Jesse C. Dean, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Health Professions Division of Physical Therapy Department of Health Sciences and Research Motion Analysis Laboratory   77 President St., MSC 700, Room AS106A Charleston, SC 29425 Phone: (843) 792-9566 Email: deaje@musc.edu

Education

• Ph.D. University of Michigan, Biomedical Engineering (2005).
• M.S. University of Michigan, Biomedical Engineering (2002).
• B.A. University of Delaware, Physics (2000).
• B.A. University of Delaware,  Biological Sciences (2000).

Areas of Teaching

• Movement Science
• Research Seminar: Movement Disorders and Rehabilitation Techniques

Research Interests

• Experimental investigation of the mechanics, control, and energetics of human movement, particularly locomotion
• Simulation of human movement through computational modeling
• Investigation of nervous system properties through electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves
• Development of rehabilitation techniques for populations with movement disorders

Selected Publications

• Dean JC, Kuo AD. Elastic coupling of limb joints enables fast bipedal walking. J Royal Soc Interface. In Press.
• Dean JC, Yates LM, Collins DF. Turning off the central contribution to contractions evoked by neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Muscle Nerve. 38(2): 978-986, 2008.
• Dean JC, Alexander NB, Kuo AD. The effect of lateral stabilization on walking in young and old adults. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 54: 1919-1926, 2007.
• Dean JC, Yates LM, Collins DF. Turning on the central contribution to contractions evoked by neuromuscular electrical stimulation. J Appl Physiol. 103: 170-176, 2007.
• Dean JC, Kuo AD, Alexander NB. Age-related changes in maximal hip strength and movement speed. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 59(3): 286-292, 2004.
• Binder-Macleod SA, Dean JC, Ding J. Electrical stimulation factors in potentiation of human quadriceps femoris. Muscle Nerve. 25(2): 271-279, 2002.
• Stackhouse SK, Dean JC, Lee SC, Binder-Macleod SA. Measurement of central activation failure of the quadriceps femoris in healthy adults. Muscle Nerve. 23(11): 1706-1712, 2000.