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  1. Optimization of Actuator Stiffness and Actuation Timing of a Passive Ankle Exoskeleton: A Case Study Using a Musculoskeletal Modeling Approach

    Article • Biomimetics, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  2. Three Months of Wearing an Ankle Foot Orthosis Improves the Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

    Article • Journal of Applied Biomechanics, June 2025, Human Kinetics

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  3. Modeling Dual-Task Performance: Identifying Key Predictors Using Artificial Neural Networks

    Article • Biomimetics, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  4. Revascularization Enhances Walking Dynamics in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

    Article • Applied Mechanics, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  5. Effects of Passive Hip Flexion and Extension Assistance in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease and Healthy Individuals

    Article • Sensors, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  6. Effects of Supervised Exercise Therapy on Muscle Function During Walking in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

    Article • Bioengineering, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  7. Toward Predicting Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment Outcomes Using Non-Clinical Data

    Article • August 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  8. Ground Reaction Forces and Joint Moments Predict Metabolic Cost in Physical Performance: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Neural Networks

    Article • Applied Sciences, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  9. Design and Evaluation of a Bilateral Semi-Rigid Exoskeleton to Assist Hip Motion

    Article • Biomimetics, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  10. Trunk Velocity Changes in Response to Physical Perturbations Are Potential Indicators of Gait Stability

    Article • Sensors, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  11. A biomechanical perspective on walking in patients with peripheral artery disease

    Article • Vascular Medicine, February 2023, SAGE Publications

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  12. Joint Angle Variability Is Altered in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease after Six Months of Exercise Intervention

    Article • Entropy, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  13. Machine Learning-Based Peripheral Artery Disease Identification Using Laboratory-Based Gait Data

    Article • Sensors, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  14. Walking is impacted in a similar way no matter where leg artery blockages are located.

    Article • PLOS One, July 2022, PLOS

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  15. Muscle forces and power are significantly reduced during walking in patients with peripheral artery disease

    Article • Journal of Biomechanics, April 2022, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  16. Metabolically efficient walking assistance using optimized timed forces at the waist

    Article • Science Robotics, March 2022, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  17. Peripheral artery disease affects the legs of claudicating patients in a diffuse manner irrespective of the level of the arterial tree primarily involved

    Article • February 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  18. Patient Compliance With Wearing Lower Limb Assistive Devices: A Scoping Review

    Article • Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, February 2022, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  19. A robust technique for optimal fitting of roll-over shapes of human locomotor systems

    Article • Medical Engineering & Physics, February 2022, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  20. Claudicating patients with peripheral artery disease have meaningful improvement in walking speed after supervised exercise therapy

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, December 2021, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  21. Gait variability changes are from more than reduced blood flow.

    Article • PLOS One, March 2021, PLOS

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  22. Considerations for Implementation of an Ankle-Foot Orthosis to Improve Mobility in Peripheral Artery Disease

    Article • Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, March 2021, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  23. Cytokine signature of inflammation mediated by autoreactive Th-cells, in calf muscle of claudicating patients with Fontaine stage II peripheral artery disease

    Article • Translational Research, February 2021, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  24. Gait variability is affected more by peripheral artery disease than by vascular occlusion

    Article • October 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  25. Reply

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, March 2020, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  26. Strength of Plantar- and Dorsiflexors Mediates Step Regularity During a High Cognitive Load Situation in a Cross-sectional Cohort of Older and Younger Adults

    Article • Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, December 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  27. A low-cost, wireless near-infrared spectroscopy device detects the presence of lower extremity atherosclerosis as measured by computed tomographic angiography and characterizes walking impairment in peripheral artery disease

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, August 2019, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  28. Supervised walking exercise therapy improves gait biomechanics in patients with peripheral artery disease

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, August 2019, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  29. Alterations in Cortical Activation Among Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability During Single-Limb Postural Control

    Article • Journal of Athletic Training, June 2019, Journal of Athletic Training/NATA

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  30. Quantification of Daily Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior of Claudicating Patients

    Article • Annals of Vascular Surgery, February 2019, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  31. Gait mechanics differences between healthy individual and patients with peripheral artery disease

    Article • Journal of Applied Biomechanics, January 2019, Human Kinetics

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  32. Walking speed and spatiotemporal step mean measures are reliable during feedback-controlled treadmill walking; however, spatiotemporal step variability is not reliable

