BME Seminar Series: Dr. Meghan Vidt, Pennsylvania State University

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ZOOM Meeting
https://osu.zoom.us/j/99086582466?pwd=enFRbitudWVmNi9yU3ExSVRsWlFIZz09
United States

Meghan Vidt, PhD
Assistant Professor
Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Pennsylvania State University

Abstract: 

"Biomechanical assessment of shoulder injury: Can we engineer better rehabilitation?"

This lecture will examine changes of the shoulder complex in the context of musculoskeletal injury. Specifically, shoulder and upper limb function for various clinical groups, including older adults and orthopaedic patients, will be explored from a biomechanical perspective. This lecture will discuss how an engineering-based approach that includes computational modeling and medical imaging techniques can be leveraged to gain new insights into the functional effects of injury. How this information can inform rehabilitation strategies will also be discussed.

Bio: 

Dr. Meghan Vidt joined Pennsylvania State University in August 2017 as an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her research focuses on musculoskeletal biomechanics of the shoulder and upper limb. This work includes comprehensive assessment of upper limb mobility, functionality, and injury risk in the context of clinical populations, such as orthopaedic injury. This is accomplished through the application of experimental, computational, and medical imaging techniques. The ultimate goal of Dr. Vidt’s research is to elucidate the underlying mechanisms contributing to upper limb movement deficits, so that effective treatment strategies can be developed to return patients to a pre-injury level of function. Dr. Vidt received her BS in Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2006. She earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 2014 from the Virginia Tech – Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. Her doctoral research focused on muscle structure and upper limb function in older adults with a rotator cuff tear. From 2014-2015 she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo. Her postdoctoral work included ergonomic assessments of upper limb and shoulder function. Dr. Vidt was an Assistant Professor in the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion at Arizona State University from 2015-2017. Her ongoing research includes biomechanical assessment upper limb function and movement control in healthy and rotator cuff injured populations, and computational model development for assessment of shoulder injury, the role of muscle forces in predicting joint wear patterns after total shoulder arthroplasty, and the effects of mastectomy and breast reconstruction on shoulder mobility, strength, and function in breast cancer survivors.