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REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Publications

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​REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

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  1. Hu S., Cao S., Toosizadeh N., Barton J., Hector M., Fain M., Poston P.E., (2023) A Survey on Radar-Based Fall Detection, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, In Press.

  2. Grijalva C., Hale D., Wu L., Toosizadeh N., Laksari K., (2023) Hyper-acute effects of sub-concussive soccer headers on brain function and hemodynamics, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, In Press. 

  3. Petrillo K., Javeh B., Toosizadeh N., (2023) Association between Dual-Task Function and Neuropsychological Testing in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment, Experimental Gerontology, In Press.    

  4. Kumar D.P., Najafi B., Laksari K., Toosizadeh N., (2023) Sensor-based Assessment of Variability in Daily Physical Activity and Frailty, Gerontology, In Press. 

  5. Asghari M., Peña M., Ruiz M., Johnson H., Ehsani H., Toosizadeh N., (2023) A computational musculoskeletal arm model for assessing muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, In Press. 

  6. Peña M., Petrillo K., Bosset M., Fain M., Chou YH., Rapcsak S., Toosizadeh N., (2022) Brain function complexity during dual‐tasking is associated with cognitive impairment and age, Journal of Neuroimaging, 32 (6), 1211-1223. 

  7. Deshpande A., Elliott j., Kari N., Jiang B., Michel P., Toosizadeh N., Fahadan PT., Kidwell C., Wintermark M., Laksari K., (2022) Novel imaging markers for altered cerebrovascular morphology in aging, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease, Journal of Neuroimaging, 32 (5), 956-967.

  8. Toosizadeh N., Eskandari M., Ehsani H., Parvaneh S., Asghari M., Sweitzer N., (2022) Frailty Assessment Using a Novel Approach Based on Combined Motor and Cardiac Functions: A Pilot Study, BMC Geriatrics, 22 (1), 1-10.

  9. Eskandari-Nojehdehi M., Parvaneh S., Ehsani H., Fain M., Toosizadeh N., (2022) Frailty Identification using Heart Rate Dynamics: A Deep Learning Approach, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 26 (7), 3409-3417.

  10. Ruberto K., Ehsani H., Parvaneh S., Mohler J., Fain M., Sweitzer N.K., Toosizadeh N., (2022) The association between heart rate behavior and gait performance: The moderating effect of frailty, Plos one, e0264013

  11. Ruiz M., Peña m., Cohen A., Ehsani H., Joseph B., Fain M., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2021) Physical and Cognitive Function Assessment to Predict Postoperative Outcomes of Abdominal Surgery, Journal of Surgical Research, 267, 495-505.

  12. Asghari M., Ehsani H., Cohen A., Tax T., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2021) Nonlinear Analysis of the Movement Variability Structure Can Detect Aging-Related Differences among Cognitively Healthy Individuals, Human Movement Science, 78, 102807.

  13. Grijalva C., Toozisadeh N., Sindorf J., Chou Y.H., Laksari K., (2021) Dual-task performance is associated with brain MRI morphometry in individuals with mild cognitive impairment, Journal of Neuroimaging, 31 (3), 588-601. 

  14. Toosizadeh N., Ehsani H., Parthasarathy S., Carpenter B., Ruberto K., Mohler J., Parvaneh S., (2020) Frailty and Heart Response to Physical Activity, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 93, 104323.

  15. Follis S., Chen Z., Mishra S, Howe C.L., Toosizadeh N., Dohm M., (2020) Comparison of Wearable Sensor to Traditional Methods in Functional Outcome Measures: A Systematic Review, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 39 (10), 2093-2102.

  16. Arrué P., Toosizadeh N., Babaee H., Laksari K., (2020) Low-rank representation of head impact kinematics: A data-driven emulator, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8, 1049.

  17. Kumar D.P., Wendel C., Mohler J., Laksari K., Toosizadeh N., (2020) Between-day Repeatability of Sensor-based In-home Gait Assessment among Older Adults: Assessing the Effect of Frailty, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 33 (6), 1529-1537.

