Dimitrios Katsavelis, PhD

Department

Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions

Position

Associate Professor

Books

• Katsavelis Dimitrios, Virtual reality in robotic laparoscopy and gait 2012

Publications

• Clinical biomechanics (Bristol)
  Bagwell Jennifer J., Investigating postural control as a predictor of low back and pelvic girdle pain during and after pregnancy
  120 2024
• Medicine and science in sports and exercise
  Katsavelis Dimitrios, Effectiveness Of An 8-week Progressive Resistance Training Protocol On Muscle Activation And Recovery Time During Slipping In Older Adults
  56:10S, p. 83 - 83 2024
• International journal of developmental disabilities
  Kyvelidou Anastasia, Effectiveness of a 6-week occupational therapy program with hippotherapy on postural control and social behavior for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, p. 1 - 13 2024
• Gait & posture
  Bagwell Jennifer J., Running Biomechanics Differ During and After Pregnancy Compared to Females Who Have Never Been Pregnant 2024
• Medicine and science in sports and exercise
  Avila Elizabeth, Kinematics, Kinetics, And Muscle Activation During And After Pregnancy While Running Compared To Nulligravida Females
  55:9S, p. 44 - 44 2023
• International journal of environmental research and public health
  Kyvelidou Anastasia, Development of Infant Sitting Postural Control in Three Groups of Infants at Various Risk Levels for Autism Spectrum Disorder
  20:2, p. 1234 2023
• International journal of environmental research and public health
  Kokkotis Christos, Identifying Gait-Related Functional Outcomes in Post-Knee Surgery Patients Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review
  20:1, p. 448 2022
• Gait and Posture
  Bagwell Jennifer J., Center of pressure characteristics differ during single leg stance throughout pregnancy and compared to nulligravida individuals
  97, p. 43 - 47 2022
• Clinical Biomechanics
  Bagwell Jennifer J., An exploratory analysis of gait biomechanics and muscle activation in pregnant females with high and low scores for low back or pelvic girdle pain during and after pregnancy
  97 2022
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Hanson Nicholas J., Validity of the Wattbike 3-Minute Aerobic Test
  36:2, p. 400 - 404 2022
• Journal of Orthopaedic Research
  Farmer Brooke, Limb preference impacts single-leg forward hop limb symmetry index values following ACL reconstruction
  40:1, p. 200 - 207 2022
• International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
  Chaput Meredith, Quadriceps strength influences patient function more than single leg forward hop during late-stage acl rehabilitation
  16:1, p. 145 - 155 2021
• Gait and Posture
  Bagwell Jennifer J., Lower extremity kinetics and muscle activation during gait are significantly different during and after pregnancy compared to nulliparous females
  81, p. 33 - 40 2020
• Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
  Lesnak Joseph B., Ability of Isokinetic Dynamometer to Predict Isotonic Knee Extension 1-Repetition Maximum
  29:5, p. 616 - 620 2020
• Medicine and science in sports and exercise
  Katsavelis Dimitrios, The Effect Of Synchronous And Asynchronous Music On Treadmill Running Performance Of Recreational Athletes
  52:7S, p. 997 - 997 2020
• Physical therapy
  Harrington Shana, Measurement of Pectoralis Minor Muscle Length in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
  100:3, p. 429 - 437 2020
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Grindstaff Terry L., Optimizing Between-Session Reliability for Quadriceps Peak Torque and Rate of Torque Development Measures
  33:7, p. 1840 - 1847 2019
• International journal of sports physical therapy
  Lesnak Joseph, VALIDITY OF HAND-HELD DYNAMOMETRY IN MEASURING QUADRICEPS STRENGTH AND RATE OF TORQUE DEVELOPMENT
  14:2, p. 180 - 187 2019
• Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  Zuniga Jorge M., Coactivation index of children with congenital upper limb reduction deficiencies before and after using a wrist-driven 3D printed partial hand prosthesis
  15:1 2018
• Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  Katsavelis Dimitrios, The Effect of Fatigue on Impact Forces and Pressure Distribution During an Incremental Run
  50:5S, p. 44 - 44 2018
• International journal of sports physical therapy
  White Allison K., COMPARISON OF CLINICAL FATIGUE PROTOCOLS TO DECREASE SINGLE-LEG FORWARD HOP PERFORMANCE IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
  13:2, p. 143 - 151 2018
• Medicine and science in sports and exercise
  Eckerson Joan M., The Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Upper Body Strength and Immune Function in Men
  49:5S, p. 1027 2017
• Medicine and science in sports and exercise
  Katsavelis Dimitrios, The Effect of Fatigue on Tibial Acceleration During an Incremental Run
  49:5S, p. 515 2017
• Medicine and science in sports and exercise
  Rohilla Anisa, The Effect of Cushioned Insoles on Tibial Acceleration During Running
  49:5S, p. 996 2017
• Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics
  Zuniga Jorge M., An Open Source 3D-Printed Transitional Hand Prosthesis for Children
  28:3, p. 103 - 108 2016
• Acta Gymnica
  Panoutsakopoulos Vassilios, Gender differences in triple jump phase ratios and arm swing motion of international level athletes
  46:4, p. 174 - 183 2016
• Journal of Vascular Surgery
  Pisimisis G. T., Common carotid artery peak systolic velocity ratio predicts high-grade common carotid stenosis
  62:4, p. 951 - 957 2015
• BMC Research Notes
  Zuniga Jorge M., Cyborg beast: a low-cost 3d-printed prosthetic hand for children with upper-limb differences
  8, p. Article ID 10 (9 pages) 2015
• Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
  Katsavelis Dimitrios, Quantifying thigh muscle co-activation during isometric knee extension contractions: Within- and between-session reliability
  24:4, p. 502 - 507 2014
• Journal of Vascular Surgery
  Pisimisis George T., Establishing Common Carotid Artery Peak Systolic Velocity Ratio Criteria to Predict Common Carotid Stenosis
  57:5, p. 50S - 51S 2013
• Journal of Motor Behavior
  Mukherjee Mukul, The influence of visual perception of self-motion on locomotor adaptation to unilateral limb loading
  43:2, p. 101 - 111 2011
• Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences
  Katsavelis Dimitrios, The effect of virtual reality on gait variability
  14:3, p. 239 - 256 2010
• Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences
  Katsavelis Dimitrios, Variability of Lower Extremity Joint Kinematics During Backward Walking in a Virtual Environment
  14:2, p. 165 - 178 2010
• Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
  Potach D. H., The effects of a plyometric training program on the latency time of the quadriceps femoris and gastrocnemius short-latency responses
  49:1, p. 35 - 43 2009
• Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
  Katsavelis Dimitrios, Validated robotic laparoscopic surgical training in a virtual-reality environment
  23:1, p. 66 - 73 2009
• Journal of strength and conditioning research
  Berg Kris E., Pacing pattern and physiological responses to a 5-minute maximal exercise bout
  22:5, p. 1610 - 1616 2008
• Journal of Biomechanics
  Kochi Naomi, The minimum number of data points required to compute approximate entropy for gait data
  41, p. S504 - S504 2008