    Article • Journal of Biomechanics, December 2018, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  33. Optic flow improves step width and length in older adults while performing dual task

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  34. Gait deficiencies associated with peripheral artery disease are different than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • Gait & Posture, September 2017, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  35. Muscle strength and control characteristics are altered by peripheral artery disease

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, July 2017, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  36. Reliability of a feedback-controlled treadmill algorithm dependent on the user's behavior

    Article • May 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  37. Step Activity and 6-Minute Walk Test Outcomes When Wearing Low-Activity or High-Activity Prosthetic Feet

    Article • American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, May 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  38. Attention is associated with postural control in those with chronic ankle instability

    Article • Gait & Posture, May 2017, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  39. Gait kinematics and kinetics are affected more by peripheral arterial disease than by age

    Article • The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, January 2016, Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  40. Increased minimum toe clearance variability in patients with peripheral arterial disease

    Article • Medical Engineering & Physics, December 2015, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  41. Optic flow improves adaptability of spatiotemporal characteristics during split-belt locomotor adaptation with tactile stimulation

    Article • Experimental Brain Research, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  42. Plantar tactile perturbations enhance transfer of split-belt locomotor adaptation

    Article • Experimental Brain Research, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  43. Abnormal myofiber morphology and limb dysfunction in claudication

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, June 2015, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  44. Temporal Structure of Support Surface Translations Drive the Temporal Structure of Postural Control During Standing

    Article • Annals of Biomedical Engineering, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  45. Abnormal Accumulation of Desmin in Gastrocnemius Myofibers of Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: Associations with Altered Myofiber Morphology and Density, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impaired Limb Function

    Article • Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, January 2015, Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry (The Histochemical Society)

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  46. Spatiotemporal Changes Posttreatment in Peripheral Arterial Disease

    Article • Rehabilitation Research and Practice, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  47. Adaptation and Prosthesis Effects on Stride-to-Stride Fluctuations in Amputee Gait

    Article • PLOS One, June 2014, PLOS

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  48. Amputation effects on the underlying complexity within transtibial amputee ankle motion

    Article • Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, March 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  49. Prosthesis preference is related to stride-to-stride fluctuations at the prosthetic ankle

    Article • The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, January 2013, Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  50. Peripheral arterial disease affects the frequency response of ground reaction forces during walking

    Article • Clinical Biomechanics, December 2012, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  51. External work is deficient in both limbs of patients with unilateral PAD

    Article • Medical Engineering & Physics, December 2012, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  52. Transtibial Amputee Joint Motion has Increased Attractor Divergence During Walking Compared to Non-Amputee Gait

    Article • Annals of Biomedical Engineering, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  53. Vascular Occlusion Affects Gait Variability Patterns of Healthy Younger and Older Individuals

    Article • Annals of Biomedical Engineering, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  54. Patients with peripheral arterial disease exhibit reduced joint powers compared to velocity-matched controls

    Article • Gait & Posture, July 2012, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  55. Pharmacological Treatment of Intermittent Claudication Does Not Have a Significant Effect on Gait Impairments During Claudication Pain

    Article • Journal of Applied Biomechanics, May 2012, Human Kinetics

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  56. Gait variability of patients with intermittent claudication is similar before and after the onset of claudication pain

    Article • Clinical Biomechanics, August 2011, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  57. Gait Variability Patterns are Altered in Healthy Young Individuals During the Acute Reperfusion Phase of Ischemia-Reperfusion

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, November 2010, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  58. Abnormal joint powers before and after the onset of claudication symptoms

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, August 2010, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  59. Joint torques and powers are reduced during ambulation for both limbs in patients with unilateral claudication

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, January 2010, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  60. Reply

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, October 2009, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  61. Gait variability is altered in patients with peripheral arterial disease

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, April 2009, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  62. Peripheral arterial disease affects kinematics during walking

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, January 2009, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  63. Bilateral claudication results in alterations in the gait biomechanics at the hip and ankle joints

    Article • Journal of Biomechanics, August 2008, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers

  64. Claudication distances and the Walking Impairment Questionnaire best describe the ambulatory limitations in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease

    Article • Journal of Vascular Surgery, March 2008, Elsevier

    Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity Sara A Myers