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- Associate Professor
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Yentes, Jenna Associate Professor
Positions
Dr. Yentes' research focuses on functional resiliency and reserve in older adults. Using objective measures of reserve, Dr. Yentes works to understand how resilience and reserve in middle-age can potentially predict accelerated aging in later life.
She has lead a research inquiry of coupling between biorhythms - how do breathing and walking entrain to one another - for performance, including in persons with pulmonary disease.
In addition, Dr. Yentes has begun a series of projects investigating the biomechanics of firefighting skills. Her work, in collaboration with the TEEX Fire Academy, is investigating the effect of bunker gear on the physical demands of performing skills.
Her training primarily focuses on gait and postural control as well as using dynamic systems (nonlinear mathematics) to quantify movement data.
She has lead a research inquiry of coupling between biorhythms - how do breathing and walking entrain to one another - for performance, including in persons with pulmonary disease.
In addition, Dr. Yentes has begun a series of projects investigating the biomechanics of firefighting skills. Her work, in collaboration with the TEEX Fire Academy, is investigating the effect of bunker gear on the physical demands of performing skills.
Her training primarily focuses on gait and postural control as well as using dynamic systems (nonlinear mathematics) to quantify movement data.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Raffalt, P. C., Yentes, J. M., & Spedden, M. E.
(2023).
Isometric force complexity may not fully originate from the nervous system. Human Movement Science.
90, 103111-103111.
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Fallahtafti, F., Bruijn, S., Mohammadzadeh Gonabadi, A., Sangtarashan, M., Boron, J. B., Curtze, C., ... Yentes, J.
(2023).
Trunk Velocity Changes in Response to Physical Perturbations Are Potential Indicators of Gait Stability. Sensors.
23(5), 2833-2833.
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Raffalt, P. C., Yentes, J. M., Freitas, S. R., & Vaz, J. R.
(2023).
Calculating sample entropy from isometric torque signals: methodological considerations and recommendations. Frontiers in Physiology.
14, 1173702.
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Sado, T., Motz, Z., Yentes, J. M., & Mukherjee, M.
(2022).
Passive Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Shows a Unique Interlimb Coordination Signature Without Restricting Regular Walking. Frontiers in Physiology.
13, 916185.
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Yentes, J. M., Liu, W., Zhang, K., Markvicka, E., & Rennard, S. I.
(2022).
Updated Perspectives on the Role of Biomechanics in COPD: Considerations for the Clinician. 17, 2653-2675.
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Yentes, J. M., Raffalt, P. C., & Vaz, J. R.
(2021).
Methodological considerations for a non-linear analysis of running in the heavy and severe intensity domains. European Journal of Applied Physiology.
121(7), 2101-2102.
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Fallahtafti, F., Wurdeman, S. R., & Yentes, J. M.
(2021).
Sampling rate influences the regularity analysis of temporal domain measures of walking more than spatial domain measures. Gait and Posture.
88, 216-220.
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Fallahtafti, F., Gonabadi, A. M., Samson, K., & Yentes, J. M.
(2021).
Margin of Stability May Be Larger and Less Variable during Treadmill Walking Versus Overground. Biomechanics.
1(1), 118-130.
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Yentes, J. M., & Raffalt, P. C.
(2021).
Entropy Analysis in Gait Research: Methodological Considerations and Recommendations. Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
49(3), 979-990.
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Fallahtafti, F., Boron, J. B., Venema, D. M., Kim, H. J., & Yentes, J. M.
(2021).
Task specificity impacts dual-task interference in older adults. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.
33(3), 581-587.
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Kim, H. J., Fallahtafti, F., Yentes, J., Venema, D., & Boron, J. B.
(2020).
High Cognitive Load Situations Decrease Both Gait and Cognitive Performance. Innovation in Aging.
4(Supplement_1), 299-299.
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McGrath, M. L., Yentes, J. M., & Rosen, A. B.
(2020).
Cognitive Loading Produces Similar Change in Postural Stability in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability and Controls. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care.
12(6), 249-256.
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FallahTafti, F., Watson, K., Boron, J. B., Myers, S. A., Schmid, K. K., & Yentes, J. M.
(2020).
Strength of Plantar- and Dorsiflexors Mediates Step Regularity During a High Cognitive Load Situation in a Cross-sectional Cohort of Older and Younger Adults. Journal Geriatric Physical Therapy.
