Kreg G. Gruben Associate Professor Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Education Fields of Interest Publications

Contact Information

1081 Gymnasium-natatorium 2000 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706

Tel: 608/262-2711 Fax: 608/262-1656 E-mail: gruben@education.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Biomedical Engineering
• Kinesiology
• Mechanical Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering Center

Education

• B.S. in Agricultural Engineering at University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana)
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)

Fields of Interest

• biomechanics
• motor control
• human locomotion

Publications

• Recent publications: Gruben KG, López-Ortiz C: Characteristics of the force applied to a pedal during human pushing efforts: Emergent linearity. J Motor Behavior, 32(2):151–162, 2000.
• Gruben KG, López-Ortiz C, Schmidt MW: The control of foot force during pushing efforts against a moving pedal. Experimental Brain Research, 148(1):50–61, 2003.
• Gruben KG, Rogers LM, Schmidt MW: Direction of foot force for pushes against a fixed pedal: role of effort level. Motor Control, 7(3):229-41, 2003.
• Schmidt MW, López-Ortiz C, Barrett PS, Rogers LM, Gruben KG: Foot force direction in an isometric pushing task: prediction by kinematic and musculoskeletal models. Experimental Brain Research, 150(2):245-54, 2003.
• Gruben KG, López-Ortiz C, Giachetti RS: Muscular and postural components of foot forces during quasi-static extension efforts. J Applied Biomechanics, 19:239-245, 2003.
• Gruben KG, Rogers LM, Schmidt MW, Tan L: Direction of foot force for pushes against a fixed pedal: variation with pedal position. Motor Control, 7(4):366-383, 2003.
• Rogers LM, Brown DA, Gruben KG: Foot force direction control during leg pushes against fixed and moving pedals in persons post-stroke. Gait and Posture, 19(1):58-68, 2004.