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April Chambers

Associate Professor

University of Pittsburgh

Affiliations

Swanson School of Engineering

Bioengineering

April Chambers is currently serving as a Bioengineering Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh.

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April Chambers

University of Pittsburgh

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rehabilitation physiology biomechanics human movement human performance kinematics gait analysis occupational ergonomics neuroscience kinesiology obesity industrial ergonomics motor control physical medicine sport medicine orthopedic biomechanics exercise science older adults ageing geriatrics applied physiology later adulthood movement analysis slip severity experimental gerontology motor behavior motion capture body segment parameters torso kinematics stair locomotion work adjustment fall prevention musculoskeletal science unexpected slip pregnant fallers healthy young adults applied psychology cardiovascular research clinical nutrition public health nutrition quantitative science studies neuroscience of aging friction health technology physiological measurements social science research cartilage upper extremity remote work occupational health psychology healthy work environments population aging human nutrition nutritional epidemiology density estimation population nutrition brain science inhibitory process musculoskeletal research bipedal locomotion adult development occupational safety spinal biomechanics body size human variation anthropometric indicator health monitoring back pain gait parameters stance leg office worker behavioral sit-stand desks scoping review dynamic postural stability shoe-floor-contaminant interface fluid pressures human musculoskeletal system injury prevention musculoskeletal function dance medicine

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Algorithm Validation for Quantifying Actigraph™ Physical Activity Metrics in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls. Sensors (2024)

Jordan F. HoydickMarit E. JohnsonHarold A. CookZakiy F. AlfikriJohn M. JakicicSara R. PivaApril J. ChambersKevin M. Bell

algorithm validationhealthy controlssensorsphysical activitychronic painphysiological measurementshealth technologyrehabilitationhealth sciencesback painhealth monitoring

Obesity-Specific Considerations for Assessing Gait With Inertial Measurement Unit-Based vs. Optokinetic Motion Capture. Sensors (2024)

Julie RekantScott RothenbergerApril Chambers

kinesiologyobesity-specific considerationsmovement analysisgait analysisoptokinetic motion captureneurosciencephysiologymotion capturebiomechanicshuman movementobesity

Ergonomics Advances in Office Work and Work-From-Home. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (2023)

Kaitlin M. GallagherApril J. ChambersJia-Hua LinKaren JacobsMichelle M. Robertson

rehabilitationhuman performanceoccupational ergonomicsoffice work

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (Nirs) Muscle Oxygenation Dynamics During Light and Moderate Controlled Walking. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2023)

Zachary J. WilsonNoah S. RickDaniel J. MethvenApril J. Chambers

sport sciencesport medicinemedicinemuscle oxygenation dynamicsspectroscopyapplied physiologyexercise physiologyneuroscienceexercise sciencenear-infrared spectroscopysport physiologyphysiologybiomechanicsphysical medicinehuman movement

Patterns in Muscle Oxygenation Response to a Plantarflexion Fatigability Task in Middle-Aged Adults With Obesity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2023)

Julie S. RekantZachary J. WilsonApril J. Chambers

plantarflexion fatigability tasksport medicinemedicineapplied physiologyhuman movementlaboratory medicinephysical activityexercise sciencephysiologymuscle oxygenation responserehabilitationmiddle-aged adultsphysical medicineexercise physiologyobesity

The Role of Physical Activity Level in Muscle Oxygenation and Torque Production During a Fatiguing Task in Middle Aged Adults With Obesity. (2023)

Julie RekantTheodore HuppertApril Chambers

torque productionphysical activitymuscle oxygenationfatiguing taskphysiologyphysical activity levelexercise physiologyobesity

Weekly Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity is Associated With Movement Quality in Overweight and Obese Older Adults, Independent of Age. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (2023)

Julie RekantApril ChambersAnisha SuriAndrea HergenroederErvin SejdicJen Brach

clinical researchobese older adultsgeriatricsweekly minutesphysical activityageingmovement qualitypublic healthexperimental medicineclinical gerontologyrehabilitationhealth sciencesexperimental gerontologyobesity

Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Motion Capture to Replace Camera-Based Systems for Assessing Gait in Healthy Young Adults: Proceed With Caution. Measurement Sensors (2022)

