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Research Interests
Citlali Lopez-Ortiz, PhD is currently researching movement coordination and motor learning through dance in children with cerebral palsy.
Education & Training
Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ph.D., 2001
- State University of New York at Brockport
- M.A., 1994
- National Autonomous University of Mexico
- B.S., 1991
Fellowships
- NRSA/NIH Post-doctoral Fellow Individual Award
- Post-doctoral Fellow, 2007
- NRSA/NIH Post-doctoral Fellow Institutional Award
- Post-doctoral Fellow, 2005
- Virginia Horne Henry Fellowship
- Research Fellow, 2000
- Marie L. Carns Fellowship
- Research Fellow, 1998
Awards & Recognition
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Post-doctoral Training Award (F-32) 2007-2008. National Institutes of Health. Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Post-doctoral Training Award (T-32) 2005-2007. National Institutes of Health. Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Engineering and Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University.
Virginia Horne Henry Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship. 2000-2001. School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Highest graduate student award.
Vilas Professional Development Award, 2000. The Graduate School. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Marie L. Carns Fellowship, 1999-2000 and 1998-1999. Department of Kinesiology, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Out of state tuition remission and full stipend award.
Recent or Important Publications
López-Ortiz, C. (2007). Unintended muscle activity influences interlimb coordination in locomotion after stroke. Motor Control, 11:S244.
Gruben K. G., López-Ortiz, C., and Schmidt, M. W. (2003). The control of foot force during pushing efforts against a moving pedal. Experimental Brain Research, 148:50-61.
Gruben, K.G., López-Ortiz, C., and C. Giachetti, R. S. (2003). Muscular and postural components of lower limb forces during quasi-static extension efforts. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 19:239-245
Schmidt, M.W., López-Ortiz, C., Barrett, P. S., Rogers. L. M., Gruben, K. G. (2003). Foot force direction in an isometric moving task. Experimental Brain Research, 150:245-254.
Curriculum Vitae
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