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Matthew Beerse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Full-Time Faculty
School of Education and Health Sciences: Health and Sport Science
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Kinesiology, Georgia State University, 2018
- M.S. in Exercise Science, Georgia State University, 2014
- B.S. in Biology, Belmont Abbey College, 2012
Professional memberships
- American Society of Biomechanics
- North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
Research interests
- Development and acquisition of motor skills
- Optimizing motor learning
- Physical interventions for pediatric populations with motor dysfunctions
- Motor control and variability
Selected publications
Beerse, M., Larsen, K., Alam, T., Talboy, A., Wu, J. (2024) Joint kinematics and SPM analysis of gait in children with and without Down syndrome. Human Movement Science, 95.
Beerse, M., Alam, T., Wu, J. (2024) Dynamic gait stability in children with and without Down syndrome during overground walking.Clinical Biomechanics, 111.
Confer, C., Cuy Castellanos, D., Beerse, M., Gonter-Dray, R. (2023) Parental perceptions of nutritional intake, cooking skills, and food skills among preschoolers.Nutrition and Health, 0(0).
Beerse, M., Callahan, C., Barrios, J. (2023) Self-directed kinematic adjustments when learning the kettlebell swing in young adults. Sports Biomechanics, 1-17.
Beerse, M., Wu, J. (2022) Lower limb joint functions during single-leg hopping in-place in children and adults. Journal of Motor Behavior, 54(5), 577-587.
Beerse, M., Ferreira, D., Wu, J. (2022) Muscle activation pattern during two-legged hopping in children with and without Down syndrome. Journal of Motor Behavior, 54(1), 102-112.
Beerse, M., Lelko, M., Wu, J. (2021) Acute effect of whole-body vibration on acceleration transmission and jumping performance in children. Clinical Biomechanics, 81, 105-123.
Beerse M., Wu, J. (2021). Coordination dynamics of hopping on a mini-trampoline in young adults and children. Gait and Posture, 84, 175-181.
Beerse M., Wu, J. (2020). Spring-like dynamics and neuromuscular strategies for hopping on a mini-trampoline in young adults and children. Experimental Brain Research, 238(9), 2087-2096.
Beerse M., Bigelow, K., Barrios, J. (2020). The patterning of local variability during the acquisition of a novel whole-body continuous motor skill in young adults. Experimental Brain Research, 238(9), 1797-1812.
Beerse, M., Wu, J. (2019). Neuromechanical control of leg length and orientation in children and adults during single-leg hopping. Experimental Brain Research, 237(7), 1745-1757.
Henderson, G., Beerse, M., Liang, H., Ferreira, D., Wu, J. (2019) Improvement in overground walking after treadmill-based gait training in a child with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Physical Therapy, 100(1), 157-167.
Beerse, M., Wu, J. (2019) Biomechanical analysis of the timed up-and-go (TUG) test in children with and without Down syndrome. Gait and Posture, 68, 409-414.
Beerse, M., Henderson, G., Liang, H., Ajisafe, T., Wu, J. (2019) Variability of spatiotemporal gait parameters in children with and without Down syndrome during treadmill walking. Gait and Posture, 68, 207-212.
Beerse, M., Wu, J. (2018) Vertical stiffness and balance control of two-legged hopping in-place in children with and without Down syndrome. Gait and Posture, 63, 39-45.
Beerse, M., Wu, J. (2017) Comparison of whole-body vertical stiffness during single-leg hopping in place in children and adults. Journal of Biomechanics, 56(3), 71-75.
Liang H, Beerse M, Ke X, Wu J. (2017) Effect of whole-body vibration on center-of-mass movement during standing in children and young adults. Gait and Posture, 54, 148-153.
Beerse, M., Wu, J. (2016). Vertical stiffness and center-of-mass movement in children and adults during single-leg hopping. Journal of Biomechanics, 49(14), 3306-3312.
Wu, J., Beerse, M., Ajisafe, T, Liang H. (2015) Walking dynamics in preadolescents with and without Down syndrome. Physical Therapy, 95(5), 740-749.
Wu, J., Ajisafe, T., Beerse, M. (2015). Children display adult-like kinetic patterns in the time domain but not in the frequency domain, while walking with ankle load. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 31(5), 292-308.
Wu, J., Beerse, M., Ajisafe, T. (2014) Frequency domain analysis of ground reaction force in preadolescents with and without Down syndrome. Res Dev Disabil. 35 (6), 1244-1251.