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Dr. Shirley Rietdyk is a Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the interaction between neural and mechanical systems in mobility, posture, and balance. She investigates how the nervous system integrates visual and sensory information to coordinate muscle activity and develop safe, balanced, and skillful movements. Her work particularly looks at mechanical systems that are unstable, with a high center of mass and a small base of support. Additionally, she studies how diseases and aging can lead to delays and degenerations in the balance control system, and she aims to provide interventions to maintain mobility and quality of life for individuals. Dr. Rietdyk has supervised numerous graduate students and her contributions have significantly advanced the field of human motor behavior.
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