  18. Toosizadeh N., Wahlert G., Fain M., Mohler J., (2020) The Effect of Vibratory Stimulation on the Timed-up-and-go Mobility Test: A Pilot Study for Sensory-related Fall Risk Assessment, Physiological Research, 69 (4), 721-730.

  19. Kumar D.P., Toosizadeh N., Mohler J., Ehsani H., Mannier C., Laksari K., (2020) Sensor-based Characterization of Daily Walking: A New Paradigm in Pre-frailty/Frailty Assessment, BMC Geriatrics, BMC geriatrics 20, 1-11.

  20. Ehsani H., Parvaneh S., Mohler J., Wendel C., Zamrini E., O'Connor K., Toosizadeh N., (2020) Can motor function uncertainty and local instability within upper-extremity dual-tasking predict amnestic mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer's disease? Computers in Biology and Medicine, 103705.

  21. Taylor-Piliae R.E., Hsu C.H., Dolan H., Toosizadeh N., Mohler J., (2019) A Novel Dual-Task Balance Challenge to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: A Randomized Pilot Study, Journal of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 16 (1), 16.

  22. Jansen C.P., Toosizadeh N., Mohler J., Najafi B., Wendel C., Schwenk M., (2019) The Association Between Motor Capacity and Mobility Performance: Frailty as a Moderator, European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, In Press.

  23. Yanquez F.J., Peterson A., Weinkauf C., Goshima K.R., Zhou W., Mohler J., Ehsani H., Toosizadeh N., (2019) Sensor-based Upper-extremity Frailty Assessment for the Vascular Surgery Risk Stratification, Journal of Surgical Research, 246, 403-410.

  24. Toosizadeh N., Ehsani H., Wendel C., Zamrini E., O'Connor K., Mohler J., (2019) Screening older adults for amnestic mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer's disease using upper-extremity dual-tasking, Scientific Reports, 9(1), 10911.

  25. Ehsani H., Mohler J., O’Connord K., Zamrini E., Tirambulob C., Toosizadeh N., (2019) The association between cognition and dual-tasking among older adults: The effect of motor function type and cognition task difficulty, Clinical Investigation in Aging, 14, 659-669.

  26. Ehsani H., Mohler J., Golden T., Toosizadeh N., (2019) Upper-extremity function prospectively predicts adverse discharge and all-cause COPD readmission: A pilot study, International Journal of COPD, 14, 39.

  27. Yen T.C ., Mohler J., Dohm M., Laksari K., Najafi B., Toosizadeh N., (2018) The Effect of Pain Relief on Daily Physical Activity: in-Home Objective Physical Activity Assessment in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients after Paravertebral Spinal Block, Sensors, 18 (9), 3048.

  28. Taleban S., Toosizadeh N., Junna S., Golden T., Ghazala S., Wadeea R., Tirambulo C., Mohler J., (2018) Frailty Assessment Predicts Acute Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Screening Colonoscopy, Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1-9.

  29. Mousavi-Khatir R., Talebian S., Toosizadeh N., Olyaei GR, Maroufi N., (2018) Disturbance of neck proprioception and feed-forward motor control following static neck flexion in healthy young adults, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 41, 160-167.

  30. Toosizadeh N., Ehsani H., Miramonte M., Mohler J., (2018) Proprioceptive Impairments in High Fall Risk Older Adults: The Effect of Mechanical Calf Vibration on Postural Balance, BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 17 (1), 51.

  31. Toosizadeh N., Mohler J., Marlinski V., (2018) Low intensity vibration of ankle muscles improves balance in elderly persons at high risk of falling, PLOS ONE, 13(3): e0194720.

  32. Mousavi-Khatir R., Talebian S., Toosizadeh N., Olyaei GR., Maroufi N., (2018) The effect of static neck flexion on mechanical and neuromuscular behaviors of the cervical spine, Journal of Biomechanics, 72, 152-158.

  33. Ehsani H., Mohler J., Marlinski V., Rashedi E., Toosizadeh N., (2018) The influence of mechanical vibration on local and central balance control, Journal of Biomechanics, 71, 59-66.