43(4), E45-E52.
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Raffalt, P. C., & Yentes, J. M.
(2020).
On the application of entropic half-life and statistical persistence decay for quantification of time dependency in human gait. Journal of Biomechanics.
108, 109893-109893.
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Yentes, J. M., Fallahtafti, F., Denton, W., & Rennard, S. I.
(2020).
COPD Patients Have a Restricted Breathing Pattern That Persists with Increased Metabolic Demands. COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
17(3), 245-252.
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Baudendistel, S. T., Grindstaff, T. L., Rosen, A. B., & Yentes, J. M.
(2020).
Bimanual load carriage alters sway patterns and step width. Applied Ergonomics.
84, 103030-103030.
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Liu, W., Schmid, K. K., Meijer, K., Spruit, M. A., & Yentes, J. M.
(2020).
Subjects With COPD Walk With Less Consistent Organization of Movement Patterns of the Lower Extremity. Respiratory Care: a monthly science journal.
65(2), 158-168.
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Fallahtafti, F., Curtze, C., Samson, K., & Yentes, J. M.
(2020).
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients increase medio-lateral stability and limit changes in antero-posterior stability to curb energy expenditure. Gait and Posture.
75, 142-148.
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Wickstrom, J. F., Sayles, H. R., Graeff-Armas, L. A., & Yentes, J. M.
(2019).
The Likelihood of Self-reporting Balance Problems in Those With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease, Slow Gait Speed, or Low Vitamin D. Journal of Renal Nutrition.
29(6), 490-497.
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Leeder, T., Fallahtafti, F., Schieber, M., Myers, S. A., Blaskewicz Boron, J., & Yentes, J. M.
(2019).
Optic flow improves step width and length in older adults while performing dual task. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.
31(8), 1077-1086.
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Rosen, A. B., Yentes, J. M., McGrath, M. L., Maerlender, A. C., Myers, S. A., & Mukherjee, M.
(2019).
Alterations in Cortical Activation Among Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability During Single-Limb Postural Control. Journal of Athletic Training.
54(6), 718-726.
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Yentes, J. M., Denton, W., Samson, K., Schmid, K. K., Wiens, C., & Rennard, S. I.
(2019).
Energy efficient physiologic coupling of gait and respiration is altered in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Acta Physiologica.
225(4), e13217-e13217.
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Raffalt, P. C., McCamley, J., Denton, W., & Yentes, J. M.
(2019).
Sampling frequency influences sample entropy of kinematics during walking. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing.
57(4), 759-764.
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Wiens, C., Denton, W., Schieber, M. N., Hartley, R., Marmelat, V., Myers, S. A., & Yentes, J. M.
(2019).
Walking speed and spatiotemporal step mean measures are reliable during feedback-controlled treadmill walking; however, spatiotemporal step variability is not reliable. Journal of Biomechanics.
83, 221-226.
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Raffalt, P. C., Denton, W., & Yentes, J. M.
(2018).
On the choice of multiscale entropy algorithm for quantification of complexity in gait data. Computers in Biology and Medicine.
103, 93-100.
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Fallah Tafti, F., Kim, H., Yentes, J., Venema, D., & Blaskewicz Boron, J.
(2018).
TASK SPECIFICITY IMPACTS DUAL TASK INTERFERENCE IN OLDER ADULTS. Innovation in Aging.
2(suppl_1), 991-991.
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Rock, C. G., Marmelat, V., Yentes, J. M., Siu, K., & Takahashi, K. Z.
(2018).
Interaction between step-to-step variability and metabolic cost of transport during human walking. Journal of Experimental Biology.
221(Pt 22), jeb181834.
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McCamley, J. D., Denton, W., Arnold, A., Raffalt, P. C., & Yentes, J. M.
(2018).
On the calculation of sample entropy using continuous and discrete human gait data. Entropy: international and interdisciplinary journal of entropy and information studies.
20(10), 764-764.
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Mukherjee, M., & Yentes, J. M.
(2018).
Movement variability: A perspective on success in sports, health, and life. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.
28(3), 758-759.
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Yentes, J. M., Denton, W., McCamley, J., Raffalt, P. C., & Schmid, K. K.
(2018).
Effect of parameter selection on entropy calculation for long walking trials. Gait and Posture.
60, 128-134.
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Raffalt, P. C., & Yentes, J. M.
