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Education:
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1994
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1996
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2001
Biography in Brief:
Joseph Hidler's research interests include the study of neuromuscular pathologies associated with stroke and spinal cord injury, the development of robotic devices and instrumented devices designed to facilitate motor recovery, simulation of muscle contractile dynamics and reflex responses, and system identification of neuromuscular systems.
He was awarded the Charles H. Kaman award for Excellence in Teaching by the School of Engineering (2003) and won "best presentation" for his research in spinal cord injury at the 2004 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) meeting. He is a member of IEEE, BMES, ASB, and the Society for Neuroscience, serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Paralyzed Veterans Association (PVA) and is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
Representative Publications:
J. M. Hidler and A. E. Wall, " Changes in muscle activation patterns during robotic-assisted walking." Clinical Biomechanics, vol. 20(2): 184-193, 2005.
J. M. Hidler, "What's next for locomotor-based studies." Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, Guest Editorial, January 2005.
J. M. Hidler and B.D. Schmidt, "Evidence for force-feedback inhibition in chronic stroke." IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 12, pp 166-176, 2004.
F. Poescu, J. M. Hidler and W. Z. Rymer, "Elbow impedance during goal directed movements." Exp. Brain Research, vol. 152(1), pp. 17-28, 2003.
J. M. Hidler, R. L. Harvey, and W. Z. Rymer, "Frequency response characteristics of ankle plantar flexors in humans following spinal cord injury: relation to degree of spasticity." Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 30(7): pp. 969-981, 2002.
J. M. Hidler and W. Z. Rymer, "Limit cycle behavior in spasticity: analysis and evaluation." IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 47, pp. 1565-1575, December 2000.
J. M. Hidler and W. Z. Rymer, "A simulation study of reflex instability in spasticity: origins of clonus." IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 7, pp. 327-340, September 1999.
Personal Website: http://faculty.cua.edu/hidler/
Lab Website: http://cabrr.cua.edu
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