Rate My Professor Andy Karduna

His research specializes in upper extremity biomechanics, with emphasis on kinematics, EMG analysis, proprioception, and occupational disorders, particularly shoulder injuries. As principal investigator, he has received major funding including an NIH R01 grant for "Neurophysiology of Weakness and Exercise in Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy" (2014-2021, $1,500,000 direct costs) and a CDC R01 for "A Biomechanical Study of Work-Related Shoulder Disorders" (2007-2013, $700,000 direct costs). Key publications include "ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate systems of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion—Part II: shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand" (Journal of Biomechanics, 2005), "Anatomical and biomechanical mechanisms of subacromial impingement syndrome" (Clinical Biomechanics, 2003), "Direct 3-dimensional measurement of scapular kinematics during dynamic movements in vivo" (Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2001), "Dynamic measurements of three-dimensional scapular kinematics: a validation study" (Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2001), "Shoulder function and 3-dimensional kinematics in people with shoulder impingement syndrome before and after a 6-week exercise program" (Physical Therapy, 2004), and "Shoulder function and 3-dimensional scapular kinematics in people with and without shoulder impingement syndrome" (Physical Therapy, 2006). He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Biomechanics since 2015 and Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics since 2018. Additional honors include the University of Oregon Graduate School Excellence Award for Director of Graduate Studies (2017), Research Award from the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association (1998), and finalist for the American Society of Biomechanics Clinical Biomechanics Award (1998, 1999).