Educational preparation:

BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1981
MS Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1985
PhD Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1991
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Virginia, 1991-1993

Scholarly interests:

Gait, Balance, Falls prevention, instrumentation for biomechanical analysis

Courses involved with at TJU:

PT 305 - Biomechanics and Kinesiology
PT 505 - Analysis of Human Motion
PT 603 - Research Design
PT 604 - Research Seminar I
PT 605 - Research Seminar II
Faculty Research Advisor for Graduate Research Projects

Professional Organizations:

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Charter member, Gait and Clinical Motion Analysis Society
Member, American Society of Biomechanics

Presentations/Publications:

Selby-Silverstein L., O'Reilly S., Seasholtz M., Weaver A., Olsen C., Besser, M., (2003): "Temporal Spatial Gait Parameters and Their Variability in Children Ages One to Five Years", Annual Meeting of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, Wilmington, DE, May 7-10, 2003, Gait and Posture, scheduled for publication, 9(2), 2003.

Goldberg J., Besser M., Selby-Silverstein, L. (2003): "Plantar pressure analysis during pregnancy", Annual Meeting of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, Wilmington, DE, May 7-10, 2003, Gait and Posture, scheduled for publication, 9(2), 2003.

Besser M., Selby-Silverstein, L. (2001): "Predicting Fall Risk in the Elderly Using Temporal-Spatial Parameters of Gait", Symposium of the International Society for Postural and Gait Research 2001, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Control of Posture and Gait 2001, 70-73.

Van Uden, C.J.T., Besser M., Swing, A., Noone, J. (2001): "Reliability of Heel Off - Heel Strike Time in Healthy Subjects Measured with An Electronic Walkway System", Symposium of the International Society for Postural and Gait Research 2001, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Control of Posture and Gait 2001, 815-818.

Bellace, J., Healy, D., Besser, M., Byron, T., Holman, T. (2000): "A Study of Validity of the Dexter Evaluation System with Jamar Dynamometer Attachment for Assessment of Hand Grip Strength", The Journal of Hand Therapy, 13:46-51.

Chesnin, K, Besser, M., Selby-Silverstein, L. (2000): "Comparison of an In-Shoe Pressure Measurement Device to a Force Plate: Concurrent Validity of Center of Pressure Measurements", Gait and Posture, 12(2):122-127.

Besser, M.P., Aviles, N., Caucci, K., Syed, S., West, A., Selby-Silverstein, L., Chesnin, K. (1999): "A Comparison of Plantar Pressures During Treadmill And Overground Walking", American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, June 4-7, 1999, Physical Therapy, 79(5):S55, May, 1999.

Besser, M., Kmieczak, K., Schwartz, L., Snyderman, M., Wasko, J., Selby-Silverstein, L. (1999): "Reliability Of Temporal Spatial Gait Parameter Means In Adults Without Impairment", Annual Meeting of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, Dallas, Texas, March 10-13, 1999, Gait and Posture, 9(2):113.

Besser, M.P., Kowalk, D.L., Vaughan, C.L. (1993): "Mounting and Calibration of Stairs on Piezoelectric Force Platforms", Gait and Posture, 1(4):231-235.

Vaughan, C.L., Besser, M.P., Sussman, M.D., Bowsher, K. (1992): Biomechanics of Human Gait: An Electronic Bibliography, Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, Illinois.

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