Jack M. Winters, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University Co-Director, Falk Neurorehabilitation Engineering Research Center, Marquette University A115A Schroeder Complex North P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53210-1881 Phone: (414) 288-6640 Fax: (414) 288-7938 Email: jack.winters@marquette.edu Website:  http://www.eng.mu.edu/wintersj/ jack.winters/

Research Interests

• Neuromuscular Control Systems
• Movement and Tissue Biomechanics
• Rehabilitation Engineering
• Telehealth
• Neurofuzzy Computing

Professional Preparation

Appointments/Professional Experience

Relevant Publications (* indicates graduate student)

Winters, J.M., “Motion Analysis and Telerehabilitation: Healthcare Delivery
Standards and Strategies for the Millennium,” in Pediatric Gait: A New
Millennium in Clinical Care & Motion Anal. Techn., IEEE Press, pp. 16-22, 2000.

Winters, J.M. and Crago, P.E., Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement,
46 chapters, 683 pages, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000.

Lathan, C.E. A. Kinsella, M. Rosen, J. Winters, and C. Trepagnier, "Human
Factors Engineering of Home Telemedicine and Telerehabilitation Systems,"
Telemedicine Journal, 2000.

Winters, J.M., "Subtle nonlinear neuromuscular properties are consistent with
teleological design principles," In: Biomech. & Neural Control of Movem.
(eds: Winters, J.M. & Crago, P.E.), Chap. 25, pp. 100-111, Springer-Verlag,
NY, 2000.

Winters, J.M., “Study posture/movement selection & synergies via a
synthesized neuro-optimization framework," In: Biomechanics and
Neural Control of Movement (eds: Winters, J.M. and Crago, P.E.),
Chapter 35, pp. 458-476, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000.

Winters, J.M., Lathan, C., Sukthankar, S., Pieters, T., and Rahman, T.
"Human Performance and Rehabilitation Technologies," In: Biomechanics
and Neural Control of Movement (eds: Winters, J.M. and Crago, P.E.),
Chapter 37, pp. 493-515, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2000.

*Ellsworth, C. and Winters, J.M. “An Innovative System To Enhance
Upper-Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation,” 4 p., Joint IEEE-EMBS/BMES Conf.,
Houston, October 2002.

*Stanislaus, A.A. and Winters, J.M. Use of Remote Functional
Assessment Tools to Enhance Rehabilitation Research and Practice,
Joint EMBS/BMES Conf., Houston, October 2002.

*Wang, Y and Winters, J.M., Implementation Of Multimedia Conferencing
And Neurofuzzy Expert Modules in an Intelligent Telerehab Assistant,” 4 p,
Joint EMBS/BMES Conf., Houston, October 2002.

Winters, J.M., TeleRehabilitation Research: Emerging Opportunities,
Annual Reviews of Biomedical Engineering, 4:287-320, 2002.

Winters, J.M., Robinson, C., Simpson, R. and Vanderheiden, G. (eds),
Emerging and Accessible Telecommunications, Information and Healthcare
Technologies, RESNA Press, Arlington, 2002.

Tran, B., Krainak, D.M., Lauderdale, D.E. and Winters, J.M., “Video
Telephony in Tele-Health Care: Accessible and Emerging Technologies,” 
Emerging and Accessible Telecommunications, Information and Healthcare
Technologies, Winters et al., eds, RESNA Press, pp. 128-135, June, 2002

Winters J.M, Rehabilitative Telehealthcare Anywhere: Was the Homecare
Technologies Workshop Visionary? In Emerging and Accessible Telecom.,
Information and Health Technologies, ed JM Winters, C. Robinson, R. Simpson,
G. Vanderheiden. Arlington:,pp. 95-111, RESNA Press, June, 2002.

*Ellsworth, C. and Winters, J.M. An Innovative System to Enhance
Upper-Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation, Proc. IEEE/EMBS, 4 p., Cancun,
IEEE Press, 2003.

*Feng, X. and Winters, J.M. Universal Joystick Interface for Interactive
Teleassessment and Remote Therapy, Proc. BMES, Nashville, 2003.

*Wang, J.M. and Winters, J.M. Dynamic Neuro-Fuzzy System for Prognosis in
Rehabilitation, Ann. Neural Networks Inf Engng, 6 p., St. Louis, 2003.

Winters, J.M. and Winters, J.M.  “A Telehomecare Model for Optimizing
Rehabilitation Outcomes, J. Telemed. & E-Health, special issue on
telerehabilitation, 10:200-212, 2004.

Winters, J.M., *Stanislaus, A., Kohlman, S., Winters, J.M. Accuracy of Remote
Assessment and Teaching: Low Bandwidth vs. High Bandwidth. Telemed. J.
& e-Health, 10, S39, 2004.

Winters, J.M., Follette Story, M.,* Campbell, S., *Lemke, M., Danturthi, S.,
Barr, A., and Rempel, D. Mobile Usability Lab: A Tool for Studying Medical
Device Accessibility for Users with Diverse Abilities, 3 p., RESNA 2004.

*Feng, X., *Ellsworth, C., *Johnson, L. and Winters, J.M. UniTherapy and TheraJoy:
Computer-Based Tools to Enhance Neurorehabilitation Assessment and Therapy,
3 p., RESNA 2004

Winters, J.M.,* Stanislaus, A., Kolman, S., Winters, J.M. (2004). Remote
assessment and teaching: Comparison of low bandwidth, high bandwidth,
and face-to-face encounters. Telehealth Practice Report, 9 (5), 3,15-16.

*Lemke, M.R., Winters, J.M., *Campbell, S., Danturthi, S., Story, M.F.,
Barr, A. and Rempel, D.M.  Mobile Usability Lab: A Tool for Accessibility
and Usability Testing of Medical Instrumentation, 4 p., Proc. IEEE/EMBS,
San Francisco, 2004

Winters, J.M., *Feng, X., *Wang, Y.,* Johnson, L.M. and Foil, J.  Progress
Toward Universal Interface Technologies for Telerehabilitation, 4 p., Proc.
IEEE/EMBS, San Francisco, 2004.

*Johnson, L.M. and Winters, J.M. Enhanced TheraJoy Technology for use
in Upper-Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation, 4 p., Proc. IEEE/EMBS,
San Francisco, 2004.

*Wang, Y. and Winters, J.M.  An Input Classification Scheme for Use in
Evidence-Based Dynamic Recurrent Neuro-Fuzzy Prognosis, 4 p., Proc.
IEEE/EMBS, San Francisco, 2004.

Graduate Student Direction:

Y Wang (PhD)
LM Johnson (MS)
MR Lembke (MS)
A Stanislaus (MS)
C Ellsworth (MS)
S Campbell (MS)
X Feng (PhD)

Current Research Grant Support