  34. Toosizadeh N., Wendel C., Hsu CH., Zamrini E., Mohler J., (2017) Frailty Assessment in Older Adults using Upper-extremity Function: Index Development, BMC Geriatrics, 17 (1), 117.

  35. Toosizadeh N., Berry C., Najafi B., Kraft M., Mohler J., (2017) Assessing upper-extremity motion: an innovative method to quantify functional capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PLOS ONE, 12 (2), e0172766.

  36. Parvaneh S., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., Grewal G., Najafi B., (2017) Postural transitions during activities of daily living could identify frailty status – Application of wearable technology to identify frailty during unsupervised condition, Gerontology, 63 (5), 479-487.

  37. Joseph B., Toosizadeh N., Jokar T.O., Heusser M.R., Mohler J., Najafi B., (2016) Upper-Extremity Function Predicts Adverse Health Outcomes among Older Adults Hospitalized for Ground-Level Falls, Gerontology, 63 (4), 299-307.

  38. Toosizadeh N., Harati H., Yen TC., Fastje C., Mohler J., Najafi B., Dohm M., (2016) Paravertebral spinal injection for the treatment of patients with degenerative facet osteoarthropathy: Evidence of motor performance improvements based on objective assessments, Clinical Biomechanics, 39, 100-108.

  39. Toosizadeh N., Stocker H., Thiede R., Mohler J., Mills J.L., Najafi B., (2016) Alterations in gait parameters with peripheral artery disease: The importance of pre-frailty as a confounding variable, Vascular Medicine, 21 (6), 520-527.

  40. Toosizadeh N., Najafi B., Reiman E.R., Mager R.M., Veldhuizen J.K., O’Connor K., Zamrini E., Mohler J., (2016) Upper-extremity dual-task function: an innovative method to assess cognitive impairment in older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 8, 167.

  41. Lei H., Toosizadeh N., Schwenk M., Sherman S., Karp S., Sternberg E., Najafi B. (2016) A pilot clinical trial of objectively assess the efficacy of electroacupuncture on gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease using body worn sensors. PLoS ONE, 11 (5), e0155613.

  42. Gill S.V., Walsh M.K., Pratt J.A., Toosizadeh N., Najafi B., Travison T.G. (2016) Changes in spatio-temporal gait patterns during flat ground walking and obstacle crossing one year after bariatric surgery, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 12 (5), 1080-1085.

  43. Toosizadeh N., Joseph B., Heusser M.H., Jokar T.O., Mohler J., Phelan H.R., Najafi B. (2016) Assessing Upper-extremity Motion: An Innovative, Objective Method to Identify Frailty in Older Bedbound Trauma Patients, Journal of American College of Surgeons, 223 (2), 240–248.   

  44. Mohler J., Wendel C., Taylor-Piliae R, Toosizadeh N., Najafi B. (2015) Motor performance predicts prospective falls in frail or pre-frail, community-dwelling, older adults: Application of wearable technology to assess fall risk. Gerontology, 62 (6), 654-664. 

  45. Yen TC, Toosizadeh N., Howe C, Dohm M, Mohler J, Najafi B. (2015) Postural Balance Parameters as Objective Surgical Assessments in Low Back Disorders: A Systematic Review, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 32 (3), 316-323.

  46. Thiede R., Toosizadeh N., Mills JL., Zaky M, Mohler J , Najafi B. (2015) Gait and balance assessments as early indicators of frailty in patients with known peripheral artery disease, Clinical Biomechanics, 32, 1-7.

  47. Parvaneh S., Howe C., Toosizadeh N., Honarvar B., Fain M., Najafi B., Mohler J., (2015) Regulation of Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System Control across Frailty Status: A Systematic Review, Gerontology,62 (1), 3-15.

  48. Toosizadeh, N., Mohler, J., Armstrong, D.G., Talal, T.K., Najafi, B., (2015) The Influence of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy on Local Postural Muscle and Central Sensory Feedback Balance Control, PLoS ONE, 10 (8): e0135255.

