Hyun Gu Kang

2001

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Departmental High Distinction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2003

M.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia

2007

Ph.D. Kinesiology - Movement Science, The University of Texas at Austin

Abel MF, Damiano DL, Gilgannon M, Carmines D, Kang HG, Bennett BC, Laws ER. Biomechanical changes in gait following selective dorsal rhizotomy. J Neurosurg. 2005;102(2 Suppl):157-62.

Kang HG, Dingwell JB. A direct comparison of local dynamic stability during unperturbed standing and walking. Exp Brain Res. 2006;172(1):35-48.

Kang HG, Dingwell JB. Intra-session reliability of local dynamic stability of walking. Gait Posture. 2006;24(3):386-90.

Dingwell JB, Kang HG, Marin LC. The effects of sensory loss and walking speed on the orbital dynamic stability of human walking.J Biomech. 2007;40(8):1723-30.

Dingwell JB, Kang HG. Differences between local and orbital dynamic stability during human walking. J Biomech Eng. 2007;129(4):586-93.

Kang HG, Dingwell JB. Separating the effects of age and walking speed on gait variability. Gait Posture. 2008;27(4):572-7.

Leveille SG, Kiel DP, Jones RN, Roman A, Hannan MT, Sorond FA, Kang HG, Samelson EJ, Gagnon M, Freeman M, Lipsitz LA. The MOBILIZE Boston Study: design and methods of a prospective cohort study of novel risk factors for falls in an older population.BMC Geriatr. 2008;8:16.

Kang HG and Dingwell JB. Effects of Walking Speed, Strength and Range of Motion on Gait Stability in Healthy Older Adults. J Biomech. 2008; 41(14):2899-905.

Kang HG and Dingwell JB. Dynamic Stability of Superior vs. Inferior Segments during Walking in Young and Older Adults.  Gait and Posture, 2009 Aug;30(2):260-3.

Kang HG and Dingwell JB. Dynamics and stability of muscle activations during walking in     healthy young and older adults.  J Biomech, 2009 Oct 16;42(14):2231-7.

Kang HG*, Costa MD*, Priplata AA, Goldberger AL, Peng CK, Starobinets OV, Kiely DK, Cupples LA, Lipsitz LA.  Frailty and the Degradation of Complex Balance Dynamics during a Dual Task Protocol. J Gerontology, 2009 Dec;64(12):1304-11.  *co-first authorship

Galica AM, Kang HG, Priplata AA, D’Andrea SE, Starobinets OV, Sorond FA, Cupples LA, Lipsitz LA.  Subsensory Vibrations to the Feet Reduce Gait Variability in Elderly Fallers: The MOBILIZE Boston Study.  Gait and Posture, 2009 Oct;30(3):383-7.

Kang HG, Mahoney DF, Hoenig HM, Hirth VA, Bonato P, Hajjar I, Lipsitz LA.  In-situ Monitoring of Health in Older Adults: Technologies and Issues.  J Am Ger Soc, 2010 Aug 58(8): 1579-86.

Kang HG, Lipsitz LA.  Stiffness Control of Balance during Quiet Standing and Dual task in Older Adults: The MOBILIZE Boston Study.  J. Neurophysiology, 2010 Dec; 104(6): 3510-7.

Manor B, Costa MD, Hu K, Newton, E, Starobinets OV, Kang HG, Peng C-K, Novak V, and Lipsitz LA.  Physiological complexity and system adaptability: Evidence from postural control dynamics of older adults.  J. Applied Physiology, 2010 Dec; 109(6): 1786-91.

Nguyen US, Kiel DP, Li W, Galica AM, Kang HG, Hannan MT.  Correlations of Clinical and Laboratory Measures of Balance in Older Men and Women: The MOBILIZE Boston Study. Arthritis Care and Research.  2012 Dec;64(12):1895-902. doi: 10.1002/acr.21783.

Kang HG, Quach L, Li W, Lipsitz LA.  Stiffness Control of Balance during Dual Task and Prospective Falls in Older Adults: The MOBILIZE Boston Study.  Gait Posture, 2013 Sep; 38(4):757-63.  doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.03.022.

Fish KB and Kang HG.  Learning Outcomes in a Stress Management Course: Online versus Face-to-Face.  MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching.  10 (2), 2014.

Fish KB and Kang HG.  Student Preferences for “Live”, Recorded, and Text-Based Lectures in a Stress Management Course.  Journal of Online Education, 2014 in press.