(2018).
Introducing Statistical Persistence Decay: A Quantification of Stride-to-Stride Time Interval Dependency in Human Gait. Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
46(1), 60-70.
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McCamley, J. D., Pisciotta, E. J., Yentes, J. M., Wurdeman, S. R., Rennard, S. I., Pipinos, I. I., Johanning, J. M., & Myers, S. A.
(2017).
Gait deficiencies associated with peripheral artery disease are different than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Gait and Posture.
57, 258-264.
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Yentes, J. M., Rennard, S. I., Schmid, K. K., Blanke, D., & Stergiou, N.
(2017).
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Walk with Altered Step Time and Step Width Variability as Compared with Healthy Control Subjects. Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
14(6), 858-866.
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Rosen, A. B., Than, N. T., Smith, W. Z., Yentes, J. M., McGrath, M. L., Mukherjee, M., Myers, S. A., & Maerlender, A. C.
(2017).
Attention is associated with postural control in those with chronic ankle instability. Gait and Posture.
54, 34-38.
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McCamley, J., Denton, W., Lyden, E., & Yentes, J. M.
(2017).
Measuring Coupling of Rhythmical Time Series Using Cross Sample Entropy and Cross Recurrence Quantification Analysis. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine.
2017, 7960467-11.
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Wiens, C., Denton, W., Schieber, M. N., Hartley, R., Marmelat, V., Myers, S. A., & Yentes, J. M.
(2017).
Reliability of a Feedback-Controlled Treadmill Algorithm Dependent on the User's Behavior. IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology.
2017, 545-550.
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Fang, M. A., Heiney, C., Yentes, J. M., Harada, N. D., Masih, S., & Perell-Gerson, K. L.
(2015).
Effects of contralateral versus ipsilateral cane use on gait in people with knee osteoarthritis. PM and R.
7(4), 400-406.
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Yentes, J. M., Schmid, K. K., Blanke, D., Romberger, D. J., Rennard, S. I., & Stergiou, N.
(2015).
Gait mechanics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory Research.
16(1), 31.
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Myers, S. A., Huben, N. B., Yentes, J. M., McCamley, J. D., Lyden, E. R., Pipinos, I. I., & Johanning, J. M.
(2015).
Spatiotemporal Changes Posttreatment in Peripheral Arterial Disease. Rehabilitation Research and Practice.
2015, 124023-10.
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Chien, J. H., Yentes, J., Stergiou, N., & Siu, K.
(2015).
The Effect of Walking Speed on Gait Variability in Healthy Young, Middle-aged and Elderly Individuals. Journal of physical activity, nutrition and rehabilitation.
2015, http://www.panr.com.cy/index.php/article/the-.
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Yentes, J. M., Kurz, M. J., & Stergiou, N.
(2014).
Lower extremity injury in female basketball players is related to a large difference in peak eversion torque between barefoot and shod conditions. Journal of Sport and Health Science.
3(3), 227-232.
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Yentes, J. M., Blanke, D., Rennard, S. I., & Stergiou, N.
(2014).
The Effect of a Short Duration, High Intensity Exercise Intervention on Gait Biomechanics in Patients With COPD: Findings From a Pilot Study. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation.
1(1), 133-147.
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Harada, N., Fong, S., Heiney, C., Yentes, J. M., Perell-Gerson, K. L., & Fang, M. A.
(2014).
Evaluation of two cane instruments in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. 51(2), 275-283.
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Yentes, J. M., Hunt, N., Schmid, K. K., Kaipust, J. P., McGrath, D., & Stergiou, N.
(2013).
The appropriate use of approximate entropy and sample entropy with short data sets. Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
41(2), 349-365.
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Huisinga, J. M., Yentes, J. M., Filipi, M. L., & Stergiou, N.
(2012).
Postural control strategy during standing is altered in patients with multiple sclerosis. NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS.
524(2), 124-128.
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Wurdeman, S. R., Yentes, J. M., Huben, N. B., & Stergiou, N.
(2012).
An unstable shoe with a rocker bottom redistributes external work. Footwear Science.
4(2), 153-158.
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Yentes, J. M., Huisinga, J. M., Myers, S. A., Pipinos, I. I., Johanning, J. M., & Stergiou, N.
(2012).
Pharmacological treatment of intermittent claudication does not have a significant effect on gait impairments during claudication pain. Journal of Applied Biomechanics.
