Citlali López-Ortiz, PhD, MA Citlali... · Dance for Movement Rehabilitation Instructor for children with cerebral palsy and adults with Parkinson’s disease, 2009-present. First

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CitlaliLópez-Ortiz,PhD,MAWebsites:http://kch.illinois.edu/lopez-ortizhttp://danceneuroscience.kch.illinois.edu/OBJECTIVE:

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:

AffiliateFaculty,BeckmanInstituteforAdvancedScienceandTechnologyFaculty,NeuroscienceProgram,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-ChampaignFaculty,IllinoisInformaticsInstitute,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-ChampaignFaculty,DepartmentofDance,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-ChampaignFaculty,CenterforHealth,Aging,andDisability,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-

ChampaignAdjunctFaculty, JoffreyBalletAcademy,TheOfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet,

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

Illinois.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 in

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kinematically constrainedmotion of the lower limb. AdvisorAssociate ProfessorKregG.Gruben, Ph.D. Awarded the Virginia Horne Henry Wisconsin Distinguished GraduateFellowship, theVilas ProfessionalDevelopmentAward and two consecutive theMarie L.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; second place in the Class of 1991. Thesis: Computerprogramfor theautomaticdesignofachromaticdoublets.AdvisorProfessorRufinoDíaz-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.ACADEMICAPPOINTMENTS:

Adjunct faculty, 2014-present. Joffrey Ballet Academy, The Official School of theJoffreyBallet,Chicago,Illinois.

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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.

ClinicalAssistantProfessor2008-2009GovernorsStateUniversity,IllinoisPost-Doctoral Fellow -National Research Service Award T32-F32, National

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

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.

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

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

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

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

ResearchandTeachingAssistant1989-1991. InstituteofAstronomy,Centerfor

Instrumentation,andFacultyofSciences,attheNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.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,Mexico. Instrumental in thecoachingofpre-professionalballetstudentstowininternationalballetcompetitions.GRANTAWARDS:

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

Brain connectivity underlying learning in mind-body ballet: a pilot clinicaltrialinmultiplesclerosis.

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$120,079.

CenterforHealth,AgingandDisability-UIUC

Lopez-Ortiz(PI) 09/01/2015-03/30/2018 Movementrehabilitationfordystoniccerebralpalsyusingclassicalballetandrobotichapticfeedbackinvirtualreality.

Thisprojectisapilotinvestigationontrainingselectivemotorcontroloftheupper

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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

AstructureddanceprogramforchildrenwithdisabilitiesinaChicagoPublicSchoolThegoalofthisprojectistoprovideaninnovativephysicalactivity,asastructureddanceprograminacommunityschoolsettingforchildrenwithdisabilitytoimproveallaspectsofthe International Classification of Function of the World Health Organization. Award:$7,261

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

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

ResearchGrant O’Shea(PI) 09/01/2008-08/31/2009ColemanFoundationTheeffectofrhythmicstimulationonmovementincerebralpalsy

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

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

Thegoalofthisprojectwastocharacterizetheunintendedmuscleactivityintheinactive

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

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

PeerReviewedArticles

1. 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.(Underreview.)

2. McNishR,N.,ChembrammelP.,Speidel,N.,Lin,J.,López-Ortiz,C.Rehabilitationforchildrenwithdystoniccerebralpalsyusinghapticfeedbackinvirtualreality:Protocolofarandomizedcontrolledtrial.November2018.JMIRResProtoc(forthcoming).doi:10.2196/11470http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/11470

3. López-OrtizC.,Gaebler-SpiraD.J.,McKeemanS.N.,McNishR,N.,Green,D.DanceandRehabilitation:AsystematizedReviewoftheEvidenceforCerebralPalsy(2018)July2018.AcceptedDevelopmentalMedicineandChildNeurology.Inpress.

4. ArmstrongA.A.,Tisha,L.A.,Wagner-JohnsonA.,López-Ortiz,C.(2018)Adaptationsandpassivemechanicalstiffnessofmusclesinspasticcerebralpalsy:Areviewandconceptualmodel.June2018AcceptedJournalofAppliedBiomechanics.Inpress.