Julie RekantScott RothenbergerApril Chambers

camera-based systemshealthy young adultsmotion capturerehabilitationgait analysishuman movement

Reducing Slip Risk: A Feasibility Study of Gait Training With Semi-Real-Time Feedback of Foot–Floor Contact Angle. Sensors (2022)

Christina Zong-Hao MaTian BaoChristopher A. DiCesareIsaac HarrisApril ChambersPeter B. ShullYong-Ping ZhengRakie ChamKathleen H. Sienko

gait trainingslip risksemi-real-time feedbackfeasibility studyfoot-floor contact anglerehabilitationbiomechanicshuman movement

Validation of Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Motion Capture With a Single Calibration File for Assessing Gait in Healthy Young Adults. SSRN Electronic Journal (2022)

Julie RekantApril Chambers

social science researchhealthy young adultsmovement analysiskinematicsexercise sciencephysiologysocial sciencesmotion capturerehabilitationgait analysissingle calibration filehuman movement

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April Chambers

Associate Professor

University of Pittsburgh

Affiliations

Swanson School of Engineering

Bioengineering

April Chambers is currently serving as a Bioengineering Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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April Chambers

University of Pittsburgh

Associate Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Algorithm Validation for Quantifying Actigraph™ Physical Activity Metrics in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls. Sensors (2024)

Jordan F. HoydickMarit E. JohnsonHarold A. CookZakiy F. AlfikriJohn M. JakicicSara R. PivaApril J. ChambersKevin M. Bell

algorithm validationhealthy controlssensorsphysical activitychronic painphysiological measurementshealth technologyrehabilitationhealth sciencesback painhealth monitoring

Obesity-Specific Considerations for Assessing Gait With Inertial Measurement Unit-Based vs. Optokinetic Motion Capture. Sensors (2024)

Julie RekantScott RothenbergerApril Chambers

kinesiologyobesity-specific considerationsmovement analysisgait analysisoptokinetic motion captureneurosciencephysiologymotion capturebiomechanicshuman movementobesity

Ergonomics Advances in Office Work and Work-From-Home. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (2023)

Kaitlin M. GallagherApril J. ChambersJia-Hua LinKaren JacobsMichelle M. Robertson

rehabilitationhuman performanceoccupational ergonomicsoffice work

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (Nirs) Muscle Oxygenation Dynamics During Light and Moderate Controlled Walking. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2023)

Zachary J. WilsonNoah S. RickDaniel J. MethvenApril J. Chambers

Patterns in Muscle Oxygenation Response to a Plantarflexion Fatigability Task in Middle-Aged Adults With Obesity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2023)

Julie S. RekantZachary J. WilsonApril J. Chambers

The Role of Physical Activity Level in Muscle Oxygenation and Torque Production During a Fatiguing Task in Middle Aged Adults With Obesity. (2023)

Julie RekantTheodore HuppertApril Chambers

torque productionphysical activitymuscle oxygenationfatiguing taskphysiologyphysical activity levelexercise physiologyobesity

Julie RekantApril ChambersAnisha SuriAndrea HergenroederErvin SejdicJen Brach

Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Motion Capture to Replace Camera-Based Systems for Assessing Gait in Healthy Young Adults: Proceed With Caution. Measurement Sensors (2022)

Julie RekantScott RothenbergerApril Chambers

camera-based systemshealthy young adultsmotion capturerehabilitationgait analysishuman movement

Reducing Slip Risk: A Feasibility Study of Gait Training With Semi-Real-Time Feedback of Foot–Floor Contact Angle. Sensors (2022)

Christina Zong-Hao MaTian BaoChristopher A. DiCesareIsaac HarrisApril ChambersPeter B. ShullYong-Ping ZhengRakie ChamKathleen H. Sienko

gait trainingslip risksemi-real-time feedbackfeasibility studyfoot-floor contact anglerehabilitationbiomechanicshuman movement

Validation of Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Motion Capture With a Single Calibration File for Assessing Gait in Healthy Young Adults. SSRN Electronic Journal (2022)

Julie RekantApril Chambers

social science researchhealthy young adultsmovement analysiskinematicsexercise sciencephysiologysocial sciencesmotion capturerehabilitationgait analysissingle calibration filehuman movement

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