Yong "Tai" Wang, Ph.D.
Yong “Tai” Wang
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
700 Kell Hall
Department of Physical Therapy
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404.413.1253
Fax: 404.651.1584
E-mail: ywang2@gsu.edu
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 primary research interests are focused on the physical dimensions of rehabilitation and aging. His research has been funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and by the AARP Andrus Foundation. His research topics are “Three dimensional kinematical and kinetic analyses of gait, balance and muscle strength for the elderly,” and “Biomechanical analysis of wheelchair locomotion and rehabilitation for individuals with disability.” Dr. Wang is a fellow of American College of Sports Medicine. He has taught “Tai Chi---As a therapeutic exercise” for many years and has started to conduct research in Tai Chi for the older population. Dr. Wang also teaches Rehabilitative Biomechanics (PT 7481), Mechanical Kinesiology (PT 6010), and Biostatistics and Epidemiology (HHS 7000).
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:
2008
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 (in press).
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 (in press).
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., & 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), 9-12.
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.
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.
2003
Liu, Y., & Wang, Y. T. Reliability of the kinetic measures under different heel conditions during normal walking. Journal of Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (in press).
Chen, S., Wang, Y. T., & Liu, J. Introduce a modified stationary Tai Chi to the elderly and individual with disabilities. Journal of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance (in press).
Wang, J., & Wang, Y. T. (2003). Chinese medicine and health. Journal of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance, 39, No. 1, 15-19.
2002
Wang, Y. T., & Wang, J. The role of physical therapy in sports, exercise and physical activity. Journal of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance, 38, No. 2, 60-64.
2001
Wang, Y. T., Pascoe, D. D., & Weimar, W. H. Evaluation of load stress of backpack in
walking. Ergonomics, 44, No. 9, 858-869.
Wang, Y. T., Pascoe, D. D., Kim, C., & Xu, D. Force patterns of heel strike and toe off on
different heel heights in normal walking. Journal of Foot & Ankle International, 22, No. 6,
486-492.
Chen, S., Zhang, J. Liu, J., & Wang, Y. T. Application of the time delay strategy in teaching gross motor skills to individuals with disabilities. Innovation and Application of Physical Education and Sports Science in the New Millennium, pp. 503-512.
2000
Wang, Y. T., Chen, S., Liu, J., & Pearl, M., Tai Chi: An ideal body-mind harmony exercise for everyone. Journal of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance, 36, No. 3, 38-43.