5. ScheidlerA.M.,Kinnett-Hopkins,D.L.,Learmonth,Y.C,Motl,R.,López-Ortiz,C.(2018).Targetedballetprogrammitigatesataxiaandimprovesbalanceinfemaleswithmild-to-moderatemultiplesclerosis.PLOSONE2018-10|journal-articleDOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0205382

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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.

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10. 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

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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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.

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

1. Speidel N., Chembrammel P., McNish R. N., McKeeman S. N., Camacho, P., López-

Ortiz,C.Dimensionality reduction in the control of quasi-static force production tasks in humans. SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram48thAnnualMeeting,2018.

2. Camacho, P., Carbonari R., Shen S., Zadikoff C., Kramer A. F., López-Ortiz, C.Voluntary saccade training in healthy adults. Society for Neuroscience Program 48thAnnualMeeting,2018.

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

4. López-Ortiz C. Targeted Ballet Programs for improved Range of Motion andReduced Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis; Symposium on themechanismsofDanceintheRehabilitationofMovementDisorderswithBarnstapleR,HackneyM,DeSouzaJ.FirstInternationalSymposiumforDanceandWell-Being.2018.

5. López-Ortiz, C. Targeted dance class ameliorates ataxia in multiple sclerosis.Mechanisms of Dance Rehabilitation Symposium in Movement and Cognition-HarvardMedicalSchool,2018.

6. Speidel N., Chembrammel P., McNish, R., McKeeman, S. N., López-Ortiz, C.Synergistic tendencies inhuman motor control characterized for quasi-staticproductiontasks.MovementandCognition-Harvard-MedicalSchool,2018.

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7. Speidel N., Chembrammel P., McNish, R.,McKeeman, S. N.,López-Ortiz, C.Wholebodymuscleactivityinquasi-staticforceefforts.SocietyforNeuroscienceProgram47thAnnualMeeting,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.

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 Meeting

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2012.21. López-Ortiz,C.Danceforphysicalrehabilitationandparticipationinchildrenwith

cerebral 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.

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,Movement

rehabilitation for dystonic cerebral palsy using classical ballet and robotic haptic

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feedback 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.

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

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

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

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

64. DanceclassforadultswithcerebralpalsyfeaturedinMedillNewsChicagoParkinson’sdiseasepatientsdancetheirwaytoimprovedhealth May2010.

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

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

INVITEDLECTURESANDSEMINARS:

1. Movement impairment characterization and rehabilitation for dystoniccerebral palsy using robotic haptic feedback in virtual reality. Faculty ofMedicine.UniversidadAutónomadeYucatánMérida,Yucatán,México.October19th,2018.

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

3. Movement Impairment Characterization and Rehabilitation for DystonicCerebral Palsy Using Robotic Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality LIVEDEMONSTRATION.5thHealthCareEngineeringSystemsSymposiumandInteractiveMedical Simmulation Exposition, School of Engineering, University of Illinois AtUrbana-Champaign,Urbana,Illinois,September17th,2018.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. 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.

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

19. 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.

20. 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.

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

22. 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,

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India,March8th,2013.23. Structured Dance Training for Physical Rehabilitation of Children with

Cerebral Palsy. International Conference on Cerebral Palsy and DevelopmentalMedicine and 7th AnnualMeeting of Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy, Lucknow,India,March8th,2013.

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

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

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

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

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

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

30. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

36. 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.