Presentations

• Threlkeld, A.J., Katsavelis, D., Kogler, K., Bentele, B., Ruminski, E., Huben, N. Heel Impacts as a Weight Bearing Exercise for Osteoporosis and Osteopenia. Accepted for podium presentation at the APTA Combined Section Meeting, Anaheim, California, February 2016. 2016
• Katsavelis, D., Haney, J., Nun, L., Threlkeld, A.J. Persistence of motor unit firing in people with Parkinson's disease-related fatigue. Accepted for podium presentation at the APTA Combined Section Meeting, Anaheim, California, February 2016. 2016
• Pisimisis, G.T., Katsavelis, D., Bechara, C.F., Barshes, N.R., Kougias, P. Common carotid artery peak-systolic velocity ratio predicts high-grade common carotid stenosis. Presented at the 43rd Annual Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Miami, Florida, April 2015. 2015
• Knight, E., Smith, R., Than, N., Nun, L., Sikora, A., Eckerson, J, Katsavelis, D. The effect of fatigue on tibial acceleration during an incremental run. Creighton University Honors Day, Omaha, Nebraska, April, 2015. 2015
• Giordano, K., Nishiki, D., Sado, T., Mikkelsen, B., Zuniga, J., Katsavelis, D. Changes in running mechanics during incremental runs pre and post fatigue. Creighton University Honors Day, Omaha, Nebraska, April, 2015. 2015
• Threlkeld, A.J., Katsavelis, D., Huben, N., Grindstaff, T., Givens, D., Bertoni, J. Withdrawal of Anti-Parkinsons medication suppresses central activation of the quadriceps in people with Parkinsons disease-related fatigue. Presented at the Combined Section Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 2015 2015
• Grindstaff, T.L., Burggraff, D., Whitmore, B.L., Morton, S.K., Palimenio, M.R., Katsavelis, D. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation does not impact clinical measures of athletic performance. Presented at the Combined Section Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 2105. 2015
• Zuniga, J., Katsavelis, D., Carson, A., Petrykowski, M., Ploutz-Snyder, L. Cyborg Beast: A low-Cost 3D Printed Prosthetic hand for children with upper limb reduction deficiency. Accepted for poster at the NASA Human Research Program, Houston, Texas, January 2015. 2015
• Presentation for community education and recruitment: Dance groups (UNO, 2015). 2015
• Threlkeld, A.J., Katsavelis, D., Faulkner, M.A., Huben, N.B. The effect of walking speed and dopaminergic medication on knee muscle performance in people with Parkinsons disease-related fatigue. Presented at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, Massachusetts, July 2014. 2014
• Katsavelis, D., Huben, N.B., Threlkeld, A.J. Knee extension co-activation index reliability and variability during contractions depends on the combination of muscle segments analyzed. Presented at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, Massachusetts, July 2014. 2014
• Katsavelis, D., Morton, S.K., Grindstaff, T.L., Threlkeld, A.J. The effect of dopaminergic medication on muscle performance in people with Parkinsons disease-related fatigue. Presented at the 3rd World Parkinson Congress, Montreal, Canada, October 2013. 2013
• Threlkeld, A.J., Katsavelis, D., Morton, S.K., Grindstaff, T.L. The effect of dopaminergic medication on muscle performance in people with Parkinsons disease-related fatigue. Presented at the 3rd World Parkinson Congress, Montreal, Canada, October 2013. 2013
• Katsavelis, D., Morton, S.K., Threlkeld, A.J. Within- and between-session reliability for the quantification of the thigh muscles co-activation index during isometric contractions. Presented at the 37thAnnual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Omaha, Nebraska, September 2013. 2013
• Morton, S.K., Katsavelis, D., Grindstaff, T.L., Threlkeld, A.J. Quadriceps fatigue affects central nervous system activation. Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Omaha, Nebraska, September 2013. 2013
• Grindstaff, T.L., Katsavelis, D., Morton, S.K., Threlkeld, A.J. Between session reliability of quadriceps percent voluntary activation and force measures in healthy participants. Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Omaha, Nebraska, September 2013. 2013