  49. Toosizadeh, N., Chuan Yen, T., Howe C., Dohm M., Mohler J., Najafi B., (2015) Gait Behaviors as an Objective Surgical Outcome in Low Back Disorders: A Systematic Review, Clinical Biomechanics 30, 528-536.

  50. Toosizadeh, N., Mohler J., Lei H., Parvaneh S., Sherman S., and Najafi B. (2015) Physical Performance Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease: Association between Objective In-clinic, Objective In-home, and Subjective/Semi-objective Measures, PLoS ONE, 10(4): e0124763.

  51. Toosizadeh, N., Mohler, J., Wendel, C., Najafi, B., (2015) Influences of Frailty Syndrome on Open-loop and Closed-loop Postural Control Strategy. Gerontology 61(1), 51-60.

  52. Toosizadeh, N., Mohler, J., Najafi, B., (2015) Assessing Upper Extremity Motion: An Innovative Method to Identify Frailty. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63 (6), 1181-1186.

  53. Toosizadeh, N., Lei, H., Schwenk, M., Sherman S.J., Sternberg, E. Mohler, J., and Najafi, B., (2015) Does Integrative Medicine Enhance Balance in Aging Adults? – Proof of Concept for Benefit of Electro-acupuncture Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease. Gerontology 61(1), 3-14

  54. Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A. (2014) Trunk Tissue Creep can Increase Spine Forces during a Subsequent Lifting Task. IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors 2(2), 71-82

  55. Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A. (2013) Prolonged Trunk Flexion can Increase Spine Loads During a Subsequent Lifting Task:  An Investigation of the Effects of Trunk Flexion Duration and Angle Using a Sagittally-Symmetric, Viscoelastic Spine Model. Journal of Musculoskeletal Research 16 (4), 1350022

  56. Toosizadeh, N., Bunting, M., Howel, C., Mohler, J., Sprinkle, J., Najafi, B., (2013) Motorized mobility scooters – The use of training/intervention and technology for improving driving skills in aging adults. Gerontology 60 (4), 357-365.

  57. Hendershot, B., Toosizadeh, N., Muslim, K., Madigan, M.L., and Nussbaum, M.A.  (2013)  Evidence for an  Exposure-Response Relationship between Trunk Flexion and Impairments in Trunk Postural Control. Journal of Biomechanics 46 (14), 2554-2557.

  58. Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A. (2013) Creep Deformation of the Human Trunk in Response to Prolonged and Repetitive Flexion: Measuring and Modeling the Effect of External Moment and Flexion Rate  Annals of Biomedical Engineering 41(6): 1150-1161

  59. Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A. (2013) Disturbance and Recovery of Trunk Mechanical and Neuromuscular Behaviors Following Repetitive Lifting: Influences of Flexion Angle and Lift Rate on Creep-Induced Effects. Ergonomics 56 (6): 954-963.

  60. Muslim, K., Bazrgari, B., Hendershot, B., Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A., and Madigan, M.L. (2012) Disturbance and Recovery of Trunk Mechanical and Neuromuscular Behaviors Following Repeated Static Trunk Flexion: Influences of Duration and Duty Cycle on Creep-Induced Effects. Applied Ergonomics 44(4): 643-651.

  61. Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A., Bazrgari, B., and Madigan, M.L. (2013) Load-relaxation Properties of the Human Trunk in Response to Prolonged Flexion: Measuring and Modeling the Effect of Flexion Angle. PLoS ONE 7(11): e48625.

  62. Toosizadeh, N., and Haghpanahi, M. (2011) Generating a Finite Element Model of the CervicalSpine: Estimating Muscle Forces and Internal Loads. Scientia Iranica 18(6): 1237-1247.

  63. Bazrgari, B., Hendershot, B., Muslim, K., Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A., and Madigan, M.L. (2011) Disturbance and Recovery of Trunk Mechanical and Neuromuscular Behaviors Following Prolonged Trunk Flexion: Influences of Duration and External Load on Creep-Induced Effects. Ergonomics 54(11): 1043-1052.