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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).Inaddition,establishinganevidencebaseddancerehabilitationprogramforadultswithParkinson’sdiseasewiththecollaborationofDr.SantiagoToledofromRIC,Drs.KonradKordingandMarkAlbert from theBayesianBehaviorLaboratory,andDr.TanyaSimuni fromNorthwesternUniversityCenter forMovementDisordersandParkinson’s Disease. Conducted pilot experiments on the classification of motorimpairments in cerebral palsy in collaborationwith Dr. Nina Suresh and Dr. Zev Rymerfrom theMotor Unit Laboratory. Directed clinically oriented programs using elite dancetrainingmethodologyandcurrentresearchinmotorcontrolforthephysicalrehabilitationofchildrenwithcerebralpalsyandadultswithParkinson’sdiseasewithseedfundingbytheNationalParkinson’sFoundation,andphilanthropicgiftsformtheAnixterFoundation.Developed partnerships with the Joffrey Ballet Academy for both classes. Mentoredundergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students in research methodologies andhumansubjectsexperimentation.

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

Faculty. 2012-2015. Taught classical ballet, classical repertory, and bodyconditioningfacultyatJoffreyBalletAcademy,TheOfficialSchooloftheJoffreyBallet.Hasthoughtstudentsages3toadultintheChildren,Youth,AdultBridgeandPre-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 Mastersprogram 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,

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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. 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.

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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)basedinpartontheRoyalAcademyofDancingSyllabus.Inaddition,was responsible for choreographingdances for theAnnualPerformancesof theconservatorytrainingsectionoftheschool.TheBalletAcademyofCoyoacánwastheFirstBalletAcademyinacountryoutsidetheBritishCommonwealthtobeaffiliatedtoTheRoyalAcademyofDance. ResearchandTeachingAssistant.1989-1991.InstituteofAstronomy,CenterforInstrumentation,andFacultyofSciences,attheNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.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.COURSESTAUGHTFall2014 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkill

DepartmentofKinesiology,CollegeofAppliedHealthSciences,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.

Spring2015 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkill


Fall2015 KIN257 Coordination,Control,andSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN590 IndependentStudy


Spring2016 KIN257 Coordination,ControlandSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN473 SkillAcquisitionStrategies

KIN590 IndependentStudyDepartmentofKinesiology,CollegeofAppliedHealthSciences,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.

Summer2016KIN590 IndependentStudy

DepartmentofKinesiology,CollegeofAppliedHealthSciences,

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UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.Fall2016 KIN257 Coordination,Control,andSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch



KIN590 IndependentStudyDepartmentofKinesiology,CollegeofAppliedHealthSciences,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.

Fall2017 KIN257 Coordination,Control,andSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN599 ThesisResearch



KIN590 IndependentStudyKIN599 ThesisResearchINFO597 IndependentStudy


Summer2018NEUR590 IndividualTopicsinNeuroscience

Fall2018 KIN257 Coordination,Control,andSkill KIN385 ExperiencesinKinesiologyResearch KIN457 MotorControlandLearning

KIN599 ThesisResearchNEUR590 IndividualTopicsinNeuroscience

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

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Classical Ballet Faculty for the Lemonis Bridge Program of the CommunityEngagementSummerProgramoftheJoffreyAcademyofDance-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.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.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.

Faculty appointmentby invitation, Illinois Informatics Institute,UniversityofIllinois,Urbana-Champaign,April2016-present.

Facultyappointmentbyinvitation,NeuroscienceProgram,UniversityofIllinois,

Urbana-Champaign,April2016-presentFacultyappointmentby invitation,DepartmentofDance,UniversityofIllinois,

Urbana-Champaign,2015-present.ListedintheUniversityofIllinoisOfficialNotice,ResearchMemorandum#306“List

ofTeachersRankedasExcellentbyTheirStudentsSpring2018”ListedintheUniversityofIllinoisOfficialNotice,ResearchMemorandum#306“List

ofTeachersRankedasExcellentbyTheirStudentsFall2017”ListedintheUniversityofIllinoisOfficialNotice,ResearchMemorandum#306“List

ofTeachersRankedasExcellentbyTheirStudentsSpring2017”

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ListedintheUniversityofIllinoisOfficialNotice,ResearchMemorandum#306“ListofTeachersRankedasExcellentbyTheirStudentsFall2016”

ListedintheUniversityofIllinoisOfficialNotice,ResearchMemorandum#306“List

ofTeachersRankedasExcellentbyTheirStudentsSpring2016”

ListedintheUniversityofIllinoisOfficialNotice,ResearchMemorandum#306“ListofTeachersRankedasExcellentbyTheirStudentsFall2015”

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.

