Publications

Here is a combined list of our recent peer reviewed journal publications across all of our research areas by year. In many cases, a link to the actual paper is included.  Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or would like more information on any of these articles.

2024

Ortiz, P., Gill, K.,Chung, C., Ding, D., Faieta, J. (2024). Smart Speakers and Skill Use: What Do We Know?  Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. Aug 8:1-10. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2387801 

Esquivel, P., Gill, K., Goldberg, M., Sundaram, S. A., Morris, L., & Ding, D. (2024). Voice assistant utilization among the disability community for independent living: A rapid review of recent evidence. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologie, 2024(1),. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6494944

Dicianno, B., Salh, A., Morris, L., Xiang, Y., & Ding D. (2024). Rehabilitation clinicians’ use of mainstream wireless technologies in practice: A scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 1–19.  doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2024.2316891

Huang, Z., Veerubhotla, A. L., DeLany, J. P., & Ding, D. (2024). Preliminary field validity of ActiGraph-based energy expenditure estimation in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 1-9.

Ding, D., Huang, Z., Veerubhotla, A., & DeLany, J. (2024). Preliminary Field Validity of Free-Living Energy Expenditure Estimation in Wheelchair Users with Spinal Cord Injury via Wearable Device-based Models.  (preprint)

Styler, B. K., Deng, W., Simmons, R., Admoni, H., Cooper, R., & Ding, D. (2024, March). Exploring Control Authority Preferences in Robotic Arm Assistance for Power Wheelchair Users. In Actuators (Vol. 13, No. 3, p. 104). MDPI.

Polfuss M, Smith K, Hopson B, Moosreiner A, Huang CC, Ravelli MN, Ding D, Huang Z, Rocque BG, White-Traut R, Van Speybroeck A, Sawin KJ.  Body Composition and Energy Expenditure in Youth With Spina Bifida: Protocol for a Multisite, Cross-Sectional Study.  JMIR Res Protoc 2024; 13:e52779.  doi: 10.2196/52779

2023

Fairman, A. D., Foschi Walko, P., Ding, D., Morris, L., Boateng, J., Murphy, K., and Terhost, L. (2023). Reliability and validity testing of assist functional performance index. Assistive Technology. 1–8. doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2023.2245004

Ding, D., & Morris, L. (2023). Provider perspectives on providing mainstream smart home technologies as assistive technology. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 17, 43—56. https://www.atia.org/atob-volume-17/ 

Ding, D., Morris, L., Messina, K., & Fairman, A. (2023). Providing mainstream smart home technology as assistive technology for persons with disabilities: a qualitative study with professionals. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 18(7), 1192-1199.

Huang, Z., McCoy, D., Cooper, R., Crytzer, T., & Ding, D. (2023). Preliminary Feasibility Evaluation of a mHealth App to Promote Physical Activity in Manual Wheelchair Users. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 104(3), e45.

Chung, C. S., Styler, B. K., Wang, E., & Ding, D. (2023). Robotic Assistance in Action: Examining Control Methods for Long-Term Owners of Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arms. In Proceedings of the RESNA Annual Conference.

Wang, E., Styler, B., & Ding, D. (2023, August). Autonomous or Manual Control? Qualitative Analysis of Control Perceptions From Current Robotic Arm Owners. In 2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) (pp. 449-455). IEEE.

Polfuss Michele , Bandini Linda G. , Ravelli Michele N. , Huang Zijian , Moosreiner Andrea , Schoeller Dale A. , Huang Chiang-Ching , Ding Dan , Berry Cristen , Marston Emma , Hussain Azeem , Shriver Timothy C. , Sawin Kathleen J.  Energy expenditure and weight-related behaviors in youth with Down syndrome: a protocol.  Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 11 (2023) DOI=10.3389/fped.2023.1151797
 

2022

Rigot, S. K., Boninger, M. L., Ding, D., Collinger, J. L., Dicianno, B. E., & Worobey, L. A. (2022). Limb accelerations during sleep are related to measures of strength, sensation, and spasticity among individuals with spinal cord injury. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 19(1), 118.

Rigot, S. K., Boninger, M. L., Ding, D., McKernan, G., Field-Fote, E. C., Hoffman, J., ... & Worobey, L. A. (2022). Toward improving the prediction of functional ambulation after spinal cord injury through the inclusion of limb accelerations during sleep and personal factors. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 103(4), 676-687.

Shwetar, Y., Huang, Z., Veerubhotla, A., Knezevic, S., Hong, E., Spungen, A. M., & Ding, D. (2022). Predicting physical activity intensity using raw accelerometer signals in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 60(2), 149-156.

Ding, D., Styler, B., Chung, C. S., & Houriet, A. (2022). Development of a vision-guided shared-control system for assistive robotic manipulators. Sensors, 22(12), 4351.

Styler, B., Chung, C. S., Houriet, A., & Ding, D. (2022). Software design of an assistive robotic manipulator for versatile control authority in multi-action manipulation tasks. In RESNA Annual Conference.

Corfman, T. A., Pechstein, A. E., Pugh, R. J., Ding, D., Huang, M., Rosen, K. B., ... & Guccione, A. A. (2022). Walking Gait Propulsive Force In Ambulatory Patients With Parkinson’s Disease: 1649. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 54(9S), 396.

