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Selected work

Publications

Journal articles and preprints

2026

  1. Increased gait variability during walking and altered postural control during step initiation in community-dwelling middle-aged and older autistic adults Qu H, Terza M, Christensen D, Gemmell HM, Shirley DJ, Parks EM, Orlando A-M, Karmakar B, Shafer RL, Wang Z Under review
  2. Gait variability development in autistic individuals across childhood and adulthood Shafer RL, Wang J, Qu H, Simpson JP, Terza M, Shirley DJ, McKinney WS, Pulver S, Orlando A-M, Romero RA, Karmakar B, Mosconi MW, Wang Z Research Square (2026). Preprint, under review
  3. Impact of physical fatigue on lower-limb inter-joint coordination during overground and treadmill walking Li J, Qu H, Chou L-S World Scientific Annual Review of Biomechanics, 2650001 (2026).
  4. Disruption of ankle control strategies by exercise-induced fatigue during stair descent in athletes with chronic ankle instability Wang A, Qu H, Wang L, Chen X, Zhu W, Sun Y Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 107(7), 1526-1534 (2026).
  5. Atypical visually guided precision grip control in middle-aged and older autistic adults Wang Z, Qu H, Christensen D, Gemmell HM, Parks EM, Wetherington KE, Orlando A-M, Romero RA, Karmakar B, Vaillancourt DE Autism Research, 19(2), e70154 (2026). Open access (PMC)

2025

  1. Atypical postural control variability and coordination persist into middle and older adulthood in autism spectrum disorder Qu H, Wang J, Shirley DJ, Gemmell HM, Christensen D, Orlando A-M, Romero RA, Zielinski BA, Wang Z Autism Research, 18(4), 752-764 (2025). Open access (PMC)Lay summary by SPARK
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2024

  1. Center of mass motion and plantar pressure distribution during walking in overweight individuals Kim HK, Qu H, Chou L-S Gait & Posture, 108, 307-312 (2024).

2022

  1. Effects of head down tilt training on carotid blood flow, psychological stress, and anxiety sensitivity in the elderly Guo Z, Liu P, Yang H, Bao Y, Zhou Y, Sun M, Qu H International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 25(Suppl 1), A83-A84 (2022).
  2. Effects of synthetic turf and shock pad on impact attenuation related biomechanics during drop landing Qu H, Zhang S, Sorochan JC, Weinhandl JT, Thoms AW, Dickson KH Sports Biomechanics, 21(6), 748-760 (2022).

2018

  1. Progress in the utility of the SARC-F scale on rapid and simple screening for sarcopenia in elderly people Li H, Tian P, Qu H, Lu J China Sport Science and Technology, 54(2), 105-110 (2018).

2017

  1. Application of EWGSOP consensus in evaluating elderly female patients with sarcopenia aged 70 to 79 from communities of Shanghai Li H, Liu Y, Huang L, Yin K, Qu H Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine, 36(6), 506-512 (2017).
  2. Study on application of EWGSOP and AWGS consensus for sarcopenia in elderly community-dwelling women from Shanghai Li H, Liu Y, Huang L, Yin K, Qu H China Sport Science and Technology, 53(4), 106-113 (2017).

Conference presentations and posters

2026

  1. Cortical-subcortical brain activation during rapid precision gripping in middle-aged and older autistic adults Qu H, Shin YS, Parks EM, Orlando A-M, Vaillancourt DE, Coombes SA, Wang Z Podium, Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Minneapolis, MN, October 6-9, 2026.
  2. Postural transition and manual dexterity performance in middle-aged and older autistic adults Parks EM, Qu H, Gemmell HM, Orlando A-M, Terza M, Wang Z Poster, Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Minneapolis, MN, October 6-9, 2026.

