Resume / Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Stanford University
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2003

Stanford University
M.S. in Biomechanical Engineering, 1997

University of California at Berkeley
B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1995

DISSERTATION

Treadmill training with harness support: A biomechanical basis for selection of training parameters for individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis
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Advisor: Felix E. Zajac
Reading Committee: Carolynn Patten, Scott L. Delp.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2008-present
Marker Analyst - Retention,
Esurance. San Francisco, CA

2005- 2007
Research General Engineer,
Department of Veterans Affairs RR&D Center, Palo Alto, CA

2003
Contractor,
Digital Human Simulation Group, Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
Mountain View, CA.

1998 - 2003
Research Assistant,
PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering Department,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

1995 - 2003
Biomedical Engineer/Consultant (WOC),
Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, CA

1994 - 1995
Research Assistant,
Human Biodynamics Department,
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

1994 (spring)
LabView Software Developer,
Human Biodynamics Department,
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

1990 (summer)
Apprentice,
Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA), Greenbelt, MD

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2003 - present
Ballroom Dance Instructor
Starlite Dance Club, Sunnyvale, CA

2001 - 2003
Wedding Dance Instructor
(Independent) Belmont, CA

1993 - 1994
Physics Section Leader, Student Learning Center
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

HONORS AND AWARDS

2003 Student Travel Award for Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Meeting

2002 Young Investigator Travel Award for International Stroke Symposium

2001 Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowship,

1995 Whitaker Foundation Graduate Fellowship: Awardee,

1995 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship : Honorable Mention,

Golden Key National Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi,
Chinese-American Institute of Engineers and Scientists Scholarship,
Howard Hughes Biology Fellow, National Merit Finalist

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Chen G, Patten C (2006) Treadmill training with harness support: selection of parameters for individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (in press).

Chen G (2006) Induced acceleration contributions to locomotion dynamics are not physically well-defined. Gait & Posture 23: 37-44.
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Chen G, Patten C, Kothari DH, and Zajac FE (2005) Gait deviations associated with post-stroke hemiparesis: Improvement during treadmill walking using weight support, speed, support stiffess, and handrail hold. Gait & Posture 22: 57-62.
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Chen G, Patten C, Kothari DH, and Zajac FE (2004) Gait differences between individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis and non-disabled controls at matched speeds. Gait & Posture. 22: 51-6.
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Chen G (2004) Comments on “Biomechanics and Muscle Coordination of Human Walking: Parts I and II”. Gait & Posture 19: 206-207.
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Chen G, Kautz SA, and Zajac FE (2001) Simulation analysis of muscle activity changes with altered body orientation during pedaling. Journal of Biomechanics. 34: 749-56.
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CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Chen G (2005) Induced acceleration contributions to locomotion dynamics are not physically-well-defined. Combined annual meeting of the International and American Societies of Biomechanics, Portland, OR, July 31st - Aug. 6th.
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Chen G, Patten C, Kothari DH, and Zajac FE (2003) Factors governing temporal symmetry in hemiparetic gait: Improvement on the treadmill with harness support. 8th Annual Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Meeting, Wilmington, DE, May 7-10th.

Chen G, Patten C, Worthen LC, Kothari DH, and Zajac FE (2002) Treadmill walking with harness support: Mechanical energetics in a healthy and hemiparetic subject. International Stroke Symposium, Kansas City, MO, April 26-28.
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Van der Loos HFM, Kautz SA, Schwandt DF, Anderson J, Chen G, and Bevly DM (2002) A split-crank, servomotor-controlled bicycle ergometer design for studies in human biomechanics. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. (IROS), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, pp. 1409-1414.

Chen G, Patten C, Burgar CG, Kautz SA, and Zajac FE (2001) Harness-support compliance in treadmill training in post-stroke hemiparesis. 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, San Diego, CA (389-90)
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Chen G, Schwandt D, Van der Loos HFM, Anderson J, Ferris DP, Zajac FE, Kautz SA, Burgar CG, Patten C, Neptune RR, and Gordon KE (2001) Compliance-adjustable, force-sensing harness support for studying treadmill training in neurologically impaired subjects. 6th Annual Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Meeting, Sacramento, CA.
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Chen G, Kautz SA, and Zajac FE (1999) Simulation analysis of muscle activity changes with altered body orientation during pedaling. Proceedings of the VIIth International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics, Calgary, Canada. (108-111).

Ferris DP, Farley CT, and Chen G (1995) The stiffness of the human leg as a function of surface stiffness. 19th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Stanford, CA. (109).

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