Education
PhD University of Waterloo Kinesiology 1999
Research Interests
Age and mobility: to understand how disease or aging may lead to degeneration in the balance control system. The interaction of the neural and mechanical systems is considered.
Teaching Interests
Pathological and Aging Considerations for Gait, Posture, and Balance; Biomechanics of Human Motion; Biomechanical Foundations of Motor Skills; Balance Rehabilitation in Older Adults
Grants
2022 - Purdue Clifford B. Kinley Trust Award
2021 - Purdue Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund
2021 - Universidad del Valle, Columbia
2021 - National Institutes of Health
2020 - Purdue CEREBBRAL Pilot Grant
2020 - Purdue Center for Research on Brain, Behavior, and Neurorehabilitation
2019 - Indiana State Department of Health, Community Health's Partnership's Trailblazer Award
2018 - Purdue Engineering Faculty Conversation on Human in the Loop Engineering
2018 - Purdue Center for Families Hancook Fellowship
Selected Publications
Richard EA, Christ SL, Rietdyk S, Teas E., Franks MM. (in Press). Association Of Physical Activity And Gait
Speed: Does Context Matter? American Journal Of Lifestyle Medicine. Impact Factor 1.853
Becker T, Rietdyk S. (in Press). Inadvertent Obstacle Contacts When Older Adults Step Over Obstacles: Effect Of
Sex, Self-reported Fatigue, Gait Parameters, And Prescription Medications. Brazilian Journal Of Motor Behavior
New Journal No Impact Factor Yet, Peer Reviewed. Invited
Rietdyk S, Ambike S, Amireault S, Haddad, JM, Lin G, Newton D, Richards EA. (2022). Co-occurrences Of
Fall-related Factors In Adults Aged 60 To 85 Years In The United States National Health And Nutrition Examination
Survey. PLoS ONE. 17(11), E0277406. Impact Factor: 2.74, Peer Reviewed.
Cui C, Kulkarni A, Rietdyk S, Ambike S. (2022). Locomotion Control During Curb Descent: Bilateral
Ground Reaction Variables Covary Consistently During The Double Support Phase Regardless Of Future Foot
Placement Constraints. PLoS One. 17(10), E0268090. Impact Factor: 3.752, Peer Reviewed.
Kulkarni A, Cui C, Rietdyk S, Ambike S. (2022). Between A Walk And A Hard Place: How Stepping Patterns
Change While Navigating Environmental Obstacles. Motor Control. 1(aop): 1-15. Impact Factor: 1.422, Peer
Reviewed
Cho H, Heijnen MJH, Craig BA, Rietdyk S. (2021). Falls In Young Adults: The Effect Of Sex, Physical Activity, And Prescription Medications. PLoS ONE, 16(4): E0250360.
Gomez D, Rietdyk S, Dyke SJ. (2021). Spatio-temporal Assessment Of Gait Kinematics In Pedestrian-structure Interaction. In Structures. (Vol. 31, Pp. 1199-1206). Elsevier.
Cui C, Muir B, Rietdyk S, Haddad JM, Van Emmerik R, Ambike S. (2021). Sensitivity Of The Toe Height To Multi-joint Angular Changes In The Lower Limbs During Unobstructed And Obstructed Gait. Journal Of Applied Biomechanics. 37(3): 224-232.
Cho H, Forster A, Christ SL, Franks M, Richards EA, Rietdyk S. (2021). Changes To Gait Speed When Romantic Partners Walk Together: Effect Of Age And Obstructed Pathway. Gait And Posture. 85: 285-289.
Kulkarni A, Cho H, Rietdyk S, Ambike S. (2021) The Synergy Stabilizing Step Length While Crossing An Obstacle Is Weaker In Older Adults. Journal Of Biomechanics. 118: 110311.
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