Jody L. Jensen, Ph.D.

Professor, Movement Science
Kinesiology & Health Education

Bellmont Hall 222
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
The University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712

Phone: 512-232-2685; Fax: 512-471-8914
E-mail: JLJ@mail.utexas.edu

Educational Background

1989 Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park, MD -- Biomechanics.
Dissertation Title: Intersegmental dynamics: Contribution of the armswing to propulsion mechanics in the vertical jump..
1978 M.S. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; (Specialization—Sport Studies)
1973 B.S.E. Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa (Physical Education)

Publications

Books & Chapters

Jensen, J.L., & Bothner, K.E. (1998) Revisiting infant motor development schedules: The biomechanics of change. In E. Van Praagh (Ed.), Pediatric anaerobic performance, (pp. 23-43). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Woollacott, M.H., & Jensen, J.L. (1996). Posture and locomotion. In H.Heuer & S. Keele (Eds.), Handbook of Perception and Action, Vol 2 (pp. 333-403). Academic Press. (also printed in German, 1993)
Thelen, E., Jensen, J. L, Kamm, K., Corbetta, D, Schneider, K. & Zernicke, R. F. (1991). Infant motor development: implications for motor neuroscience. In J. Requin & G. E. Stelmach (Eds.) Tutorials in motor neuroscience (pp.43‑57). Dordrecht (Netherlands): Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Articles

Hall, C.D., & Jensen, J.L. (in press). Age-related differences in lower extremity power following support surfact perturbations. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Brown, L.A., Jensen, J.L., Korff, T., & Woollacott, M.H. (2001). The translating platform paradigm: Perturbation displacement waveform alters the postural response. Gait & Posture, 14, 256-263.
Jensen, J.L., Brown, L.A., & Woollacott, M. (2001). Compensatory stepping: The biomechanics of a preferred response among older adults. Experimental Aging Research, 27, 361-376.
Roncesvalles, M.N.C., Woollacott, M.H., & Jensen, J.L. (2001). The development of lower extremity kinetics for balance control in infants and young children. Journal of Motor Behavior, 33, 180-192.
Bothner, K.E., & Jensen, J.L. (2001). How do non-muscular torques contribute to the kinetics of postural recovery following a support surface translation? Journal of Biomechanics, 34, 245-250.
Sundermier, L., Woollacott, M.H., Roncesvalles, M.N., & Jensen, J.L. (2001). The development of balance control in children: Comparisons of EMG and kinetic variables and chronological and development groupings. Experimental Brain Research, 136, 340-350.
Roncesvalles, M.N.C., Woollacott, M.H., & Jensen, J.L. (2000). The development of compensatory stepping skills in children. Journal of Motor Behavior, 32, 100-111.
Gonzalez, L. J., Sreenivasan. S.V., & Jensen, J.L. (1999). A procedure to determine equilibrium postural configurations for arbitrary locations of the feet. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 121, 644-649.
Hall, C.D., Woollacott, M.H., & Jensen, J.L. (1999). Rate and magnitude of force development: Implications for balance control. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 54A, M507-M513.
Jensen, J.L., Ulrich, B.D., Thelen, E., Schneider, K., & Zernicke, R.F. (1995). Adaptive dynamics of the leg movement patterns of human infants: III. Age-related differences in limb control. Journal of Motor Behavior. 27, 366-374.
Jensen, J.L., Ulrich, B.D., Thelen, E., Schneider, K., & Zernicke, R.F. (1994). Adaptive dynamics in the leg movement patterns of human infants: I. The effects of posture on spontaneous kicking. Journal of Motor Behavior, 26, 303-312.
Ulrich, B.D., Jensen, J.L., Thelen, E., Schneider, K., & Zernicke, R.F. (1994). Adaptive dynamics of the leg movement patterns of human infants: II. Treadmill stepping in infants and adults. Journal of Motor Behavior, 26, 313-324.

Grants

$401,000 National Science Foundation, 2000-2004
$31,850 American Federation for Aging Research, 1995-1996
$611,732 National Institute of Aging, 1995 2000 (M.Woollacott, PI, J.L. Jensen & A. Shumway-Cook, co-investigators)
$130,563 National Science Foundation, 1996-1999 (M. Woollacott & J. L. Jensen, Co-PIs)
$16,989 Oregon Medical Research Foundation, 1991-1992