• Baumert, L.A., Gillen, A.B., Katsavelis, D., Morton, S.K., Threlkeld, A.J. Work required to produce quadriceps fatigue using an isometric exercise protocol: a comparison of younger and older adults. Presented at the Annual St. Alberts Day, Omaha, Nebraska, April 2013. 2013
• Presentation for community education and recruitment at Parkinsons disease symposium 2013 2013
• Presentation for community education and recruitment at Parkinsons disease support groups (Bellevue, 2013). 2013
• Presentation for community education and recruitment at Parkinsons disease symposium 2012 2012
• Siu, K.C., Chien, J.H., Mukherjee, M., Katsavelis, D., Park, S.H., Stergiou, N. Walking in a moving virtual corridor with variable width affects step width variability. Presented at the Neuroscience 40th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, November 2010. 2010
• Katsavelis, D., Mukherjee, M., Koutakis, P. The effect of virtual reality on human locomotion. Presented at the 4th Elembio Annual Conference, Ioannina, Greece, June 2010. 2010
• Katsavelis, D., Mukherjee, M., Koutakis, P. Blindfolded locomotion on a circular path: testing motor memory and path integration. Presented at the 4th Elembio Annual Conference, Ioannina, Greece, June 2010. 2010
• Koutakis, P., Katsvelis, D., Myers, S.A., Johanning, J.M., Pipinos, I.I., Stergiou, N. Walking velocity does not affect joint powers in peripheral arterial disease. Presented at the 15th Annual Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Conference, Miami, Florida, May 2010. 2010
• Siu, K.C., Mukherjee, M., Katsavelis, D., Chien,, J.H., Stergiou, N. Walking in a moving corridor with variable width size affects step width control. Presented at the 15th Annual Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Conference, Miami, Florida, May 2010. 2010
• Katsavelis, D. Human computer interaction: the effect of virtual reality on human movement. Presented at the 5th Annual Nebraska Research and Innovation conference, Omaha, Nebraska, September, 2009. 2009
• Katsavelis, D. Nonlinear analysis: theoretical background and applications. Invited lecture at the Winter School in Biomechanics, Sao Paolo, Brazil, July, 2009. 2009
• Katsavelis, D. Movement Variability and the Use of Nonlinear Tools: from theory to applications. Workshop at 13th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Biomechanics, Sao Paolo, Brazil, July, 2009. 2009
• Katsavelis, D. Movement Variability in the study of robotic-assisted surgery and animal locomotion. Keynote lecture at 13th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Biomechanics, Sao Paolo, Brazil, July, 2009. 2009
• Katsavelis, D. The future of biomechanics. Keynote lecture at 13th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Biomechanics, Sao Paolo, Brazil, July, 2009. 2009
• Katsavelis, D., Stergiou, N. Nano Legands: an interactive virtual reality game induces high level of physical activity. Presented at the Centennial Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity, Omaha, Nebraska, March 2009. 2009
• Katsavelis, D., Mukherjee, M., Decker, L., Stergiou, N. Lower extremity joint kinematic variability as produced by virtual reality during backward walking. Presented at the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, Denver, Colorado, March 2009. 2009
• Mukherjee, M., Katsavelis, D., Stergiou, N. The effect of virtual reality on locomotor adaptation. Presented at the Centennial Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity, Omaha, Nebraska, March 2009. 2009
• Katsavelis, D., Rickertsen, B., Stergiou, N. (2009). Nano Legands: an interactive virtual reality game induces high level of physical activity. Presented at the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, January 2009 2009
• Presentation for community education and recruitment: Retirement communities at Sunridge Village, Omaha, 2009 2009
• Presentation for community education and recruitment: Dance groups (UNO, 2009). 2009
• Mukherjee, M., Katsavelis, D. Virtual reality technology in human locomotion. Presented at the 4th Annual Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 2008. 2008