2025

  1. Differential impacts of mental fatigue on gait and cognition in young and older adults Qu H, Li J, Chou L-S Poster, International Conference on Movement Science and Technology (ICMST 2025), Tokyo, Japan, November 28-30, 2025.
  2. Persistent deviations in non-constrained walking and grooved pegboard test performance in middle-aged and older autistic adults Qu H, Terza M, Gemmell HM, Shirley DJ, Orlando A-M, Karmakar B, Wang Z Poster, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN 2025), San Diego, CA, November 15-19, 2025.
  3. Atypical visually guided precision grip control and its association with perceived physical health quality in middle-aged and older autistic adults Parks EM, Qu H, Christensen D, Gemmell HM, Wetherington KE, Orlando A-M, Romero RA, Karmakar B, Vaillancourt DE, Wang Z Poster, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN 2025), San Diego, CA, November 15-19, 2025.
  4. Age-specific adaptations to mental fatigue in dual-task walking of varying complexity Qu H, Li J, Chou L-S Podium, 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB 2025), Pittsburgh, PA, August 13-16, 2025.
  5. Age-related differences in mental and physical fatigue effects on working memory and gait balance Qu H, Li J, Chou L-S Podium, XXX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB 2025), Stockholm, Sweden, July 27-31, 2025.
  6. The differential effects of mental fatigue on inter-joint coordination in young and older adults Li J, Qu H, Chou L-S Poster, XXX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB 2025), Stockholm, Sweden, July 27-31, 2025.
  7. Atypical postural control persists through adulthood in autism spectrum disorder (ASD): static and dynamic postural control deviations in autistic adults ages 30-73 Qu H, Wang J, Shirley DJ, Gemmell HM, Christensen D, Orlando A-M, Romero RA, Zielinski BA, Wang Z Poster, Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR 2025), Seattle, WA, April 30 - May 3, 2025.
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2024

  1. Effects of physical fatigue on lower limb inter-joint coordination under different walking conditions Li J, Qu H, Chou L-S Poster, 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB 2024), Madison, WI, August 5-8, 2024.
  2. Evaluation of laboratory-driven mental fatiguing protocol using EEG and self-reported fatigue scale Qu H, Li J, Stegemöller EL, Chou L-S Poster, American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting; abstract 918 in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 56(10S), 327-328.
  3. Effects of physical fatigue on lower limb inter-joint coordination during constant speed treadmill walking Li J, Qu H, Wu CF, Chou L-S Poster, American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting; abstract 2739 in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 56(10S), 1018-1019.
  4. Evaluation of laboratory-driven mental fatiguing protocol using EEG and self-reported fatigue scale Qu H, Li J, Stegemöller EL, Chou L-S Podium, Pease Family Scholar Abstracts Contest, Ames, IA, April 6, 2024.

2023

  1. Center of mass motion and plantar pressure distribution during walking in overweight individuals Kim HK, Qu H, Chou L-S Poster, XXIX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB 2023), Fukuoka, Japan, July 30 - August 3, 2023.

2021

  1. Effects of marker placement and sex on medial-lateral whole-body center of mass kinematics estimations during walking: a preliminary study Qu H, Liang Y-P, Chou L-S Podium, XVI Symposium on 3-D Analysis of Human Movement, Ames, IA, May 25-28, 2021.
  2. Center of mass accelerations estimated by wearable sensor technology and motion capture system: are we measuring the same thing? Liang Y-P, Qu H, Chou L-S Podium, XVI Symposium on 3-D Analysis of Human Movement, Ames, IA, May 25-28, 2021.

2020

  1. Effects of marker placement and body sizes on frontal plane center of mass motion during walking: a preliminary study Qu H, Liang Y-P, Chou L-S Poster, 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB 2020), virtual, August 4-7, 2020.
  2. Center of mass accelerations estimated by wearable sensor technology and motion capture system: are we measuring the same thing? Liang Y-P, Qu H, Chou L-S Poster, 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB 2020), virtual, August 4-7, 2020.

2019

  1. Synthetic turf and shock pad reduced initial peak vertical ground reaction force during drop landing Qu H, Zhang S Poster, XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ISB/ASB 2019), Calgary, Canada, July 31 - August 4, 2019.

2017

  1. Ground reaction force of drop landing on synthetic turf and shock pads Qu H, Zhang S, Sorochan J, Weinhandl JT Poster, 13th Annual Northwest Biomechanics Symposium (NWBS), Eugene, OR, May 19-20, 2017.

2015

  1. A research on plantar pressure characteristics of basketball typical movements and footwear comfort design Qu H, Fu W, Liu Y, Zhang S Poster, American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting; abstract 909 in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47(5S), 251.

2014

  1. Influence of knee osteoarthritis and aging on isokinetic muscle strength of the lower limbs in women Yin K, Qu H, Li H, Fu W Podium, 1st Asian Society of Sport Biomechanics Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, September 1-5, 2014.

2013

  1. A research on plantar pressure characteristics of basketball popular movements Qu H, Fu W, Liu Y Podium, 16th National Academic Conference of Biomechanics in Sport (CABS 2013), Guilin, China, October 22-24, 2013.
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