Yong "Tai" Wang, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies and Professor, Physical Therapy
E-mail: ywang2@gsu.edu
Phone: 404.413.1253
In Person: Urban Life Building Suite 1279 or One Park Place, suite 605
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., Ball State University
M.S., Wuhan Institute of Physical Education, China
B.S., Wuhan Institute of Physical Education, China
Interests:
Dr. Wang’s research interests focus on biomechanics of rehabilitation: including three dimensional kinematic and kinetic analyses of wheelchair locomotion, neuromuscular function in wheelchair locomotion and rehabilitation; and examining the effects of Tai Chi exercise on physical and psychosocial functions for different populations. Dr. Wang’s research has been funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, by Paralyzed Veterans of America, and by American Association of Retired Persons. His invention of the EZ Push Wheelchair, designed for stroke patients (using one hand or both hands) has been filed for patent application by Georgia State University. He has had more than 30 full-length refereed journal publications, more than 70 proceedings and abstracts published in refereed journals and more than 80 presentations at national/international scientific conferences.
Dr. Wang’s teaching Interests include Biomechanics and Kinesiology, Research Methods in Health Professions, Alternative Medicine and Therapies.
Fellow information:
Fellow of American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Research Consortium since 2008.
Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine since 2000.
Recent Publications:
2009
Limroongreungrat, W, Wang, Y. T., Chang, L., Geil, M. J., & Johnson, J. Y. (2009). Technical Note: An Instrumented Wheel System for Measuring 3-D Pushrim Kinetics during Racing Wheelchair Propulsion, International Journal of Research in Sports Medicine (in press).
2008
Wang, Y. T., Bernard, R., Clint, C., Chang, L. S., Limroongreungrat, W., & Sprigle, S. H. (2008). Fundamental locomotive activity time efficiency with differently positioning drive-axis wheelchairs among elders, Journal of Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 25, 322-334.
Wang, Y. T., Vrongistinos, K. D., & Xu, D. (2008). Consistency of cycle movement pattern and maximum angular velocity during wheelchair racing, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 24, 280-287.
2007
Wang, Y. T., & Abi-Sarkis, G. (2007). Effect of an ankle stabilizing orthosis on selected ankle kinematics during walking, International Journal of Research in Sports Medicine, Vol. 15, No. 4, 297-308.
Wang, Y. T. (2007). Tai Chi exercise and improvement of mental and physical health among college students (Chapter 1 in Section 3) in Tai Chi Chuan: State-of-the-Art in International Research, edited by Dr. Youlian Hong and published by S. Karger Publishing Company, pp 135-145.
Wang, Y. T., & Wang, J. (2007). Kinematical changes of center of mass in the takeoff phase of men’s long jump, Journal of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance, XLIII(2), 11-14.
2006
Chen, S., Wang, Y. T., & Liu, J. (2006). Introduce a stationary Tai Chi program to the elderly and
individuals with disabilities. Palaestra, Vol. 22, No. 4, 37-43,
Xu, D., Chow, J. W., & Wang, Y. T. (2006). Effects of turn angle and pivot foot on lower extremity kinetics during walk and turn actions, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Vol. 22, No. 1, 74-79.
2005
Gudibanda, A., & Wang, Y. T. (2005). Effects of the ankle stabilizing orthosis on angular kinematics in forward and side lateral cutting, International Journal of Research in Sports Medicine, Vol. 13, No. 2, 111-126.
Wang, Y. T., Chen, S., Limgroongreungrat, W., & Chang, L. S. (2005). Contributions of selected fundamental factors to wheelchair basketball performance, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol. 37, No. 1, 130-137.
2004
Chen, S., Wang, Y. T., & Zhang, J. (2004). Analysis of Tai Chi movement structure for improving static and dynamic flexibility and balance in the elderly, Journal of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance, XL(4), 37-42.
Liu, Y., & Wang, Y. T. (2004). Reliability of the kinetic measures under different heel conditions during normal walking. Journal of Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science Vol. 8, No. 1, 21-31.
Wang, Y. T., Taylor, L., Pearl, M., & Chang, L. (2004). Effects of Tai Chi exercise on physical and mental health of college students. American Journal of Chinese Medicine, Vol. 32, No, 3, 453- 459.
Zhou, B., Ernst, M. P., & Wang, Y. T. (2004). Explanation of variance in VO2max for trained and untrained male subjects, Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1-5, April.