• Siu, K-C., Katsavelis, D. Simulation of advanced robotic surgical technology. Presented at the 4th Annual Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference, Lincloln, Nebraska, October 2008. 2008
• Katsavelis, D., Decker, L., Kochi, N., Stergiou, N. Effect of optic flow produced by virtual reality on gait variability. Presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, Niagara Falls, Canada, June, 2008. 2008
• Siu, K-C., Brown-Clerk, B., Katsavelis, D., Lee, I.H., Oleynikov, D., Stergiou, N. Validating advanced robot-assisted laparoscopic training task in virtual reality. Presented at the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 16th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, January 2008. 2008
• Mukherjee, M., Katsavelis D., Stergiou N. The effect of virtual reality on locomotor adaptation. Presented at the Neuroscience 38th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 2008. 2008
• Katsavelis, D. The value of virtual reality for the study of human locomotion. Invited lecture at the University of Ioannina Medical Center, Ioannina, Greece, December, 2007. 2007
• Brown-Clerk, B., Siu, K-C., Katsavelis, D., Lee, I.H., Oleynikov, D., and Stergiou, N. Electromyographic activity determines task difficulty for robotic laparoscopic training programs. Presented at the International Society of Biomechanics Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, July, 2007. 2007
• Katsavelis, D., Siu, K-C., Brown-Clerk B., Lee, I.H. Oleynikov, D., Stergiou, N. Learning robotic surgical skills with a virtual reality environment. Presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, San Diego, California, June, 2007. 2007
• Siu, K-C., Lee, I.H., Brown-Clerk, B., Katsavelis, D., Oleynikov, D., Stergiou, N. Nonlinear analysis validate the need to learn surgical skill. Presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, San Diego, California, June, 2007. 2007
• Siu, K-C., Brown-Clerk, B., Katsavelis, D., Lee, I.H., Oleynikov, D. and Stergiou, N. Validated robotic laparoscopic surgical training in virtual reality environment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Gastointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, April, 2007. 2007
• Lee, Y.K., Iqbal, A., Katsavelis, D., Thompson, J., and McBride, C. Oleynikov. Long term outcome of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in elderly patients at university setting. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery, San Diego, California, June, 2007. 2007
• Siu K.-C., Brown-Clerk B., Lee I.H., Katsavelis D., Oleynikov D., Stergiou N. The Negative Impact of Noisy Environment on Robotic Surgery. Presented at the Neuroscience 37th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 2007. 2007
• Katsavelis, D., Kyvelidou, A. and Stergiou, N. The effect of fatigue on movement variability during running. Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Blacksburg, Virginia, September, 2006. 2006
• Katsavelis, D., Kyvelidou, A., Stavropoulos, N., and Stergiou, N. Neuromuscular induced fatigue increases running kinematic variability. Presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, Denver, Colorado, June, 2006. 2006
• Katsavelis, D., Stergiou, N., and Korellis, G. The effect of fatigue on running mechanics. Presented at the 12th International Congress on Physical Education and Sport. Komotini, Greece, May, 2004. 2004
• Katsavelis, D., Blanke, D., and Stergiou, N. The value of gait analysis: a bibliographical evaluation. Presen-ted at the 12th International Congress on Physical Education and Sport. Komotini, Greece, May, 2004. 2004
• Katsavelis, D., and Kurz, M.X. Effect of athletic shoes on altering muscular strength due to sensory feedback and its relationship with lower extremity injuries. Presented at the 12th International Congress on Physical Education and Sport. Komotini, Greece, May, 2004. 2004
• Katsavelis, D., Berg, K., and Korellis, G. EMG activity of lower limb muscles during a maximal cycling test. Presented at the 12th International Congress on Physical Education and Sport. Komotini, Greece, May, 2004. 2004

