Jonathan B. Dingwell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Movement Science
Kinesiology & Health Education
Director, Nonlinear Biodynamics Lab

Bellmont Hall 536
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
The University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512-232-1782; Fax: 512-471-8914

E-mail: jdingwell@mail.utexas.edu

Educational Background

• 1998: Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA -- Kinesiology (Minor in Engineering Science & Mechanics)
• 1994: M.S., Ohio State University, Columbus, OH -- Biomedical Engineering
• 1990: B.S., Miami University, Oxford, OH -- Physics

Professional Experience

• 2008 - Present: Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, University of Texas at Austin
• 2002 - 2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, University of Texas at Austin
• 2002 - Present: Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
• 1998 - 2001: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago & Northwestern University.
• 1995 - 1998 Graduate Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University.
• 1992 - 1995: Graduate Research Associate, Ohio State University & The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Honors and Awards

• Faculty Fellow in the Lee Hage Jamail Regents Chair in Education, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin (2006)
• Dean's Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin (2005)
• Sarah Baskin Award for Excellence in Research; The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (2000)
• ASB Clinical Biomechanics Award; 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (1999).
• ASB Student Travel Award; To attend 3rd North American Congress on Biomechanics (1998).
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society; Member (1997-Present).

Recent Peer Reviewed Publications

• Kang, H.G., and Dingwell, J.B. (2008)  “Effects of Walking Speed, Strength and Range of Motion on Gait Stability in Healthy Older Adults” Journal of Biomechanics, 41(14): 2899-2905. (Published on line)
• Dingwell, J.B., Joubert, J.L., Diefenthaler, F., and Trinity, J.D., (2008)  “Changes in Muscle Activity and Kinematics of Highly Trained Cyclists During Fatigue” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 55(11): 2666-2674. (Published on line)
• Dingwell, J.B., Joubert, J.L., Diefenthaler, F., and Trinity, J.D., (2008)  “Changes in Muscle Activity and Kinematics of Highly Trained Cyclists During Fatigue” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (Published on line)
• Gates, D.H. and Dingwell, J.B. (2008)  “Effects of Muscle Fatigue on Variability and Temporal Correlations in Movement Timing Errors” Experimental Brain Research, 187(4): 573-585. (Published on line)
• Dingwell, J.B., Robb, R.T., Troy, K.L., and Grabiner, M.D. (2008)  “Effects of an Attention Demanding Task on Dynamic Stability During Treadmill Walking” Journal of Neuroengineering & Rehabilitation, 5(1): 12 (Published on line)
• Kang, H.G., and Dingwell, J.B. (2008)  “Separating the Effects of Age and Speed on Gait Variability During Treadmill Walking” Gait & Posture, 27(4): 572-577. (Published on line)
• Su, J.L. and Dingwell, J.B. (2007)  “Dynamic Stability of Passive Dynamic Walking on an Irregular Surface.” ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 129(6): 802-810.  (Published on line)
• Dingwell, J.B., and Kang, H.G.  (2007)  “Differences Between Local and Orbital Dynamic Stability During Human Walking” ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 129(4): 586-593.  (Published on line)
• Gates, D.H., Su, J.L., and Dingwell, J.B. (2007)  “Possible Biomechanical Origins of the Long-Range Correlations in Stride Intervals of Walking”  Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 380(1): 259-270.  (Published on line)
• Gates, D.H., and Dingwell, J.B. (2007)  “Peripheral Neuropathy Does Not Alter the Fractal Dynamics of Gait Stride Intervals” Journal of Applied Physiology, 102(3): 965-971.  (Published on line)
• Dingwell, J.B., Kang, H.G., and Marin, L.C.  (2007)  “The Effects of Sensory Loss and Walking Speed on the Orbital Dynamic Stability of Human Walking” Journal of Biomechanics, 40(8): 1723-1730.  (Published on line)
• Dingwell, J.B., Napolitano, D.F., and Chelidze, D.  (2007)  “A Nonlinear Dynamics Approach to Tracking Slow-Time-Scale Changes in Movement Kinematics.” Journal of Biomechanics, 40(7): 1629-1634.  (Published on line)
• Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B.  (2006)  “Intra-Session Reliability of Local Dynamic Stability of Walking.” Gait & Posture, 24(3): 386-390. (Published on line)
• Kang, H.G. and Dingwell, J.B.  (2006)  “A Direct Comparison of Local Dynamic Stability During Unperturbed Standing and Walking.” Experimental Brain Research, 172(1): 35-48.  (Published on line)
• Dingwell, J.B. and Marin, L.C.  (2006)  “Kinematic Variability and Local Dynamic Stability of Upper Body Motions When Walking at Different Speeds.” Journal of Biomechanics,  39(3):  444-452. (Published on line)

Grants

• 2008 – 2010:  “Changes in Control of Movement Timing and Stability With Muscle Fatigue”,  NICHD, The National Institutes of Health.  Grant # 1-R03-HD058942,  $141,849.  (PI).  [Link to Abstract].
• 2008 – 2010:  “Dynamic Stability in Human Walking: From Small to Large Perturbations”, (NIBIB), The National Institutes of Health.  Grant # 1-R21-EB007638,  $399,119.  (PI).  [Link to Abstract]
• 2006 – 2009:  “Trial-to-Trial Nonlinear Dynamics of Human Movements”, CMMI Division The National Science Foundation.  Grant # 0625764,  $341,763.  (Co-I, with PI [Joe Cusumano). [Link to Abstract]
• 2005 – 2008:  “Tracking Fatigue-Related Changes in Motor Coordination”, (NIBIB), The National Institutes of Health.  Grant # 1-R21-EB003425,  $346,965 (PI).  [Link to Abstract]
• 2003 - 2006:  Biomedical Engineering Research Grant, “Mechanisms Underlying the Capacity of Elderly Subjects to Maintain Dynamic Stability During Standing and Walking”, The Whitaker Foundation, RG-02-0354, $234,342 (PI).

Links

• Nonlinear Biodynamics Lab
• Biomedical Engineering Department
• Institute for Neuroscience
• Institute of Gerontology