 In Progress:

Kang HG, Dela MD, Dingwell JB.  Multiscale Entropy of EMG Dynamics during Walking in Young and Older Adults.  Gait and Posture, in revision after 2 rounds of peer reviews.

Kang HG and Thap DB.  The Effects of Dual Task on Gait when Controlling for Velocity on a Treadmill.  Gait and Posture.  In revision after 1 round of peer reviews.

In Preparation:

Kang HG, Velazquez V, Hino S, Rosario E.  Use of Dalcroze Eurhythmics in Brain Injury. 

Temporal Evolution of Multi-person body motions and coordination through Dalcroze Eurhythmics

Interprofessional Delivery of Fall Prevention Class in the Community

Scaling properties in Postural Dynamics and Falls

Local Dynamic Stability of Postural Dynamics and Falls

Mechanisms underlying Dalcroze Eurhythmics as Fall Prevention

2006-2007

P.I., American Society of Biomechanics Grant-in-Aid (Dissertation Award), Kinematic and Neuromuscular Dynamic Stability During the Gait Cycle in Young and Older Adults. $2500.

2007-2008

Investigator, Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT), Group in Advanced approaches to Physiologic Monitoring in the Aged.  PI: Lewis Lipsitz

2009

PI, Parametric model of postural control in older adults using statistical mechanics, NIH R15 AG037411-01.  Unscored/Not funded.  To determine reflexive contributions in postural control from COP data and link them to falls in older adults. 

2011

PI, Distractions, Falls and Stochastic Delay Differential Models of Postural Control, NIH SC3 GM100851-01.  Scored, unfunded.  To model postural control using stochastic delay differential equations from COP data and link them to falls outcomes in older adults. 

2011

Co-PI,  Inverse dynamics analysis and neuromuscular patterns of  inclined gait and stair ascent in dogs”  PI:  Griffon, D., Submitted to AOVET, unfunded.

2014

PI, Modeling and Validation of Postural Mechanisms in Fall Risk.  NIGMS SCORE program.  1 SC3 GM111148-01. Scored/Not Funded.

2010-2011

PI, Provost’s Teacher-Scholar Award from California State Polytechnic University.  Summer stipends for starting research activities.  $11,000

2013

PI, President’s Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities (RSCA) grant, California State Polytechnic University.  $9,936. Pilot study of music and movement intervention on brain injury patients. 

2013-2014

Co-PI, : Integration of Haptic and Visual Feedback Technology with Intelligent Algorithms for Post-Stroke Assessment/Therapy.  Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant Program, California State Polytechnic University.  $20,000

2014-2015

PI:  Interdisciplinary Fall Prevention Project.  Will run a fall prevention program in the community with kinesiology and nursing students.  CEHHS Dean’s Office. $5,540.

1.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Directly Comparing Standing and Walking Stabilities,” Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Portland, OR. 2004.

2.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Local Dynamic Stability of Standing Vs. Walking,” Proceedings of the Progress in Motor Control V Meeting, State College, PA. 2005:pg. 4-4.

3.

Dingwell, J.B., Kang H.G. and Marin L.C. “The Effects of Walking Speed on Orbital Stability of Human Walking”. Proceedings of the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany. 2006.

4.

Dingwell, J.B. and Kang, H.G., “Effects of Sensory Loss on Orbital Stability of Walking”. Proceedings of the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany. 2006.

5.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Orbital Stability of Overground vs. Treadmill Walking”. Proceedings of the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany. 2006.

6.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Reliability of Local Dynamic Stability of Human Walking”. Proceedings of the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany. 2006.

7.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Postural Local Dynamic Stability is Not Predictive of That During Locomotion,” Proceedings of the XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Cleveland, OH. 2006:pg. 39.

8.

Marin, L.C., Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Changes in the Orbital Stability of Walking Across Speeds”. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Blacksburg, VA. 2006.

9.

Dingwell, J.B. and Kang, H.G., “Effects of Sensory Loss on Orbital Stability of Walking”. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Blacksburg, VA. 2006.

10.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Orbital Stability of Overground vs. Treadmill Walking”. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Blacksburg, VA. 2006.

11.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Do Slower Walking Speeds in Healthy Older Adults explain their higher gait variability?”. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society 12th Annual Meeting, Springfield, MA. 2007.

