FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY
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Jan Hondzinski
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Dr. Hondzinski's research interests involve the study of sensorimotor integration in tasks requiring whole-body movements. Currently, she is interested in exploring the possibility of a bi-directional control between gaze direction and the body or body segments during movements involving the entire body. The results of the planned experiments will be used to devise visuomotor coordination strategies of "normal" subjects and contribute to the basic understanding of sensory use in movement control. Such information may also be used to improve training regimes or expand rehabilitation strategies for individuals with sensory deficits due to normal aging or pathology, such as vestibular loss or peripheral neuropathy.
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
- Effects of gaze direction and lower body movement on goal-directed whole body movement tasks
- Coordination and endpoint accuracy in subjects with peripheral neuropathy
- Physical training and control strategies in subjects with peripheral neuropathy
- Quantifying whole-body coordination strategies of the vestibular patient pre- and post-rehabilitation
- Effects of auditory stimuli on temporal aspects of cyclic motions for controls and people with Parkinson’s Disease
- Effects of visual cues placement on response time for hit and avoid tasks for controls and martial art specialists
- Coordination, vestibular, and autonomic function of the aging system
Dr. Hondzinski is part of and division leader of the Motor Behavior concentration: http://mb.lsu.edu
EDUCATION:
1998 PhD in Exercise Science, University of Iowa
1990 M.S. in Health Education, University of Utah
1986 B.S. in Physical Education, University of Utah
PUBLICATIONS:
Kadivar, Z., Hondzinski, J.M., & Magill, R.A. Temporal aspects of gait during rhythmic auditory stimulation in healthy adults. Gait Posture (in review)
Hondzinski, J.M., Li, L., & Welsch, M. Age-related and sensory declines offer insight to whole body control during a goal-directed movement. Exp Brain Res (in review)
Hondzinski, J.M., Li. L., Cui, Y., & Welsch, M. Spatial inaccuracy and instability due to peripheral neuropathy improve with exercise training. Motor Control (in review)
Cui, Y., & Hondzinski, J.M. (2006). Gaze tracking accuracy in humans: two eyes are better than one. Neuroscience Letters, 396(3), 257-262.
Hondzinski, J.M., & Cui, Y. (2006). Allocentric cues do not always improve whole body reaching performance. Experimental Brain Research. 174(1), 60-73.
Hondzinski, J. M. (2004). Comparing human reaches across three viewing conditions in a step and reach task. Neurosci Lett, 357(1), 25-28.
PRESENTATIONS:
Hondzinski, J.M., & Duet, M.M. (2007, December). Making neuroscience simple by promoting metacognition. Presented at the LSU Chancellor’s Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Showcase, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Klumpp, M.L., & Hondzinski, J.M. (2007, October). Kinematic differences among vestibular patients and young and old controls performing vestibular exercises. Presented at the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California.
Hondzinski, J.M., & Kwon, T.Y. (2007, June). Prediction of final pointing errors using gaze and body orientations. Presented at the annual conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, San Diego, California.
Duet, M., Heil, D.P., Black, C., Hondzinski, J.M., & Li, L. (2008, May) Physical Activity Monitor Recordings are Task and Population Dependent. Presentation at the 55th Annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana. [published in: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 40(5): S120].
Amano, S., Shah, N., Magill, R., Hondzinski, J.M., & Li, L. (2008, May) People with Peripheral Neuropathy Have Normal Motor Control Capacity. Presentation at the 55th Annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana. [published in: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 40(5): S88].
Klumpp, M.L. & Hondzinski, J.M. (2007, October/November). Kinematic differences among vestibular patients and young and old controls performing vestibular exercises. Presentation at the 37th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
Hondzinski, J M. & Kwon, T.Y. (2007, June). Prediction of final pointing errors using gaze and body orientations. Presentation at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference, San Diego, California.
Hondzinski, J. M. Exercise alters movement strategies in peripheral neuropathy patients. In Li, L., Hass, C., Hondzinski, J. M., Knight, C. A., & Messier, S. P. (2006, May/June). Evaluation of interventions for special populations using biomechanical outcomes. Presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Denver, Colorado.
Exner, P., Fleener, M. J., Goodson, M., Hondzinski, J. M., Lee, A., & Munro Hendry, P. (2006, January). Leaving colleges of education behind: re-visioning roles through community partnerships. Presentation at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education San Diego, California.
Kwon, T.Y., Cui, Y., & Hondzinski, J.M. (2006, October). Interactions among step, arm, and gaze orientations during pointing tasks. Presentation at the 36th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
Cui, Y., Kwon, T.Y., & Hondzinski, J.M. (2006, October). Peripheral neuropathy influences accuracy in goal-directed reaching tasks. Presentation at the 36th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
Kadivar, Z., Magill, R.A., & Hondzinski, J.M. (2006, October). Temporal aspects of gait during rhythmic auditory stimulation in healthy adults. Presentation at the 36th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
Li, L., Gardner, R., Hondzinski, J. M., Wood, R., & Welsch, M. (2005, January). Exercise intervention for peripheral neuropathy patients: using an integrated approach to examine improvements. Presentation at the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Atlanta, Georgia.
Hondzinski, J. M., Cui, Y., & Li, L. (2005, June). Whole-body coordination in peripheral neuropathy patients correlates with dynamic gait indices. Presentation at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Annual Conference, St. Pete Beach, Florida. [published in: J of Sport Exercise Psy, 27(Suppl.), S77-8.]
Hondzinski, J. M., & Klumpp, M. L. (2005, November). Kinematics of certain vestibular rehabilitation exercises reveal left and right asymmetries for unilateral vestibular patients. Presentation at the 35th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Klumpp, M. L., & Hondzinski, J. M. (2005, November). Head movements with and without visual fixation may be the key to successful vestibular rehabilitation. Presentation at the 35th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
SENSORIMOTOR LABORATORY:
The Sensorimotor Lab is currently used for various research and classroom projects. Located in room 137 HP Long Fieldhouse, it is a 17.5ft x 44ft room with tall ceilings. The posterior 1/3 of the room contains three workstations for graduate students. The anterior 2/3 of the space is used for data collection of eye and body movements.
Hardware:
·4 Camera Qualysis (240 Hz) 3D digital camera PCRflex kinematic data collection system.
· An Applied Science Laboratories Binocular Eye tracking system with head-eye integration (60 Hz, model 501).
· A/D board to synchronize eye and body movement data.
· Several computers for data reduction and collection.
“Mobile” hardware:
· ICS Medical NCA200 air caloric irrigator
· PLATO visual occlusion spectacles
· Gans Sensory Organization Performance Package
· Dell DLP 3300MP Projector
· North Coast Medical Touch-Test Sensory hairs
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