Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Yih-Kuen Jan, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Dr. Jan obtained his PhD in Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh (2004) where he also completed postdoctoral fellow training (2006). Dr. Jan’s research focuses on assistive technology for people with disabilities and soft tissue biomechanics for musculoskeletal rehabilitation and pressure ulcer prevention. He is also interested in adaptive sports and its impact on health and well-being in individuals with disabilities. His research on using blood flow dynamics to assess soft tissue viability has been funded by NIH, NIDILRR, and PVA for more than $2 million. His research findings have been contributing to the development of clinical guidelines on using wheelchair seating systems and support surfaces to prevent pressure injury. Dr. Jan serves as an Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Assistive Technology from 2024 and Associate Editor of Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, and Frontiers in Physiology as well as on the editorial board of the Journal of Tissue Viability, Scientific Reports, and PLOS ONE. Dr. Jan served as Chair of Scientific Papers of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) in 2015-2021. He was a board member of the World Association of Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE) in 2017-2022. Dr. Jan received NIDILRR Mary E Switzer Fellowship award in 2006 and RESNA Distinguished Service Award in 2022. Dr. Jan has published 170+ peer-reviewed journal articles, including 140+ articles indexed by Science Citation Index (SCI) and 30+ articles indexed by Engineering Index (EI).
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