterinChampaignIL,organized by the Neuroscience Program of the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign.April16,2017.

18. ParticipationoftheNeuroscienceofDanceinHealthandDisabilityLabintheBrainAwarenessDayeventattheOrpheumTheaterinChampaignIL,organized by the Neuroscience Program of the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign.April7,2018.

19. ParticipationintheNeuroscienceFairandrecruitmentcampuseventsforrecruitmentofgraduatestudents,Spring2018.

20. Participation in the selectionof graduate students for theNeuroscienceProgramforFall2018.

21. ReviewerfortheCampusResearchBoard,Spring2018.22. Memberof theGraduateAdmissionsCommittee for thePhDProgramin

Neuroscience,2018-2019.23. External Committee forDancingTechnique PlacementDay,Department

ofDance,19April2019

UniversityService

24. Participation by invitation in the President’s Executive LeadershipProgramFacultyPanel,2015.

25. Participation in the AKA|Strategy focus group as per invitation formPresident Killeen to discuss and contribute to the establishment ofUniversity-wideprioritiesforthenextfiveyears,2015.

26. Participation in the Applemeeting organized by Dr. Lina Lander, HigherEducation Development Executive, Jason Beckham, Account Executive andhosted by Mark Nolan, Director, Information Technology & EconomicDevelopment,OfficeofCorporateRelations,2015.

27. Judge for the 2019 Undergraduate Research Symposium. 28. Judge for the Health Maker Lab Competition, 2019. 29. Mentor for an award winning project in Health Maker Lab Competition, 2019-

2020. TRAINEESandMENTORING:UniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign:

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Graduatestudents2015-2019:

1) AndrewScheidler,KinesiologyMS,non-thesisoption,2018.Nowinprivateindustry.

2) NathanielSpeidel,MechanicalScienceandEngineeringMS,2018,“DimensionalityReductionintheControlofQuasi-StaticForceProductionTasksinHumans”.Nowinprivateindustry.

3) ReikaMcNish,KinesiologyMSstudent.“DevelopmentOfAVirtualRealityVideoGameUsingPrincipalComponentAnalysisToMapIsometricForceEffortsForHapticFeedback:AProofOfConcept”.May2019.

4) PaulCamacho,PhDstudent,NeuroscienceProgram.Fall2018todate.ExpectedgraduationdateMay2022.

5) AndreaRiveraMaza,KinesiologyMSstudentFall2019.ExpectedgraduationdateMay2023.

6) MaouyuanHe,PhDstudent,NeuroscienceProgram.Fall2019.ExpectedgraduationdateMay2023.Participationondoctoralexaminingcommittees:

1) DouglasWjada,PhD,DissertationTitle:“Cognitive-motorinteraction:influenceoftheindividual,thetaskandtheenvironment”2016.Role:Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member, now Visiting AssistantProfessoratClevelandStateUniversity.

2) SeanPaulDurkin,DoctorofMusicalArtsinMusic.Dissertationtitle:“TheValsalvamaneuverandbrassinstrumentperformance:reviewandpersonalaccount”2019.Role:DissertationCommitteeMember.

3) MohammadAmanzadeh,IllinoisInformaticsProgramPhDstudentDoctoralDissertationCommitteeMember.

ProjectMentorshipfor:

1) MikaelaLynnFrechette,BS,Graduatestudent,Kinesiology.HealthMake-a-ThonCompetitionProject:“WearableAnti-CollisionTechnology”.Awarded$10,000prize.

Teachingsupervision:

1) YangHu,secondyearKinesiologyPhDstudent.Supervisedteachingtraining.28contacthours,Fall2018.

UndergraduateStudentsinKinesiology2014-2019

1) AndrewScheidler,January2015-December2016.AcceptedintotheMSprograminKinesiologyattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.

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2) MelanieSolheim,January2015-December2016.3) AnnaRushing,January2015-December2016.4) AriannIppensen,January2015-December2015.5) NadiaChumbipumaPareja,January2015-May2015.6) EmilyCiasto,August2015–May20167) JenithaJomi,August2015–December2015.8) MelissaMarwitz,August2015-May2017.AcceptedintotheDPTprogramat

NorthwesternUniversity,July2017.9) MarioMisseha,August2015–May2016.AcceptedintothePhysician

AssistantprogramatGardenerUniversity.October2017.10) KatherineSistler,August2015-December2016.AcceptedintotheMSin

OccupationalTherapyprogramatWashingtonUniversityinSaintLouisSchoolofMedicinewithaMeritScholarship,Fall2017.