Other

• Need for Speed: The Effect of a Lower Body Velocity-Based Training Protocol on Neuromuscular Plasticity, T-cell Activation Rates, and Fall Risk in Older Adults

• Effectiveness of a 6-Week Hippotherapy Program in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Magnitude and Clinical Impact of Bone Mineral Density Changes Following ACL Reconstruction

• Quantifying Upper Extremity Motor Performance for Infants with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy to Define Intervention Dose-Response Relationships

• Need for Speed: The Effect of a Lower Body Velocity-Based Training Protocol on Neuromuscular Plasticity, T-cell Activation Rates, and Fall Risk in Older Adults

• Effectiveness of a 6-Week Hippotherapy Program in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Magnitude and Clinical Impact of Bone Mineral Density Changes Following ACL Reconstruction

• Quantifying Upper Extremity Motor Performance for Infants with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy to Define Intervention Dose-Response Relationships

Awards

• Award for oral presentation during the UNO Centenial Celebration Research Fair, 2009
  UNO Centenial Celebration Research Fair
• Graduate studies Research Fellowship, 2008 - 2010
  University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Tuition remission thru the Graduate Studies office (UNMC), 2008 - 2010
  UNMC
• Grant-in-aid for traveling cost from UNO Dean’s office, 2007-2010.
  UNO Dean’s office
• Graduate Assistantship in the Biomechanics Lab , 2007 - 2008.
  University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Graduate Assistantship in the Department of Kinesiology, 2004 - 2006.
  Indiana University
• Who is Who among American students, 2004.
• Graduate Assistantship in the Biomechanics Lab, 2002 - 2003.
  University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Athlete of the year, 1997 & 1998.
  Heraklio, Creece (National Junior Team in track and field),

Consulting

• Scientific consultant
  “Locomotion” team
  2009 - 2009
• Scientific consultant
  Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center
  2007 - 2007