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Dr. Jim Hokanson

Dr. Jim HokansonMarquette University

Medical College of Wisconsin

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 702-5935jhokanson@mcw.edu Google Scholar

Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor

Biomedical Engineering

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JimHokanson.com | My NCBI | GitHub | Mathworks | Twitter

Professional Preparation

Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014–2019, Duke University
Ph.D., 2014, Biomedical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
B.S., 2006, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering (dual-degree with honors), Washington University in St. Louis

Research Interests

Urologic function/dysfunction
Electrical stimulation/neuromodulation therapies
Signal processing and machine learning
Clinical diagnostics
Autonomic nervous system and organ physiology
Neural engineering

Recent Publications

Active Grant Funding

Principal Investigator, “Predicting Urinary Continence Status with Sacral Neuromodulation and Botulinum Toxin Treatments” NIH K01DK121866, Sept. 2020–Aug. 2023 ($530,231)
Co-Investigator, “Advancing the Measurement and Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction” NIH U01DK097780-06, September 2019–August 2024 ($2,474,900), PIs: Cindy Amundsen, Kevin Weinfurt

Student and professor working on 3-D printing

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Marquette University
Opus College of Engineering
1515 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233

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Milwaukee Campus
8701 W Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

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