  64. Hendershot, B., Bazrgari, B., Muslim, K., Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A., and Madigan, M.L. (2011) Disturbance and Recovery of Trunk Stiffness and Reflexive Muscle Responses Following Prolonged Trunk Flexion: Influence of Flexion Angle and Duration. Clinical Biomechanics 26(3): 250-256.

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​CONFERENCES/ SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

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  1. Ruberto K., Carpenter B., Ehsani H., Parvaneh S., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2019) Assessing Heart Rate Dynamics during Physical Activity: A New Marker of Frailty among Older Adults, International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR 2020),  Toulouse, France.

  2. Yanguez F.J., Peterson A., Weinkauf C., Goshima K.R., Zhou W., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2018) Novel Frailty Measures Correlate Vascular Outcomes. Vascular Society, 39th Annual Meeting, Colorado (SECOND PLACE WINNER PHIL JACOBS RESIDENT AWARD).

  3. Toosizadeh N., Taleban S, Mei Y, Golden TR, Miramontes M, Zaldizar C, Mohler J. (2017) Frailty Status Predicts Poor Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Screening Colonoscopy. International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR), Barcelona, Spain.

  4. Toosizadeh N., Wendel C., Mohler J. (2017) Sensor-based Upper Extremity Frailty Measurement. International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR), Barcelona, Spain.

  5. Parvaneh S., Najafi B., Toosizadeh N., Riaz I.B., Mohler J., (2016) Is There Any Association between Ventricular Ectopy and Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults?, 43rd Annual Conference of Computing in Cardiology, IEEE Computer Society Press, Canada-Vancouver.

  6. Parvaneh S., Najafi B., Toosizadeh N., Riaz I.B., Mohler J., (2016) Prevalence of Ventricular Ectopy in Older Adults across Different Frailty Levels, 43rd Annual Conference of Computing in Cardiology, IEEE Computer Society Press, Canada-Vancouver.

  7. Parvaneh S., Toosizadeh N., Moharreri S., (2015) Impact of mental stress on heart rate asymmetry. 42nd Annual Computing in Cardiology, IEEE Computer Society Press, Podium Presentation, France-Nice.

  8. Toosizadeh N., Talal TK., Mills J., Armstrong DG., Najafi B. (2015) Staying in the Loop While Maintaining Balance: Open versus Closed Loop Strategies for Maintaining Balance in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. International Symposium on the Diabetic Foot (ISDF), Oral Presentation, Hague, Netherlands.

  9. Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A., and Madigan, M.L. (2012) Viscoelastic Modeling of the Lumbar Spine: the Effect of Prolonged Flexion on Internal Loads. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics, Oral Presentation, Gainesville, Florida.

  10. Toosizadeh, N., Bazrgari, B., Hendershot, B., Muslim, K., and Nussbaum, M.A. (2010) In vivo Load-Relaxation of the Trunk with Prolonged Flexion. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics, Oral Presentation, Providence, Rhode Island.

  11. Haghpanahi M., and Toosizadeh N., (2008) Generating Finite Element Model of the Cervical Spine, Investigating the Role of the Muscle Forces in Flexion/Extension. WSEAS International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Biomedical Informatics (BEBI’08), Rhodes (Rodos) Island, Greece.

  12. Toosizadeh N., and Haghpanahi M., (2008) Generating Exact Finite Element Model of Lower Cervical Spine (C3-C7). 6th IASTED international conference publication on biomedical engineering, Oral Presentation, Innsbruck, Austria.

 

CONFERENCES/ POSTERS

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  1. Petrillo K., Flores H., Mayoral-Ortega I, Javed B., Dagar M., Toosizadeh N., (2023) Brain Function Entropy Analysis during Dual-Tasking: Application of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Screen Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  2. Rudy P., Asghari M., Toosizadeh N., (2023) Sensor-based Frailty Assessment in Hospitalized COPD Patients: Predicting Post-Exacerbation Outcomes,  Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) May 4 – 6, Long Beach, CA.  

  3. Ackun P., Arrue P., Toosizadeh N., (2023) The Aggravating Effect of Frailty on Heart Rate Dynamics during Physical Activity in Patients with Heart Disease, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) May 4 – 6, Long Beach, CA.   

