Summer 2025: Development and Validation of Dynamic Balance Metrics to Predict Fall Risk

Affiliations: College of Medicine
Team Leader:
Chitra Banarjee
chitrabanarjee@ucf.edu
MD/PhD Joint Degree
Faculty Mentor:
Ladda Thiamwong, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP
Team Size:
4
Open Spots: 0
Team Member Qualifications:
Preferred experience working with older adults, dedicated time for data processing, and familiarity with reading scientific papers.
Description:
Utilize pressure insole data and computer vision-enhanced recordings of community-dwelling older adults performing a standard balance assessment, the Timed Up and Go test, to develop an objective and data-driven metric of dynamic balance. This metric will be integrated into the Fall Risk Appraisal matrix to understand the role of dynamic balance in screening for fall risk in older adults.