Dr. Jim Hokanson

Dr. Jim HokansonMarquette University

Medical College of Wisconsin, Biomedical Engineering C-2860

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 955-7648jhokanson@mcw.eduGoogle Scholar

Assistant Professor

Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Director

Pelvic Diagnostics & Therapeutic Laboratory (PDAT)

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Relevant Links

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

Courses Taught

BIEN 2100 Statistics for Biomedical Engineering—Summary of biomedical data and the use of statistics in problem solving for biomedical engineering

BIEN 4931/5931 Topics in BME—Scientific Computing for Engineering

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

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Recent Grants

• Hokanson, James A. (Principal Investigator); "Optimization of Chronic Neuromodulation in Treating Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction." Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Apr 2026–Mar 2031).
• Hokanson, James A. (Principal Investigator); "Animal Model and Resource Development for Preclinical Lower Urinary Tract Research." Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Aug 2025–July 2027).
• Hokanson, James A. (Principal Investigator); “Chronic Tibial Neuromodulation Model Development.” Sponsored by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (January 2025–December 2025).
• Hokanson, James A. (Principal Investigator); “Changes in brain and brainstem fMRI activity during bladder filling with and without tibial nerve stimulation.” New Faculty Pilot Award sponsored by the MCW Research Affairs Committee.
• Hokanson, James A. (Principal Investigator); “Predicting Urinary Continence Status with Sacral Neuromodulation and Botulinum Toxin Treatments.” Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (September 2020–August 2023).
• Hokanson, James A. (Co-Investigator); Amundsen, Cindy (Principal Investigator); Weinfurt, Kevin (Co-Principal Investigator “Advancing the Measurement and Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.” Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (September 2019–August 2024).