  4. Petrillo, K., Javed, B., Toosizadeh, N., (2022) Association Between Dual Task Function and Neuropsychological Testing in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

  5. Petrillo, K., Flores, H., Mayoral-Ortega, I., Javed, B., Toosizadeh, N., (2022) Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Brain Function during Dual-Tasking: Application of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Older Adults, AZBio Conference, Phoenix, Arizona. 

  6. Mehran, A., Ruiz M., Pena M., Johnson H., Parthasarathy S., Toosizadeh N., (2022) Association Between Upper Extremity Function and Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults with COPD, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual scientific meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.

  7. Arrué P., Laksari l., Toosizadeh N., Babaee H., (2020) Sports Head Impact Kinematics: Characterization and Data Augmentation, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2020, Virtual Meeting.

  8. Kumar D.P., Laksari K., Wendel C, Mohler J., Ehsani H., Toosizadeh N., (2019) Quality vs. Quantity of Gait: Repeatability of Sensor-based Walking Characterization in Older Adults, International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR 2020),  Toulouse, France.

  9. Cohen A., Pena M., Ruiz M., Hamidi M., Joseph B., Ehsani H., Fain M., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2019) Assessing Frailty and Cognitive Function to Predict 30-Day Outcomes of Emergency Abdominal Surgery, International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR 2020),  Toulouse, France.

  10. Ruiz M., Cohen A., Pena M., Hamidi M., Joseph B., Ehsani H., Fain M., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2019) Sensor-based Physical Frailty and Cognitive Function Measures as Predictors of In-Hospital Outcomes in Abdominal Surgical Patients, International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR 2020),  Toulouse, France.

  11. Kumar D.P., Mohler J., Laksari K., Toosizadeh N., (2019) Frailty Assessment Based on the Quality of Everyday Walking. Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, Texas.

  12. Hindosh Z., Tirambulo C., Sween A., Stipho F., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2019) The Effect of Intensity and Duration of Physical Activity on Cognition. July 14-18; Los Angeles, CA.

  13. Sween A., Hindosh Z., Tirambulo C., Mills C., Stipho F., Ehsani H., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2019) Assessing the Association of Fear of Falling and Depression in Older Adults. Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. July 14-18; Los Angeles, CA.

  14. Tirambulo C., Ehsani H., Sutherland-Mills C., Sween A., Hindosh Z., Stipho F., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2019) The Association Between Physical Frailty and Fear of Falling in Community Dwelling Older Adults. American Geriatric Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Portland, Oregon, May2-4.

  15. Sween A., Hindosh Z., Stipho F., Tirambulo C., Ehsani H., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2019) The Association Between Physical Frailty and Fear of Falling in Community Dwelling Older Adults. American Geriatric Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Portland, Oregon, May2-4.

  16. Wahlert G., Tirambulo C., Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., (2019) The Effect of Low Frequency Vibration on Timed Up and Go Performance in Elders at High Fall Risk. Abstract for Presidential Poster presentation at the American Geriatric Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Portland, Oregon, May 2-4.

  17. Taylor-Piliae R., Sutherland-Mills C., Tirambulo C., Toosizadeh N., Hsu P., Mohler J., (2018) Enhancing a matter of balance fall intervention with a pilot dual task balance challenge, Innovation in Aging, 517-517.

  18. Ehsani H., Tirambulo C., Sutterland-Mills Zamrini E., C, Mohler J., Toosizadeh N., “Assessing cognition using dual-task motor function: The influence of cognitive task type”, Alzheimer's Association International Conference, July 22-26, 2018, Chicago, IL, United States.

  19. Ehsani H., Mohler J., O’Connor K., Zamrini E., Wahlert G., Fakhoury S., Gayten-Jenkins D., Toosizadeh N., “An Upper-Extremity Function Dual-task to Identify Cognitive Status of Older Adults”, 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 8-11, 2018, Rochester, MN, United States.