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,class

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of 1991. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, National Autonomous University ofMexico.INSTITUTIONALSERVICE:

Analysisofacomputerprogramofradiativetransportindust,1988InstituteofAstronomy,NationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico.

Dance Club Instructor, 1992,MigrantEducationProject,ResearchFoundationof

NewYork.Health Committee Chairperson 1995-1997.WorldDanceAlliance, theAmericas

Chapter.Graduate Student Representative in the Graduate Studies Committee, 1999-

2000.DepartmentofKinesiology,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Coordinator of the Locomotion Laboratory Seminar, Department of Physical

TherapyandHumanMovementSciences,NorthwesternUniversity,2006-2007.TRAINEESandMENTORING:UniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign:Graduatestudents2015-2018:

1) AndrewScheidlerKinesiologyMS.MainAdvisorGraduatedSpring2018.2) NathanielSpeidel,MechanicalEngineering,MSstudent.Co-Advisor

GraduateSpring20183) ReikaMcNish,thirdsemesterKinesiologyMSstudent.MainAdvisorFall

2017todate.4) NathanielSpeidel,MechanicalEngineering,PhDstudent.MainAdvisor

Fall2018todate.5) PaulCamacho,firstsemesterNeuroscienceProgramPhDStudent.Main

AdvisorFall2018todate.Participationondoctoralexaminingcommittees:

1) DouglasWjada,PhD,DissertationTitle:“Cognitive-motorinteraction:influence of the individual, the task and the environment” Role:Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member, 2016, now VisitingAssistantProfessoratClevelandStateUniversity.

2) SeanPaulDurkin,fourthyearMusicPh.D.student,DoctoralDissertationCommitteeMember.

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3) MohammadAmanzadeh,IllinoisInformaticsProgramPhDstudentDoctoralDissertationCommitteeMember.

UndergraduateStudents2014-2018

1) AndrewScheidler,supervisedfromJanuary2015toDecember2016.AcceptedintotheMSprograminKinesiologyattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrban-Champaign.

2) AlexaAlchin,supervisedfromJanuary2016toDecember2016.AcceptedintoMedicalAdministrationMastersprogramsatDePaul,Loyola,UniversityofIllinois-Chicago,UniversityofMichigan,andNorthwesternUniverisity.May2017.CurrentlyattendingNorthwesternUniversity.

3) KatherineSistler,supervisedfromAugust2015toDecember2016.acceptedintotheMSinOccupationalTherapyprogramatWashingtonUniversityinSaintLouisSchoolofMedicinewithaMeritScholarship,Fall2017.

4) MarioMisseha,acceptedintothePhysicianAssistantprogramatGardener-WebUniversity.October2017.

5) AlisonGelfond,AcceptedintotheMDprogramattheChicagoMedicalSchoolatRosalindFranklinUniversityofMedicineandScience.February2018.

6) MelissaMarwitz.acceptedintotheDPTprogramatNorthwesternUniversity,July2017.

7) DanielleLencioni,acceptedintotheDPTprogramatNorthernIllinoisUniversity,January2018.

8) PaulCamacho,acceptedintothePhDNeuroscienceProgramattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.AwardertheGraduateSchoolFellowshipforthreeyears.May2018

9) SaraMcKeeman,acceptedintothedualdegreeprogramDPT/PhDinRehabilitationSciencesatOhioStateUniversitywithafullscholarshipSummer2018.

10) NicholeAlberto,KinesiologyJunior,recipientoftheDeutschKinesiologyScholarship2018.AcceptedintotheMastersinPublicHealthattheUniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign.Fall2019.