28(2), 184-191.
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Vallabhajosula, S., Yentes, J. M., Momcilovic, M., Blanke, D. J., & Stergiou, N.
(2012).
Do lower-extremity joint dynamics change when stair negotiation is initiated with a self-selected comfortable gait speed?. Gait and Posture.
35(2), 203-208.
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Vallabhajosula, S., Yentes, J. M., & Stergiou, N.
(2012).
Frontal joint dynamics when initiating stair ascent from a walk versus a stand. Journal of Biomechanics.
45(3), 609-613.
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Fang, M. A., Heiney, C., Yentes, J. M., Harada, N. D., Masih, S., & Perell-Gerson, K. L.
(2012).
Clinical and spatiotemporal gait effects of canes in hip osteoarthritis. PM and R.
4(1), 30-36.
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Yentes, J. M., Sayles, H., Meza, J., Mannino, D. M., Rennard, S. I., & Stergiou, N.
(2011).
Walking abnormalities are associated with COPD: An investigation of the NHANES III dataset. Respiratory Medicine.
105(1), 80-87.
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Aragaki, D. R., Nasmyth, M. C., Schultz, S. C., Nguyen, G. M., Yentes, J. M., Kao, K., Perell, K., & Fang, M. A.
(2009).
Immediate effects of contralateral and ipsilateral cane use on normal adult gait. PM and R.
1(3), 208-213.
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Yentes, J. M., Perell, K. L., Fang, M. A., & Barr, M. L.
(2007).
Cognitive Processing during Gait and Balance: A Review. 61(3), 21-24.
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Yentes, J. M., Elrod, M., & Perell, K. L.
(2007).
Predicting Fall Risk with Plantar Pressure Equipment in Individuals with Diabetes. 61(1), 1-6.
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Yentes, J. M., & Perell, K. L.
(2006).
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Exercise. 60(3), 25-31.
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Raffalt, P. C., Yentes, J. M., & Spedden, M. E.
(2023).
Isometric force complexity may not fully originate from the nervous system. Human Movement Science.
90, 103111-103111.
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chapter
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Yentes, J. M.
(2016).
Entropy. NONLINEAR ANALYSIS FOR HUMAN MOVEMENT VARIABILITY.
(pp. 173-260).
Taylor & Francis.
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Yentes, J. M.
(2016).
Entropy. NONLINEAR ANALYSIS FOR HUMAN MOVEMENT VARIABILITY.
(pp. 173-260).
Taylor & Francis.
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conference paper
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Kim, H. J., Yentes, J., Venema, D., & Boron, J. B.
(2022).
FEAR OF FALLING IS RELATED TO ANXIETY. 490-490.
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Finnegan, J., Peterkin, B., Han, H., Yentes, J. M., Rennard, S. I., & Markvicka, E. J.
(2022).
WIRELESS, BATTERY FREE WEARABLE ELECTRONIC NOSE
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Kim, H. J., Yentes, J., Venema, D., & Boron, J. B.
(2021).
HIGH COGNITIVE LOAD SITUATIONS WITH DIFFERENT CONVERSATION TOPICS AFFECT WALKING SPEED AND COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY. 700-701.
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Kim, H. J., Fallahtafti, F., Yentes, J. M., Venema, D., & Boron, J. B.
(2019).
EFFECT OF SELF-PACED WALKING ON REDUCING COGNITIVE DEMANDS OF WALKING WHILE TALKING. s655-s655.
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Fallahtafti, F., Kim, H. J., Yentes, J. M., Venema, D., & Boron, J. B.
(2019).
OPTIC FLOW IMPROVES SPATIAL GAIT FUNCTIONING ESPECIALLY IN MEDIOLATERAL DIRECTION. s658-s658.
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Fallahtafti, F., & Yentes, J.
(2019).
Stress Influences Performance: Insights Into Designing High Cognitive Load Rehab Tasks. e124-e124.
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Yentes, J., Graeff-Armas, L., Sayles, H., & Wickstrom, J.
(2018).
ASSOCIATION OF VITAMIN D WITH PERCEIVED BALANCE AND MEASURED GAIT SPEED IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. 495-495.
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Rosen, .., Mukherjee, M., Yentes, J. M., McGrath, M. L., & Maerlender, A. C.
(2017).
O19 Cortical activation variability is altered in individuals with chronic ankle instability during single limb postural control. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
a7.