12.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Speed Controlled Comparison of Gait Variability in Healthy Young and Older Adults”. XXIth Congress of Int. Society of Biomechanics, Taipei, Taiwan. 2007.

13.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Separating the Effects of Age and Speed on Gait Variability in Healthy Young and Older Adults”. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Palo Alto, CA. 2007.

14.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Segment Height and Dynamic Gait Stability in Young and Older Adults”. 60th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA. 2007.

15.

Galica, A.M., Priplata, A.A., D’Andrea, S.E., Kang, H.G., Starobinets, O.V., Collins, J.J., Lipsitz, L.A. “Sub-threshold vibrations to the feet improve gait variability in the elderly”. 60th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA. 2007.

16.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Walking Slower Improves Dynamic Gait Stability in the Elderly”. 60th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA. 2007.

17.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Stabilization of Superior Segments during Gait”. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Meeting, Richmond, VA. 2008.

18.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Speed, Leg Strength and Walking Stability in Healthy Elderly”. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Meeting, Richmond, VA. 2008.

19.

Kang, H.G., Costa, M., Starobinets, O.V., Goldberger, A.L., Peng, C.K., Kiely, D.K, Lipsitz, L.A., “Complexity of Postural Dynamics and Frailty.”. American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC. 2008.

20.

Kang, H.G., Galica, A.M., Priplata, A.A., D’Andrea, S.E., Starobinets, O.V., Collins, J.J., Lipsitz, L.A. “Sub-threshold vibrations to the feet reduce gait variability in the elderly”. American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC. 2008.

21.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Slower Walking and the Dynamic Stability of Gait in Healthy Elderly”. American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC. 2008.

22.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B.,  “Fluctuations of EMG Patterns at Multiple Walking Speeds” . North American Congress of Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI. 2008.

23.

Kang, H.G., Costa, M., Starobinets, O.V., Goldberger, A.L., Peng, C.K., Kiely, D.K, Lipsitz, L.A., “Loss of Complexity in Balance Dynamics during Quiet Standing and Dual-task: a Marker of Frailty in Elderly People”. North American Congress of Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI. 2008.

24.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Stability of Superior Segments during Gait in Older Adults” . North American Congress of Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI. 2008.

25.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., “Walking Speed, Leg Strength, Range of Motion, and Dynamic Stability in the Gait of Healthy Older Adults”. North American Congress of Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI. 2008.

26.

Kang, H.G., Galica, A.M., Priplata, A.A., D’Andrea, S.E., Starobinets, O.V., Collins, J.J., Lipsitz, L.A. “Gait Variability is Reduced by Sub-threshold Vibrations to the Feet”. North American Congress of Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI. 2008.

27.

Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B., "Local and Orbital Dynamic Stability of Walking in Healthy Young and Older Adults," Society of Engineering Science annual technical meeting. Urbana, IL. 2008.

28.

Kang HG, Dingwell JB. Changes in the Dynamic Stability of Walking in Active Healthy Older Adults Independent of Changes in Walking Speed. Proceedings of International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA. 2008.

29.

Kang HG, Costa M, Priplata AA, Goldberber AL, Peng CK, Starobinets OV, Kiely DK, Cupples LA, Lipsitz LA. Complexity and Frailty: Multiscale Entropy of Balance Dynamics during Quiet Standing and Dual-Task. Proceedings of International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA. 2008.

30.

Kang, H.G., Costa, M., Starobinets, O.V., Goldberger, A.L., Peng, C.K., Kiely, D.K, Lipsitz, L.A., “Complexity of Balance Dynamics during Quiet Standing and Dual-task: a Marker of Frailty in Elderly People”. The Gerontological Society of America, 61st Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD. 2008.

31.

Kang, H.G., Costa, M., Starobinets, O.V., Goldberger, A.L., Peng, C.K., Kiely, D.K, Lipsitz, L.A., “Complexity of Balance Dynamics during Quiet Standing and Dual-Task: Multiscale Entropy”, part of Measurement, Statistics, and Research Methods Symposium. The Gerontological Society of America, 61st Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD. 2008.

32.

Lipsitz, L.A., Hajjar, I., Kang, H.G., “Symposium: Approaches to Physiologic and Behavior Monitoring of Seniors in their Home Environment”. The Gerontological Society of America, 61st Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD. 2008.

33.

Kang HG, Lipsitz LA.  “Dual task and stiffness control of posture: MOBILIZE Boston Study”  International Society of Biomechanics, 22^nd Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 2009.

