Poster Presentations with Published Abstracts

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I-Ling Yeh

Curriculum Vitae at Jan 2016

Human Sensorimotor Control Lab 400 Cooke Hall 1900 University Ave. SE Minneapolis MN 55455 612-625-3313 (Office) [email protected]

Academic Training

09/2012 - present Ph.D in Kinesiology, Minor in Clinical Physiology and Movement

Science, University of Minnesota, USA

09/2007 – 2009/07 M.S. in Occupational Therapy, Chang Gung University, Taiwan 08/2007 Certified Occupational Therapist, Ministry of Health, Taiwan

09/2003– 06/2007 B.S in Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Research Experiences

01/2015 – present Dissertation Project Part III – Effectiveness of robot-assisted proprioceptive training in people with stroke

School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, USA

01/2013 – present Dissertation Project Part II – Mapping normative development of

proprioception and effect of muscle vibration on proprioception in typically developing children

01/2013 – 09/2014 Dissertation Project Part I - Systematic review on proprioceptive training

 Involved in data analysis, statistical analysis and formulating the manuscript

06/2008 – 06/2009 Master’s thesis: Project: Effect of combined trunk restraint and constraint-induced movement therapy in people with chronic stroke

Division of Occupational Therapy, Graduate Institute of Clinical Behavioral Science, Chang Gung University, Taiwan

 Involved in experimental design, participant screening and recruitment, providing rehabilitation interventions, data analysis collection of clinical measures and lab-based measurements

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Publications

Aman, J. E., Elangovan, N., Yeh, I.-L., & Konczak, J. (2014). The effectiveness of proprioceptive training for improving motor function: a systematic review. [Review].

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.01075

Wu, C. Y., Chen, Y. A., Chen, H. C., Lin, K. C., & Yeh, I. L. (2012). Pilot trial of distributed constraint-induced therapy with trunk restraint to improve post-stroke reach to grasp and trunk kinematics. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 26(3), 247-255.

Yeh, I-L., Chao, C-P., Wu, C-Y., Lin, K-C., Tsai, P-J., Huang, P-C. Chang, Y-F., & Yu, C-H.

(2011). Effects of combined trunk restraint with distributed constraint-induced therapy on upper limb motor performance in patients with stroke: a pilot study. Journal of

Taiwan Occupational Therapy Research and Practice, 6, 90-99.

Professional Experiences

09/2015 – present Sole instructor of Movement Neuroscience (KIN 4441)

School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota

01/2013 – 06/2015 Teaching assistant of Introduction to Biomechanics (KIN 3112)

School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota

 Led the lab sessions on research instrumentation and problems solving of computation-intense problems

 Involved in designing lab materials, assignments and quizzes 09/2014 – 08/2015 Research Assistant

School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, PI – Jürgen Konczak, Industry sponsor – NS Industrial and Design

 Biomechanical comparisons of the joint torques, forces and muscle activity of emptying three types of waste receptacles  Involved in data collection, statistical analysis, formulating the

final report 11/2014 – 04/2015 Research Assistant

School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, PI – Jürgen Konczak, Industry sponsor – Visyn Inc.

 Biomechanical analysis of pitching performance

 Involved in experimental design, data collection, data processing, statistical analysis and formulating the final report

06/2014 – 08/2014 Research Assistant

School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, PI – Jürgen Konczak, Industry sponsor – Octane Fitness

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muscle activity of running on various fitness equipment  Involved in data collection, statistical analysis, formulating the

final report

09/2012 – 12/2012 Administrative Assistant

Center of Clinical Movement Science, University of Minnesota  Maintained website of Center of Clinical Movement Science  Managed correspondence with its members

09/2009 – 08/2012 Staff Occupational Therapist

Rehabilitation Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore  Inpatient rehabilitation for neurological and geriatric populations  Home-based stroke rehabilitation (Early Supported Discharge

Program)

 Led the committee of community outreach event in a residential nursing facility as part of Occupational Therapy Day event

Poster Presentations with Published Abstracts

Yeh, I.-L., Aman, J., Elangovan, N., Holst-Wolf, J.M., Cappello, L., Masia, L. & Konczak, J.

Robot-assisted assessment of proprioception: normative data in healthy adults. Poster presented at the 45th_{Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.}

Program No. 706.05. 2015 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2015. Online.

