Publications

For a complete list of publications, inlcuding the long list of conference abstracts, check out my CV.

In Review:

more papers coming soon!

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

1. Bashatah A, Mukherjee B, Rima A, Patwardhan S, Otto P, Sutherland R, King E, Lancastzer B, Aher A, De Marzi L, Gibson G, Taghizadeh Z, Acuña SA, Chitnis P, Sikdar S (2024). Wearable ultrasound system using low-voltage time delay spectrometry for dynamic tissue imaging. IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering. (Accepted.)

2. Acuña SA (2024). A practical research methods course that teaches how to be a successful biomedical engineering graduate student. Biomedical Engineering Education. [Link]

3. Engdahl SM, Acuña SA, Kaliki RR, Sikdar S (2023). Sonomyography for control of upper limb prostheses: current state and future directions. Prosthetics and Orthotics. [Link]

4. Majdi JA, Acuña SA, Chitnis PV, Sikdar S (2022). Towards a wearable monitor of local muscle fatigue during electrical stimulation using tissue Doppler imaging. Wearable Technologies, 3: E16. [Link]

5. Engdahl SM, Acuña SA, King EL, Bashatah A, S Sikdar (2022). First-in-human demonstration of functional task performance using a sonomyographic prosthesis. Frontiers in Bioengineering & Biotechnology, 10: 876836. [Link]

6. Acuña SA, Tyler ME, Thelen DG (2022). Individuals with chronic mild to moderate traumatic brain injury exhibit decreased neuromuscular complexity during gait. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 36(4-5): 317-327. [Link]

7. Schroeder MJ, Acuña SA*, Krishnan C, Dhaher YY (2022). Can increased locomotor task complexity differentiate knee muscle forces after ACL-Reconstruction? Applied Biomechanics, 38(2): 84-94. [Link] (*Acuña is considered a co-first author.)

8. Acuña SA, Ebrahimi A, Pomeroy RL, Martin JA, Thelen DG (2019). Achilles tendon shear wave speed tracks the dynamic modulation of standing balance. Physiological Reports, 7: e14298. [Link]

9. Acuña SA, Zunker JD, Thelen DG (2019). The effects of sub-threshold vibratory noise on visuomotor entrainment during human walking and standing in a virtual reality environment. Human Movement Science, 66: 587-599. [Link]

10. Acuña SA, Francis CA, Franz JR, Thelen DG (2019). The effects of cognitive load and optical flow on antagonist leg muscle coactivation during walking for young and older adults. Electromyography and Kinesiology, 44: 8-14. [Link]

11. Acuña SA, Tyler ME, Danilov YP, Thelen DG (2018). Abnormal muscle activation patterns are associated with chronic gait deficits following traumatic brain injury. Gait & Posture, 62: 510-517. [Link] (Finalist for best paper award, GCMAS 2017.)

12. Acuña SA, Smith DM, Robinson JM, Hawks JC, Starbuck P, King DL, Ridge ST, Charles SK (2014). Instrumented figure skating blade for measuring on-ice skating forces. Measurement Science and Technology, 25(12): 125901. [Link]

Refereed Conference Papers:

1. Acuña SA, Peixoto N, Matto HC, Seshaiyer P, Sikdar S (2024). Addressing societal challenges through graduate-level community-engaged design projects. Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition. Portland, OR. (Accepted.)

2. Acuña SA, Michaelis JE, Roth JD, Towles JD (2018). Intervention designed to increase interest in engineering for low-interest, K-12 girls did so for boys and girls. Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Educations Annual Conference & Exposition. Salt Lake City, UT. 10.18260/1-2–30713. [Link]

3. Francis CA, Michaelis JE, Acuña SA, Towles JD (2017). Impact of Biomechanics-based activities on situational and individual interest among K-12 students. Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Educations Annual Conference & Exposition. Columbus, OH. 10.18260/1-2–28459. [Link]