11) KaterinaAlemis,January2016–May2017.ApplingtoDOprograms.12) ElizabethGelander,January2016–December2016.13) HannahFeldman,May2016-August2016.14) NicholeAlberto,August2016-Date.RecipientoftheDeutschKinesiology

Scholarship2018.AcceptedintotheMastersinPublicHealthattheUniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign.Fall2019.

15) DanielleLencioni,August2016–May2018.AcceptedintotheDPTprogramatNorthernIllinoisUniversity,Fall2018.

16) ShellyLi,August2016–December2017.17) SaraMcKeeman,August2016–May2018.Co-authoredpeerreviewed

publication#9.AcceptedintothedualDPT/PhDinRehabilitationSciencesprogramatOhioStateUniversitywithafulltuitionandstipendscholarshipSummer2018.

18) MirnaMisseha,August2016–December2017.ApplyingtoDPTprograms.19) JulieZheng,August2016–May2017.ApplyingtoDPTprograms.20) EdwardTang,January2017–Date.21) EliseChong,August2017–December2018.ApplyingtoDPTprograms.22) ElizabethLopez,August2017–May2018..EnrolledinRosalindFranklin

UniversityDPTprogram.23) ReaganTapley,August2017-December2017.ApplyingtoDPTprograms.24) AmandaVadeboncoeur,August2017-May2018.25) CicelyThom,January2018–May2018.EnrolledinRushUniversityMSinOT

program.26) IrinAbraham,August2018-December2018.27) BrittanyFaurie,August2018–Date.28) JazmineGarcia,August2018–December2018.29) MorganRozelle,August2018–December2018.30) EmileeCrabbe,January2019-Date.

UndergraduateStudentsinCommunityHealth2014-2019

31) AlexaAlchin,January2016toDecember2016.AcceptedintoMedicalAdministrationMastersprogramsatDePaul,Loyola,UniversityofIllinois-

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Chicago,UniversityofMichigan,andNorthwesternUniversity.May2017.CurrentlyattendingNorthwesternUniversity.

32) BrittanyLau,January2017–December2017.ApplyingtoDPTprograms.33) CaseyPetroschuk,January2018–May2018.

UndergraduateStudentsinInterdisciplinaryHealthSciences2014-2019

34) OliviaBurke,January2019-Date.35) KatarinaPong,January2018–Date.36) MackenzieThompson,January2018-Date.

UndergraduateStudentsinDance2014-2019

37) ReikaMcNish,August2015–July2017.AcceptedintotheMSinKinesiologyatUniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Chamapign,August2017.

38) JulianaBoylan,January2017–May2017.39) NinaCrouchelli,January2019–Date.

UndergraduateStudentsinPsychology2014-2019

40) AlisonGelfond,August2015-May2016.AcceptedintotheMDprogramattheChicagoMedicalSchoolatRosalindFranklinUniversityofMedicineandScience.February2018.

41) CarlyKeliman,PsychologyAugust2018–December2018.UndergraduateStudentsinBiology2014-2019

42) NitikshPaul,August2018–Date.UndergraduateStudentsinChemistry2014-2019

43) KaitlinMedland,January2016–December2016.Currentlyemployedin

privatepharmaceuticalcompany.Chicago,IL.UndergraduateStudentsinEngineeringPhysics2014-2019

44) EvanDietrich,January2019–Date.

JamesScholarStudentsinKinesiology

45) JenniferBishop,Springsemester2015.46) AliMack,Springsemester2015.47) Po-LinChen,Fallsemester2015.48) DanielleJanuszyk,Fallsemester2015.49) AllisonGelfondFallsemester2015,Springsemester2016.

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50) KatherineSistler,Springsemester2016.51) AubreyCarballo,Springsemester2016.52) SaraMcKeeman,Springsemester2016.53) KelseyThompson,Springsemester2016.54) DanielleLencioni,Springsemester2016.55) StephanieAndreaFarmer,Fallsemester2016.UIUCBronzeTablet.Admitted

totheDPTprograminUniversityofIllinois-ChicagoandNorthwesternUniversity.

56) ErickFlacus,Fallsemester2016.57) ShellyLi,Fallsemester2016andSpringsemester2017.58) AnnaSheaLipstein,Springsemester2017.59) MichelleSwiatiewicz,Springsemester2017.60) Reagan,ElizabethTapley,UIUCBronzeTablet.Springsemester2017.

