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Research Interests
My primary research interests include: 1) investigating the sensory-motor mechanisms that underlie postural control in individuals who have neuromuscular or musculoskeletal pathology and use assistive devices; and 2) integrating mechanical characterization of prostheses and orthoses with numerical simulation and human subject testing to explore the fundamental relationships between device properties and user performance. I manage the Prosthetics and Orthotics Rehabilitation Technology Assessment Laboratory (PORTAL) of the NU Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC). I instruct materials science, research methodology, and clinical outcome measures as related to Prosthetics and Orthotics. I mentor NUPOC Master’s of Prosthetics and Orthotics students and supervise their capstone research projects from inception through completion.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Salford
… → 2010
Biomedical Engineering, PhD, University of Salford
… → 2010
Research interests
- Amputation
- Bioengineering
- Clinical Research
- EMG
- Movement Control
- Prosthetics/Orthotics
- Quality of Life
- Rehabilitation/Therapy
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Grants
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Women’s-Specific Footwear with Prosthetic Feet
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
9/29/17 → 9/28/21
Project: Research project
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Technology to Allow Warfighters with Musculoskeletal Injuries to Continue to Operate During Recovery
Triton Systems, Inc, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
5/26/20 → 12/11/20
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Unilateral above-knee amputees achieve symmetric mediolateral ground reaction impulse in walking using an asymmetric gait strategy
Hisano, G., Hashizume, S., Kobayashi, T., Major, M. J., Nakashima, M. & Hobara, H., Jan 22 2021, In: Journal of Biomechanics. 115, 110201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Asymmetry of mass and motion affects the regulation of whole-body angular momentum in individuals with upper limb absence
Kent, J. A. & Major, M. J., Jun 2020, In: Clinical Biomechanics. 76, 105015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of Upper Limb Loss or Absence and Prosthesis Use on Postural Control of Standing Balance
Major, M. J., Stine, R., Shirvaikar, T. & Gard, S. A., May 1 2020, In: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 99, 5, p. 366-371 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perturbation recovery during walking is impacted by knowledge of perturbation timing in below-knee prosthesis users and non-impaired participants
Major, M. J., Serba, C. K. & Gordon, K. E., Jul 2020, In: PloS one. 15, 7 July, e0235686.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using a Simple Walking Model to Optimize Transfemoral Prostheses for Prosthetic Limb Stability – A Preliminary Study
Pace, A., Howard, D., Gard, S. A. & Major, M. J., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review