Khosravani, S, Tseng, Y., Yeh, I., Aman, J., Konczak, J. Potential applicability of laryngeal vibrotactile stimulation as a noninvasive therapeutic method for spasmodic dysphonia. Poster presented at the 45th_{Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago,}

IL. Program No. 706.06. 2015 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2015. Online.

Holst-Wolf, J.M., Yeh, I.-L., Elangovan, N., Aman, J., Cappello, L., Masia, L. & Konczak, J. Robot-aided measurement of proprioceptive function in healthy and clinical populations. Poster presented at the 45th_{Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago,}

IL. Program No. 706.04. 2015 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2015. Online.

Yeh, I.-L., Holst-Wolf, J. M. & Konczak, J. (July 2015). The development of proprioceptive

acuity and the susceptibility to muscle vibration in typically developing children. Poster presented at XVIII International Conference on Perception and Action, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Yeh, I.-L., Holst-Wolf, J. M. & Konczak, J. (Nov 2014). The development of proprioceptive

acuity and its susceptibility to muscle vibration in children. Poster presented at the 44th

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2014 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2015. Online.

Aman, J., Elangovan, N.; Yeh, I.-L. & Konczak, J. (June 2014). The effectiveness of proprioceptive training: A systematic review. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity 2014. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36, S59.

Holst-Wolf, J., Yeh, I.-L. & Konczak, J. (June 2014). The effect of muscle vibration on position sense in children. Poster presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity 2014. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36, S68.

Yong, J. Q., Lim, L. X. M, Ong, S. S., Yeh, I. L., Ling, A. M. W., Liang, Y. J., Kee, F. H. W. & Chan, B. P. L. (May 2013). Early Supported Discharge for Stroke Patients in Singapore: Patient Characteristics, Clinical Progress and Long-term Outcome. Poster presented at European Stroke Conference, London, United Kingdom.

Chen, Y-A., Lin, K-C., Wu, C-Y., Yeh, I-L., & Chou, C-P. (July 2011). The effects of

combined distributed constraint-induced therapy with trunk restraint on motor function and daily function for stroke patients. Poster presented at the 6th Occupational

Therapist Union, ROC (OTUROC) Conference 2011, Tainan, Taiwan (Best Research

Poster Award).

Yeh, I-L., Wu, C-Y., & Lin, K-C. (November 2009). Effects of combined trunk restraint with

distributed constraint-induced therapy on upper limb control and trunk compensation in patients with stroke. Poster at the 28th Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association conference, Taipei, Taiwan.

Yeh, I-L., & Wu, C-Y. (2008). Trunk control during upper extremity movements: A kinematic

analysis. Poster presentation at the 3rd_{Occupational Therapist Union, ROC (OTUROC)}

conference 2008, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Awards and Honors

2014 Student Travel Award

School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota 2006 Award for Outstanding Students

College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Recommended by the department based on academic performances, community services and extracurricular activity performances.

2005 – 2007 Presidential Award (4 times)

School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

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Professional Services

09/2015 – present Vice President, Student Council, School of Kinesiology, University

of Minnesota

2011 - 2012 Member, Allied Health Day Committee, National University Hospital,

Singapore

2010 - 2011 Chair, Occupational Therapy Day Committee, Rehabilitation Centre,

National University Hospital, Singapore

2009 - 2010 Member, Occupational Therapy Day Committee, National University

Hospital, Singapore

05/2004 – 05/2005 President, Student Council, Department of Occupational Therapy,

National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Grants and Funding

04/2015 Graduate Student Research Grant from NASPSPA: $2000 (Not awarded) 01/2015 Predoctoral Fellowship from American Heart Association: $32000 (Not

awarded)

Professional Society Membership

 American Heart Association  Society for Neuroscience

 North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity

Professional Development

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01 – 05/2015 Teaching in Higher Education (GRAD 8101), University of Minnesota

A 3-credit course designed to prepare graduate students to become capable teachers teaching in various settings of higher education and facilitate learning of students with diverse backgrounds.

01/2013 ERP Mini Bootcamp, Instructor – Dr. Steven J. Luck, University of California, Davis at University of Minnesota

A 3-day workshop on the theoretical basis of event-related potential (ERP) and commonly-used experimental paradigms.

09/2011 Constrained-Induced Therapy Workshop, Instructor – Dr. David Morris,

University of Alabama at Birmingham at St. Luke’s Hospital, Singapore  Constraint-induced therapy (CIT) is a form of rehabilitation therapy that

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system disorders by increasing the use of their affected upper limb.  A 3-day workshop including both lectures and hands-on practice of CIT

Volunteer Experiences

05/2015 Speaker, Classroom Connection Program, Minnesota International Center

Shared multicultural experiences in a series of three 1-hour visits to a Minnesota 4th grade class.

10/2012 Activity Assistant, Annual Outing by Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance

Assisted children with brain injuries to engage in 1-day activities.

09 – 11/2012 Assistant, The Richard M. Schulze Family American Cancer Society Hope

Lodge—Minneapolis