NorthwesternUniversityandRehabilitationInstituteofChicagoResidentFellows,Interns,andExternsmentored:

1) KimGladden,MD,2009-20102) LauraDeon,MD,20103) GenevaJacobs,MD,20104) MariaResee,MD,20115) MaryDubonMD,2012-2013

Independentstudy,Interns,Externs,andCo-opStudents:

6) Matthew W. Schmidt, BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998-

20017) LailaAlibigalou,PT,NorthwesternUniversity,2006-20088) TimRachoy,BS,PTGovernor’sStateUniversity,2008-20099) Mark Kashmer, BS, Medical Student, University of Illinois Chicago

MedicalCollege,200910) SmitaSarkar,BS,UniversityofIllinois-Chicago,200911) MelissaTroyk,ExercisePhysiologyMajor,UniversityofVirginia,201012) LauraWong,BS,MedicalStudentFeinbergSchoolofMedicine,201013) Jennifer Warnick, Physchology Major, Dance Minor, Northwestern

University,201114) Wendolyn Gomez, Social Services Major, Dance Minor, Loyola

University-Chicago,2011-201215) Julia Simkowski, Bio-Medical Engineering Co-op Student

NorthwesternUniversity,2011-201216) MiriamKomisar,BS,UniversityofIllinoisCollegeofMedicine,201217) KatherineBurke,BS,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,201218) Khushboo Doshi, BS, Medical Student, University of Illinois Chicago

MedicalCollege,2011-2013

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19) EvanKaspi,NorthShoreCountryDaySchool,2011-201320) JessicaMork,DanceMajor,PalmBeachAtlanticUniversity,201321) JamilaBahrainwala,Medicalextern2013

Master’sThesisConsultant(Dance/MovementTherapy/Statistics):

22) SabrinaWashington,ColumbiaCollege,Chicago,201023) KristinaFluty,ColumbiaCollegeChicago,2010

NationalScienceFoundation/STEMStudents:

24) AlexanderWeiss,2011-2012.Dozens of volunteers inweekly dance classes for childrenwith cerebral palsy includingphysical therapystudents,physical,occupationalandspeechtherapists,medicalstudentsandresidents.

Studentsthathavewonawardsonresearchprojectsundermymentorship: MikaelaLFrechette,BS.WinnerofHealth-Make-a-ThonCompetition,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign2019.

PaulCamacho,DistinguishedPre-DoctoralFellow,TheGraduateSchool,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,2018-2021.

EvanKaspi,UIUCi-Foundry,2015.NSF/STEMStudents

AlexanderWeiss,2011-2012.IllinoisJuniorAcademyofScienceStateExposition,AwardedBestResearchinHealthCategoryinStateLevel2012.

JuliaSimkowski,Bio-MedicalEngineering“AQuantitativeComparisonofVarianceinMovementofChildrenwithCerebralPalsy”NorthwesternUniversityOfficeoftheProvostResearchGrant2011.

KhushbooDoshi,BS,Medical Student,UIC, RehabilitationResearchExperience forMedicalStudents,AssociationofAcademicPhysiatrists,2011.

Balletstudentsthatbecameprofessionaldancers/chorographers:

TanyaPerez-Salashttp://taniaperezsalas.org/principal.html

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AlejandraCobo,SanJoseClevelandBallet.IsabelSotelo,CompaniaNacionaldeDanza,Mexico.D.F.VeraIslas,MarianaCobo,ÁngelMayrén,IsabelSotelo,VaniaMoysén,andGuillermoGalindo,TallerCoreográficodelaUNAM,MexicoD.F.http://www.tcunam.org/bienvenida.cfmDozensofphysicallyableanddisabled studentsparticipateannuallyat the JoffreyBalletNutcracker,AuditoriumTheater,Chicago,IL2012-1019.PROFESSIONALORGANIZATIONS:AmericanAcademyforCerebralPalsyandDevelopmentalMedicineAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScienceIEEEInternationalAssociationforDanceMedicineandScienceInternationalDanceTeachersAssociationInternationalSocietyforMotorControlMarkMorrisDanceforPDSocietyforNeuroscienceEDITORIALANDREVIEWRESPONSIBILITIES:

Adhocreviewerforthefollowingjournals:

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly Alzheimer’sdiseaseandParkinsonismJournalArchivesofPhysicalRehabilitationMedicineArtsandHealth,AnInternationalJournalforResearch,PolicyandPracticeBiologicalCyberneticsBioMedResearchInternationalClinicalRehabilitationExperimentalBrainResearchHeliyon,ElsevierIEEETransactionsonHapticsIEEETransactionsonSystems,Man,andCyberneticsIEEEInternationalConferenceonRoboticsandAutomationJournalofNeuroscienceMotorControlNeurorehabilitationandNeuralRepairPlosONE

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