34.

Kang HG, Quach L, Lipsitz LA.  “Postural stiffness model and future falls in older adults: MOBILIZE Boston Study”  International Society of Biomechanics, 22^nd Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 2009. Young Investigator Award Finalist

35.

Kang HG, Quach L, Li W, Lipsitz LA.  “Postural Stiffness, Distractions, and Prospective Falls:  The MOBILIZE Boston Study.”  3^rd Int. Congress of Gait and Mental Function.  Washington DC, Feb 2010.

36.

Kang HG, Lipsitz LA.  “Postural Stiffness, Damping, and Dual Task in Older Adults:  The MOBILIZE Boston Study”  The 6^th World Congress of Biomechanics, Singapore, 2010.

37.

Kang HG, Quach L, Li W, Lipsitz LA.  “Postural Stiffness, Damping, and Outdoor Falls in Older Adults:  the MOBILIZE Boston Study”  The 6^th World Congress of Biomechanics, Singapore, 2010.

38.

Kang HG, Quach L, Li W, Lipsitz LA.  “Postural Stiffness Model and Outdoor Falls in Older Adults: The Mobilize Boston Study”  The 34^th American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, 2010.

39.

Kang HG, Lipsitz LA.  “Postural Stiffness Model and Dual Task in Older Adults: The Mobilize Boston Study.”  The 34^th American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, 2010.

40.

Hur P, Kang HG, Lipsitz L, Hsiao-Wecksler E.  Fall Risk Estimation of Community-Dwellering Elderly Using Invariant Density Analysis.  The 34^thAmerican Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, 2010.

41.

Dela, MD, Dingwell, JB, Kang, HG.  Multiscale Entropy of EMG during Walking in Young and Older Adults.  The 35^th American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Long Beach, California, 2011.

42.

Kang HG and Murdock G.  Flexible Framework for Testing Postural Control Models: Evidence for Intermittent Control?  The 36^th American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Gainesville Florida, 2012

43.

Kang HG.  Designing Biomechanics Courses for Significant Learning: Fink Model Applied at Cal Poly Pomona. The 36^th American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Gainesville Florida, 2012.  Invited Symposium.

44.

Kang HG and Thap DB.  Does Slower Walking Speed in Older Adults Protect against Distractions?.  The 37^th American Society of Biomechanics meeting, Omaha, Nebraska, 2013.

45.

Kang HG and Thap DB.  Slow Gait does not protect against distractions.  International Society of Posture and Gait Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 2014.

46.

Kang HG, Li W, Hur P, Lipsitz LA.  Fall Risk in Older adults:  Posture, distractions, and statistics in multidisciplinary teams. The Seventh International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology: Education and Research, Claremont, CA, October 2014.

47.

Faramarzi B, Nout-Lomas YS, Stowe R, Greene HM, Kang HG.  Diagnosis Of Distal Phlanx Palmar Process Fractures In Foals: Challanges And Solutions.  8th International Symposium on Veterinary Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, August 2014, Corvallis, OR.

48.

Kang HG, Velazquez V, Hino S, Rosario E.  Feasibility of Music-based Multitask Training in Brain Injury Patients.  Southwest Chapter of the American Society of Sports Medicine, Costa Mesa CA, 2014                

2009

Dynamics of gait and balance in older adults: a non-linear look.  University of Pittsburgh

2010

Postural Control, Dual Task, and Outdoor Falls.  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejoen, Korea

2010

Postural Control, Dual Task, and Outdoor Falls.  Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea

2010

Balance and Outdoor Falls: the MOBILIZE Boston Study.  Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

2010

Postural Control, Dual Task, and Outdoor Falls.  Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea.

2011

Thinking and Falling.  Guest lecture for biomechanics class, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2012

Collaborator, Learning outcomes in online classes.  PI: Fish, KL.  Analysis of data.

2011

Collaborator, Grading of horse lameness using xylazine-induced ataxia model.  PI: Nout-Nomas, Y.  Co-supervision of Krista Page, MS student.  Supervision of force plate and accelerometer data analyses.

2013

Co-PI, Effect of dog walking on the obese handler’s gait.  Collaboration with Western University of Health Sciences.  PI: Griffon D.  Simultaneous measurement of human and canine gait as a function of dog size and human obesity on gait mats, exploring the effect of body size, correlation and coupling of gait parameters.   Supervision of Amal Gaada, MS student. 