2021

Huang, Z., Shwetar, Y., Veerubhotla, A., & Ding, D. (2021). Converting raw accelerometer signals into ActiGraph counts for wheelchair-related activities. Age (years), 40, 13.

Lindsey L. Morris, Andrea D. Fairman, Dan Ding, Kristin Messina; Providing Mainstream Smart Home Technologies as Assistive Technology for Persons With Disabilities: Current Trends and Needs. Am J Occup Ther August 2021, Vol. 75(Supplement_2), 7512510230p1. doi: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.75S2-PO230

Shwetar, Y., Huang, Z., Veerubhotla, A., & Ding, D. (2021, May). Predicting Physical Activity Intensity Using Raw Acceleration Signals In Manual Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury. In ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 161-161). 530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.

2020

Shwetar, Y. J., Veerubhotla, A. L., Huang, Z., & Ding, D. (2020). Comparative validity of energy expenditure prediction algorithms using wearable devices for people with spinal cord injury. Spinal cord, 58(7), 821-830.

Veerubhotla, A., Hong, E., Knezevic, S., Spungen, A., & Ding, D. (2020). Estimation of physical activity intensity in spinal cord injury using a wrist-worn ActiGraph monitor. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101(9), 1563-1569.

2019

 

Ka, H., Chang, J., & Ding, D. (2019). Protocol-Independent Integrated Assistive Smart-Home Technology for People with Cognitive Disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100(12), e195.

Liu, H. Y. T., Chia, R. M., Setiawan, I. M. A., Crytzer, T. M., & Ding, D. (2019). Development of “My Wheelchair Guide” app: a qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology.

Wang, J., Mahajan, H. P., Toto, P. E., McCue, M. P., & Ding, D. (2019). The feasibility of an automatic prompting system in assisting people with traumatic brain injury in cooking tasks. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 14(8), 817-825.

Cooper, R. A., Williams, R., Duvall, J., Ding, D., Marino, D. J., Grindle, G. G., & Cooper, R. (2019). How to make science, technology and engineering laboratories accessible: Human engineering research laboratories initiatives. Rehabilitation Engineering, 34(4), 126-137.

Tsang, K., Huang, Z., James, K., & Ding, D. (2019, October). A Usability Study on WheelFit-A mHealth Application for Promoting Physical Activity in Wheelchair Users. In ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 248-248). 530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC.

Shwetar, Y., Ding, D., & Veerubhotla, A. (2019). Validity Of Existing Energy Expenditure Prediction Algorithms Using Wearable Devices For Wheelchair Users. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 100(10), e142.

Veerubhotla, A., & Ding, D. (2019). Wrist-worn Actigraph Cut-points For Classifying Activity Intensity In Spinal Cord Injury: 1352 Board# 114 May 30 9: 30 AM-11: 00 AM. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51(6S), 359.

2018

Ka, H. W., Chung, C. S., Ding, D., James, K., & Cooper, R. (2018). Performance evaluation of 3D vision-based semi-autonomous control method for assistive robotic manipulator. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(2), 140-145.

Tsang, K., James, J., & Ding, D. (2018). Design of WheelFit-an mHealth App for Physical Activity Promotion in Manual Wheelchair Users. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(10), e44.

Cooper, R. A., Tuakli-Wosornu, Y. A., Henderson, G. V., Quinby, E., Dicianno, B. E., Tsang, K., ... & Bleakney, A. W. (2018). Engineering and technology in wheelchair sport. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, 29(2), 347-369.

McKeon, A., Terhorst, L., Ding, D., Cooper, R., & McCue, M. (2018). Naturalistic physiological monitoring as an objective approach for detecting behavioral dysregulation after traumatic brain injury: A pilot study. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 49(3), 379-388.

2017

McKeon, A., Terhorst, L., Skidmore, E., Ding, D., Cooper, R., & McCue, M. (2017). A novel tool for naturalistic assessment of behavioural dysregulation after traumatic brain injury: A pilot study. Brain injury, 31(13-14), 1781-1790.

Ka, H., Chung, C., Ding, D., James, K., & Cooper, R. (2017). Robotic Manipulation Characteristics of Persons with Physical Disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(10), e106.

Chung, C. S., Wang, H., Kelleher, A., Ding, D., & Cooper, R. (2017). Daily Activity Performance Evaluation of Commercial Assistive Robotic Manipulator User Interfaces. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(10), e20.

Chung, Cheng-Shiu, et al. "Task-oriented performance evaluation for assistive robotic manipulators: a pilot study." American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 96.6 (2017): 395-407.

Sundaram, S. A., Wang, H., Ding, D., & Cooper, R. A. (2017). Step-climbing power wheelchairs: A literature review. Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 23(2), 98-109.

Chung, C. S., Ka, H. W., Wang, H., Ding, D., Kelleher, A., & Cooper, R. A. (2017). Performance evaluation of a mobile touchscreen interface for assistive robotic manipulators: A pilot study. Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 23(2), 131-139.

Wu, Y. K., Liu, H. Y., Kelleher, A., Pearlman, J., Ding, D., & Cooper, R. A. (2017). Power seat function usage and wheelchair discomfort for power wheelchair users. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 40(1), 62-69.