  20. Taylor-Piliae R., Mills C.D., Tirambulo C., Toosizadeh N., Hsu P., Mohler J., (2018) Enhancing a Matter of Balance Fall Intervention with a Pilot Dual Task Balance Challenge, Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Boston, Massachusetts, November 14-18.

  21. Golden T., Junna S., Wadeea R., Ghazala S., Tirambulo C., Toosizadeh N., Taleban S., Mohler J., (2018) Frailty Status Predicts Screening Colonoscopy Adverse Events, American Geriatric Society (AGS), Orlando, May 3-5.

  22. Tirambulo C., Sutherland-Mills C., Ehsani H., Golden T., Toosizadeh N., Mohler J., (2018) Frailty and Depression in Older Adults: A Cross Sectional Study, American Geriatric Society (AGS), Orlando, May 3-5.

  23. Zamrini E, Mohler J, O’Connor Kathy, Fakhoury S, Jenkins DG, Toosizadeh N., (2018) Correlations between Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) and Upper Extremity Dual Task Function in Detecting Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), Chicago, Illinois July 22-26.

  24. Fakhoury S, Jenkins DG, Zamrini E, Mohler J, O’Connor Kathy , Toosizadeh N., (2018) Assessment of dual-task motor function deterioration for detecting cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018, Chicago, Illinois July 22-26.

  25. Junna S., Golden T., Ghazala S., Wadeea R., Tirambulo C., Toosizadeh N., Mohler J., Taleban S., (2018) Frailty Predicts Colonoscopy Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Screening, Digestive Disease Week (DDW), Washington, DC, June 2-5.

  26. Tirambulo C, Mills CS, Ehsani H, Golden T, Toosizadeh N, Mohler J, (2018) Frailty and Depression in Older Adults: A Cross Sectional Study. American Geriatric Society, Orlando, Florida, May 3-5.

  27. Tirambulo C, Mills CS, Toosizadeh N, Lindley M, Golden T, Chen NK, Mohler J, Chou YH, (2017) fMRI and Upper-Extremity Function: The Effect of Dual-Tasking in Healthy Young and Healthy Older Adults. Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, May 3-6.

  28. Parvaneh S, Dabanloo NJ, Rezaei S, Moharreri S, Toosizadeh N., (2017) Heart Rate Asymmetry in Response to Colored Light. Computing in Cardiology (CinC), Rennes, France, September.

  29. Golden TR, Toosizadeh N, Berry CE, Mei Y, Miramontes M, Zaldizar C, Mohler J, Ghazala L. (2017) Frailty Assessment for Predicting Readmission and Discharge Disposition among Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation. ATS 2017 International Conference, Washington DC, May.

  30. Toosizadeh N, Ghazala L, Golden TR, Berry C, Mei Y, Miramontes M, Zaldizar C, Mohler J. (2017) Frailty Assessment for Predicting Readmission and Discharge Disposition among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients. International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research (ICFSR), Barcelona, Spain.

  31. Peterson R, Stocker H, Toosizadeh N, Wendel C, Fain M, Mohler MJ. (2017) Frailty transitions among older adults. International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), San Francisco, California, July.

  32. Stocker H, Peterson R, Toosizadeh N, Wendel C, Fain M, Mohler J. (2017) Frailty transitions among older adults. International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), San Francisco, California, July.

  33. Parvaneh S, Najafi B, Toosizadeh N, Riaz IB, Mohler J. (2016) Is There Any Association Between Ventricular Ectopy and Falls in Community-dwelling Older Adults? 3rd Annual Conference of Computing in Cardiology, IEEE Computer Society Press, Canada-Vancouver, September.

  34. Gary M., Toosizadeh N., Mager R., Veldhuizen J., O'Connor K., Mohler J., Najafi B., (2016) Upper-extremity function testing as an alternative to gait performance measures in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Long Beach, California

  35. Veldhuizen J., Mager R., Toosizadeh N.,  Mohler J., Reiman E., O'Connor K., Najafi B., (2016) Association between cognitive impairment and upper-extremity performance under a dual task condition. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Long Beach, California

  36. Toosizadeh N., Yen T.C., Dohm M., Fastje C., Najafi B., (2015) Can Paravertebral Facet Injection Improve Motor Performance in Patients with Degenerative Facet Osteoarthropathy? Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics, Poster Presentation, Columbus, Ohio.