2004-

American Society of Biomechanics, Member

2004-

International Society of Biomechanics, Member

2007-

American Geriatrics Society, Member

2007-

The Gerontological Society of America, Member

2008-

Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, Member

2004

Guest Lecture, “EMG and Cerebral Palsy.” In Motor Control, Undergraduate Kinesiology Course

2003-2005

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Biomechanics of Human Movement

2006

Assistant Instructor, Biomechanics of Human Movement, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin

2007-2009

Research Assistant Scientist, Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA; Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

2009-2014

Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Health Promotion,
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA 
(aka Cal Poly Pomona)

Courses taught:

• KIN 304/L Introduction to Biomechanics. (2009- ) Undergraduate exercise science class for kinesiology majors, without prerequisites in mechanics.  Covers non-calculus kinematics, kinetics, application of anatomy in understanding human movement.  Developed new course outline and syllabus based on Fink course design principles. Integrated lecture and lab components into a cohesive experience
•  KIN 412/A Movement Anatomy and Kinesiology(2009-)  Undergraduate exercise science class for kinesiology majors with exercise science option.  Covers neurophysiology, application of biomechanics in functional anatomy, mechanisms of injury.  Developed new course outline and syllabus based on Fink principles, right brain hemisphere activities, and public education about muscular/skeletal/neurological injuries and practical exams.
• KIN 461/462/499/400  Senior Project (2011- ). Undergraduate capstone class for exercise science option students. Integrating coursework and clinical or research observation projects.

Philip Kwang, BS

Spring 2005

Assistance in protocol design and data collection

Industry

Cooper Philips, BS

Fall 2006

Assistance in data collection

Medical school

Kevin Ma, BS

2006–2007

Assistance in data analysis, report writing

M.S. Biomedical engineering, U. Southern California

Neeraj Satya, BS

Spring 2007

Assistance in data analysis, report writing

Industry

Andrew Galica, BS

2007-2009    

Assistance in data analysis, statistical analysis, manuscript writing

Institute for Aging Research

Olga Starobinets, BS

2007-2009    

Assistance in data analysis, statistical analysis, manuscript writing

M.S. Biomedical Engineering, at U. Southern California

Caitlin Everhart

2010

Design data collection forms, presentations, posters

In high school

Dominic Baiocco. BS

2010-2012

Assistance in data collection, recruitment of subjects

B.S. student

William Hill, BS

2010-2012

Assistance in data collection, recruitment of subjects

B.S. student, currently DPT student at USC

Michelle Cotrupe, BS

2011-2012

Assistance in data collection, recruitment of subjects

B.S. student, currently DPT student at USC

Mark Dela, MS

2010-2011

Assistance in sample size calculations, statistical analyses, abstract writing and submission, poster presentation

Currently PhD student in Statistics at UC Santa Barbara

Dan B. Thap, BS

Senior project supervisor

2012-2013

Assistance in data analysis, presentation and abstract writing. 

DPT student at Western University of Health Sciences

Veronica Velazquez MS

Chair of thesis committee.

2013-2014

Organize, collect data on the Music and Movement intervention study for her master’s thesis. 

M.S. Exercise Physiology

Amal Gaada MS

Chair of thesis committee

2013-2014

Organize, collect data on the effect of dog size on the handler’s gait and the coupling of canine-human gait dynamics for her master’s thesis. 

M.S. Exercise Physiology

Paul Linares MS

Member, thesis committee

2012-2014

M.S. Exercise Physiology

Krista Page MS

Member, thesis committee

2011-2013

M.S. Animal Sciences

Member, Exercise Physiology Faculty Search Committee,
Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion

Developed recruitment materials, participated in phone and on-campus interviews for an exercise physiology faculty

Chair, Exercise Science Committee,
Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion

Advocated for the needs of the curriculum, coordinated meetings, led course revisions, curriculum conversion, etc.

Chair, Associate Dean Search Committee, College of Science

Developed recruitment materials, organized interviews

Member, Undergraduate Research Faculty Advisory Council, Cal Poly Pomona

Organized student research competitions for Cal Poly Pomona and the California State University system-wide student research competition

Faculty member, Information Technology Governance Committee

Represented faculty interests regarding information technology issues on campus

Faculty member, Centers for Community Engagement Advisory Committee

Represented faculty interests regarding community engagement, service learning, and finding community partners for scholarly projects