Director of Undergraduate Studies
Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor
Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director
Integrative Neural Systems Laboratory (INSL)
Professional Preparation
- Postdoc. 2001–2005, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
- Ph.D., 2001, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
- B.S., 1995, Physics and Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Courses Taught
BIEN 2300 Biomedical Circuits & Electronics—An experience in electrical circuits, electronic devices bridges, digital circuits and Boolean implementation, logic, and memories
BIEN 4320/5320 Biomedical Instrumentation Design—Topics include the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to solve instrumentation problems relating to biomedical and physiological measurements in the laboratory and clinic
BIEN 4380 Bioelectronics Design Lab 1—Understanding the principles of operation, safe operating procedures, and methods of medical instrument selection along with designing experiments to measure physiological parameters
BIEN 4390 Bioelectronics Design Lab 2—Design and experimentation of circuits used in research and clinical instrumentation including the design, fabrication, and evaluation of specific circuits
BIEN 4600/5600 Neural Engineering—Principles of neural engineering, properties of excitable tissues, quantitative models; concepts for the design of neuroprosthetic devices for sensory, motor, and therapeutic applications
BIEN 6200 Biomedical Signal Processing—Introduction to statistical processing of biomedical data and applying it to physiologic signals
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Research Interests
- Neuroengineering—neural coding/decoding
- Neuroplasticity and learning
- Human visuo-motor processing (integrated experimental/computational approaches)
- Functional neuroimaging
Selected Recent Publications
*Zabre-Gonzalez E., Amieva-Alvarado D., Beardsley S. A., (2021) Prediction of EMG Activation Profiles from Gait Kinematics and Kinetics during Multiple Terrains. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, p.6326–6329., doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630067.
*Riem L., Beardsley S. A., Schmit B. D., (2021) The effect of visual field manipulations on standing balance control in people with multiple sclerosis, Gait & Posture, 90, p. 92–98. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.08.010.
*Zabre-Gonzalez E., *Riem L., Voglewede P., Silver-Thorn B., Koehler-McNicholas S., Beardsley S. A., (2021), Continuous myoelectric prediction of future ankle angle across ambulation conditions and their transitions, Front. Neurosci.—Neuroprosthetics., 15, p. 1–13., doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.709422.
*Wagner J., *Zinos A., Chen W-L., Conant L., Malloy M., Heffernan J., Quirk B., Sugar J., Prost R., Whelan J. B.,Beardsley S. A., Whelan H. T., (2021), Comparison of whole head functional near-infrared spectroscopy with functional magnetic imaging and potential application in pediatric neurology, Pediatr. Neurol., 122, p. 68–75. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.06.003. PMID: 34301451.
Lantagne D. D., Mrotek L. A., Slick R. A., Beardsley S. A., Thomas D. G., Scheidt R. A., (2021), Contributions of implicit and explicit memories to sensorimotor adaptation of movement extent during goal directed reaching, Exp. Brain Res., p. 1–15. doi: 10.1007/s00221-021-06134-4. PMID: 34106298.
*Snyder D., Schmit B. D., Hyngstrom, A., Beardsley S. A., (2021), Electroencephalography resting state networks in the stroke population, Brain & Behavior, 00:e02097, p. 1–17. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2097. PMCID: PMC8119848.
Chen W-L., *Wagner J., *Heugel H., Sugar J., Lee Y-W., Conant L., Malloy M., Heffernan J., Quirk B., *Zinos A., Beardsley S. A., Prost R., Whelan H. T., (2020), Functional near-infrared spectroscopy and its clinical application in the field of neuroscience: Advances and future directions, Front. Neurosci. 14:724, p. 1–15. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00724. PMCID: PMC7364176.
Recent Grants
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Beardsley, Scott A (Co-Principal Investigator); Scheidt, RA (Principal Investigator); Mrotek, LA (Co-Principal Investigator); Nielson, Kristy (Co-Principal Investigator); “Neural mechanisms of error correction during manual interception of moving targets.” Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (September 1, 2021–February 28, 2023).
- Beardsley, Scott A (Co-Investigator); Whelan, Harry (Principal Investigator); "Neurology research program in brain blood flow." Sponsored by Bleser Family Foundation (March 2019–December 2023).
- Beardsley, Scott A (Co-Principal Investigator); Mrotek, Leigh Ann (Principal Investigator); "IRES Track 1: Physical state estimation for control coordination and behavior monitoring." Sponsored by NSF (April 2019–March 2022).