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Henrickson, J. D., Rosen, .., Yentes, J. M., & McGrath, M. L.
(2017).
P21The relationship between centre of pressure and body mass index in individuals with chronic ankle instability. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
a21-a21.
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Denton, W., Mukherjee, M., Stergiou, N., & Yentes, J.
(2017).
EFFECTS OF VIRTUAL UPHILL WALKING ON ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND LOCOMOTOR-RESPIRATORY COUPLING. 530-530.
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Watson, K., Blaskewicz Boron, J. A., Myers, S., & Yentes, J.
(2017).
INCREASED DIFFICULTY OF DUAL-MOTOR TASKS EFFECTS STEP LENGTH IN YOUNG AND OLDER HEALTHY ADULTS. 529-529.
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Yentes, J., Rosen, A., Grindstaff, T., & Starks, Z.
(2017).
PERIPHERAL FATIGUE DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE ONSET OF FATIGUE IN OLDER ADULTS. 76-76.
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Pisciotta, E. J., & Yentes, J. M.
(2015).
Plantar pressure regularity is increased under the lateral forefoot in the elderly. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
S86-S86.
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Yentes, J. M., Rennard, S. I., Blanke, D., & Stergiou, N.
(2014).
Patients With COPD Walk With A More Periodic Step Width Pattern As Compared To Healthy Controls. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE.
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Yentes, J. M., Rennard, S. I., Blanke, D., & Stergiou, N.
(2014).
The Effect Of Exercise Intervention On Gait In Patients With COPD: Findings From A Pilot Study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE.
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Yentes, J., Rennard, S. I., & Stergiou, N.
(2013).
COPD Affects Variability in Spatiotemporal Gait Patterns. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.
A98-A98.
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Yentes, J. M., Rennard, S. I., & Stergiou, N.
(2011).
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Does Affect Gait. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE.
a2530-a2530.
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Huisinga, J. M., Yentes, J. J., Kaipust, J. P., Filipi, M. L., & Stergiou, N.
(2011).
Patients with MS exhibit increased predictability during gait and posture tasks. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
S24-S24.
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Perell-Gerson, K. L., Heiney, C., Harada, N. D., Yentes, J. M., Masih, S., & Fang, M. A.
(2010).
Abstracts of the American College of Rheumatology & Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, Annual Scientific Meeting. November 6-11, 2010. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 1-1.
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Aragaki, D., Nasmyth, M., Nguyen, G., Schultz, S., Yentes, J., & Fang, M.
(2007).
Poster 274: Effect of Contralateral and Ipsilateral Cane Use on Peak Vertical Force. e89-E89.
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Firooz, N., Taylor, C. E., Nouvong, A., Masih, S., Yentes, J. M., Perell, K. L., & Fang, M. A.
(2006).
Effects of footwear on medial knee osteoarthritis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM.
S670-S670.
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Kim, H. J., Yentes, J., Venema, D., & Boron, J. B.
(2022).
FEAR OF FALLING IS RELATED TO ANXIETY. 490-490.
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institutional repository document
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Sado, T., Motz, Z., Yentes, J. M., & Mukherjee, M.
(2022).
Passive exoskeleton assisted treadmill walking reduces duration and synchrony of inter-limb coordination
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Sado, T., Motz, Z., Yentes, J. M., & Mukherjee, M.
(2022).
Passive exoskeleton assisted treadmill walking reduces duration and synchrony of inter-limb coordination
Research
Teaching
teaching activities
- KINE307 Lifespan Motor Develop Instructor
- KINE406 Mtr Learn & Skill Perf Instructor
- KINE491 Research Instructor
- KINE681 Seminar Instructor
- KINE682 Seminar In Science Of Wearable Instructor
- KINE685 Directed Studies Instructor
- KINE691 Research Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Biomechanics/Motor Control, University of Nebraska Medical Center - (Omaha, Nebraska, United States) 2013
- M.S. in Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton - (Fullerton, California, United States) 2006
- B.A. in Kinesiology, emphasis in Biomechanics; Minor in Nutrition, University of Northern Colorado - (Greeley, Colorado, United States) 2000
Contact
first name
- Jenna
has last name
- Yentes
mailing address
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4243 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843
USA
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4243 TAMU
Gilchrist 322
College Station, Texas 77843
USA
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- jyentes@tamu.edu