Mentored approximately ten James Scholars from the Campus Honors ProgramstudentsenrolledinKIN257andKIN385inthefrom2015to2018,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-ChampaignNorthwestern University and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Resident Fellows,Interns,andExterns:

KimGladden,MD,2009-2010LauraDeon,MD,2010GenevaJacobs,MD,2010MariaResee,MD,2011

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MaryDubonMD,2012-2013Independentstudy,Interns,Externs,andCo-opStudents:

MatthewW.Schmidt,BS,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,1998-2001LailaAlibigalou,PT,NorthwesternUniversity,2006-2008TimRachoy,BS,PTGovernor’sStateUniversity,2008-2009MarkKashmer,BS,MedicalStudent,UniversityofIllinoisChicagoMedicalCollege,2009SmitaSarkar,BS,UniversityofIllinois-Chicago,2009MelissaTroyk,ExercisePhysiologyMajor,UniversityofVirginia,2010LauraWong,BS,MedicalStudentFeinbergSchoolofMedicine,2010JenniferWarnick,PhyschologyMajor,DanceMinor,NorthwesternUniversity,2011Wendolyn Gomez, Social ServicesMajor, Dance Minor, Loyola University-Chicago, 2011-2012Julia Simkowski, Bio-Medical Engineering Co-op StudentNorthwesternUniversity, 2011-2012MiriamKomisar,BS,UniversityofIllinoisCollegeofMedicine,2012KatherineBurke,BS,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,2012KhushbooDoshi,BS,MedicalStudent,UniversityofIllinoisChicagoMedicalCollege,2011-2013EvanKaspi,NorthShoreCountryDaySchool,2011-2013JessicaMork,DanceMajor,PalmBeachAtlanticUniversity,2013JamilaBahrainwala,Medicalextern2013Master’sThesisConsultant(Dance/MovementTherapy/Statistics):

SabrinaWashington,ColumbiaCollege,Chicago,2010KristinaFluty,ColumbiaCollegeChicago,2010NationalScienceFoundation/STEMStudents:AlexanderWeiss,2011-2012.Dozens of volunteers inweekly dance classes for childrenwith cerebral palsy includingphysical therapystudents,physical,occupationalandspeechtherapists,medicalstudentsandresidents.

Studentsthathavewonawardsonresearchprojectsundermysupervision:

EvanKaspi,UIUCi-Foundry,2015.NSF/STEMStudents

AlexanderWeiss,2011-2012.IllinoisJuniorAcademyofScienceStateExposition,AwardedBestResearchinHealthCategoryinStateLevel2012.

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JuliaSimkowski,Bio-MedicalEngineering“AQuantitativeComparisonofVariancein

MovementofChildrenwithCerebralPalsy”NorthwesternUniversityOfficeoftheProvostResearchGrant2011.

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

Balletstudentsthatbecameprofessionaldancers/chorographers:

TanyaPerez-Salashttp://taniaperezsalas.org/principal.htmlAlejandraCobo,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,IL2012-1015.PROFESSIONALORGANIZATIONS:AmericanAcademyforCerebralPalsyandDevelopmentalMedicineAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScienceIEEEInternationalAssociationforDanceMedicineandScienceInternationalDanceTeachersAssociationInternationalSocietyforMotorControlMarkMorrisDanceforPDNationalDanceEducationOrganizationSocietyfortheArtsinHealthcareSocietyforNeuroscienceEDITORIALANDREVIEWRESPONSIBILITIES:

Reviewerfor:Alzheimer’sdiseaseandParkinsonismJournalArchivesofPhysicalMedicineandRehabilitationArtsandHealth,AnInternationalJournalforResearch,Policy,andPracticeBiologicalCyberneticsBioMedResearchInternationalClinicalRehabilitation

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ExperimentalBrainResearchHeliyon,ElsevierIEEETransactionsonHapticsIEEETransactionsonSystems,Man,andCyberneticsIEEEInternationalConferenceonRoboticsandAutomationJournalofNeuroscienceJournalofBiomechanicsMotorControlNeurorehabilitationandNeuralRepairPlosONEPicture

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