  37. Toosizadeh N., Berry C., Bime C., Najafi B., Mohler J. (2015) An Association between Frailty and Pulmonary Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – Application of a Routine Frailty Assessment Approach using Wearable Technology. American Aging Association-44th Annual AGE Meeting, Marina Del Rey, California.

  38. Toosizadeh N., Talal TK., Mills J., Armstrong DG., Najafi B. (2015) Assessing Balance Impairment in Diabetic Patients using Open-loop Closed-loop Postural Control Strategies. The American Podiatric Medical Association (AMPA), Poster Presentation, Orlando, Florida.

  39. Yen T.C., Toosizadeh N., Dohm M., Fastje C., Najafi B., (2014) Improvement in Physical Performance in Patients with Degenerative Facet Osteoarthropathy Lumbosacral Spine following Paravertebral Facet Injection. Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada.

  40. Mahmoud AZ., Toosizadeh N., Tallal T.K., Armstrong D.G., Mills J.L., Najafi B., (2014) The Association between Frailty and Wound Size, Disability, and Pain: A Pilot Study. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference (ARC’14), Doha, Qatar.

  41. Toosizadeh N., Heusser M., Zangbar-Sabegh B., Joseph B., Mohler J., Najafi B. (2014) Objective Frailty Assessment in Trauma Patients using a Novel Upper-extremity Approach. Gerontology Society of America (GSA), Washington, DC.

  42. Heusser M., Toosizadeh N., Zangbar-Sabegh B., Mohler J., Joseph B., Najafi B., (2014) Upper Extremity Frailty Assessment in Trauma Patients Using Wearable Sensor Technology. Biomedical Engineering  Society (BMES), San Antonio, Texas.

  43. Toosizadeh, N., Mohler, J., Najafi, B. (2014) A Novel Upper Limb Kinematics Assessment Using Wearable Sensors to Identify Frailty. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Orlando, Florida. 60: S121.

  44. Lei, H., Toosizadeh, N., Schwenk, M., Sherman S., Karp, S., Parvaneh, S., Esternberg, E., and Najafi, B. (2013) Objective Assessment of Electro-acupuncture Benefit for Improving Balance and Gait in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  45. Toosizadeh N., Lei, M., Schwenk, M., Sherman S., Karp, S., Esternberg, E., and Najafi, B. (2013) Effectiveness of Electro-acupuncture Therapy in Improving Gait and Balance in People with Parkinson’s        Disease’, International Research Congress of Integrative Medicine and Health (IRCIHM), Miami, Florida.

  46. Toosizadeh, N., Mohler, J., Najafi, B. (2013) Frailty Assessment by Characterization of Open-loop and Closed-loop Strategy of Postural Control in Older Adults’, Gerontology Society of America (GSA), New Orleans, Louisiana.

  47. Toosizadeh, N., Mohler, J., Najafi, B. (2013) Frailty Assessment by Characterization of Open-loop and Closed-loop Strategy of Postural Control in Older Adults. AHSC Frontiers in Biomedical Research Poster Forum, Tucson, Arizona.

  48. Muslim, K., Hendershot, B., Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A., Bazrgari, B., and Madigan, M.L. (2012) Disturbances to Intrinsic Stiffness and Reflexive Muscle Responses Following Repeated Static Trunk Flexion. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics, Gainesville, Florida.

  49. Hendershot, B., Bazrgari, B., Muslim, K., Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A., and Madigan, M.L. (2010) Disturbances to Intrinsic Stiffness and Reflexive Muscle Responses Following Prolonged Trunk Flexion. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics, Providence, Rhode Island.

  50. Hendershot, B., Bazrgari, B., Muslim, K., Toosizadeh, N., Nussbaum, M.A., and Madigan, M.L. (2010) Disturbances to Intrinsic Stiffness and Reflexive Muscle Responses Following Prolonged Trunk Flexion. 9th Annual SBES Graduate Research Symposium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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