• BS, Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2006
• PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, 2014
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 2015

Journal Articles

Sujata Khandare, Molly Smallcomb, Jacob Elliott, Meghan E Vidt and Julianna C Simon, 2024, "Focused ultrasound as an alternative to dry needling for the treatment of tendinopathies: A murine model", Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 42, (3), pp. 598-606

Joshua Pataky, Emily C Demalis, Jonathan Shelly, Kara Miller, Zoe M Moore and Meghan E Vidt, 2024, "Use of a factor analysis to assess biomechanical factors of American Sign Language in native and non-native signers", Journal of Biomechanics, 165, pp. Article 112011

Sean Silverman, Meghan E Vidt, Justin S Hong and Lori M Grafton, 2024, "Risk reduction of concussion in athletes: Do neck size, neck strength, or anticipatory activation make a difference?", American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Mollie E Andreae, Lori M Grafton, Justin S Hong and Meghan E Vidt, 2023, "Treatment and management of work-related mild traumatic brain injury in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation", American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 102, pp. 560-566

Sujata Khandare and Meghan E Vidt, 2023, "Development of a more biofidelic musculoskeletal model with humeral head translation and glenohumeral ligaments", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 26, (13), pp. 1549-1556

Joshua Pataky, Lyndsey Engle, Vijitha Seelam, Sujata Khandare, Zoe M Moore, April D Armstrong and Meghan E Vidt, 2022, "Movement compensation is driven by the deltoid and teres minor muscles following severe rotator cuff tear", Clinical Biomechanics, 100, pp. Article 105799, p.1-6

Meghan E Vidt, Jared Heitzenrater, Daleela Dodge, John Potochny, Kristine Widders, Melody Paulishak, Dino Ravnic, Cathy R Henry, Michael Green, Rena Kass and Kathryn H Schmitz, 2022, "The role of physical arm function and demographic disparities in breast cancer survivors' ability to return to work", Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, (12), pp. 10301-10310

Molly Smallcomb, Sujata Khandare, Meghan E Vidt and Julianna C Simon, 2022, "Therapeutic ultrasound and shockwave therapy for tendinopathy: A narrative review", American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 101, (8), pp. 801-807

Jacob Elliott, Sujata Khandare, Ali Butt, Molly Smallcomb, Meghan E Vidt and Julianna C Simon, 2022, "Automated tissue strain calculations using Harris corner detection", Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 50, (5), pp. 564-574

Sujata Khandare, Molly Smallcomb, Ali Butt, Jacob Elliott, Julianna C Simon and Meghan E Vidt, 2022, "Effects of focused ultrasound and dry needling on tendon mechanical properties", Journal of Biomechanics, 132, pp. Article 110934, p.1-7

Sujata Khandare, Richard Arce and Meghan E Vidt, 2022, "Muscle compensation strategies to maintain glenohumeral joint stability with increased rotator cuff tear severity: A simulation study", Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology : Official Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 62, pp. Article 102335, p. 1-10

Melissa M Morrow, Andrea G Cutti and Meghan E Vidt, 2022, "Trends and advancements in shoulder biomechanics research", Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology : Official Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 62, pp. Article 102409, p. 1-4

Joshua Pataky, Vijitha Seelam, Lyndsay Engle, Sujata Khandare, April D Armstrong and Meghan E Vidt, 2021, "Glenohumeral joint loading is impacted by rotator cuff tear severity during functional task performance", Clinical Biomechanics, 20, pp. Article 105494, p. 1-7

Gretchen Roman, Daniel Peterson, Edward Ofori and Meghan E Vidt, 2021, "Upper extremity biomechanics in native and non-native signers", WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 70, (4), pp. 1111-1119

Molly Smallcomb, Jacob Elliott, Sujata Khandare, Ali A Butt, Meghan E Vidt and Julianna C Simon, 2021, "Focused ultrasound mechanical disruption of ex vivo rat tendon", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectronics, and Frequency Control, 68, (9), pp. 2981-2986

Rachel Whittaker, Meghan E Vidt, Rebecca ME Lockley, Marina Mourtzakis and Clark R Dickerson, 2021, "Upper extremity and trunk body segment parameters are affected by BMI and sex", Journal of Biomechanics, 117, (5 March), pp. Article: 110230, p.1-9

Gretchen Roman, Daniel S Peterson, Edward Ofori and Meghan E Vidt, 2020, "The modified Strain Index: A composite measure of injury-risk for signers", Journal of Motor Behavior, 53, (4), pp. 499-508

Natalia V Dounskaia, Yuri Shimansky, Bryan K Ganter and Meghan E Vidt, 2020, "A simple joint control pattern dominates performance of unconstrained arm movements of daily living tasks", PLOS One, 15, (7), pp. e0235813; p.1-25

Meghan E Vidt, John Potochny, Daleela Dodge, Michael Green, Kathleen Sturgeon, Rena Kass and Kathryn H Schmitz, 2020, "The influence of mastectomy and reconstruction on residual upper limb function in breast cancer survivors", Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 182, (3), pp. 531-541

Meghan E Vidt, Nicholas La Delfa, Jacquelyn M Maciukiewicz, Andrew Ho, Jack P Callaghan and Clark R Dickerson, 2019, "The benefits of advanced exposure metrics to estimate occupational shoulder demands", International Journal of Human Factors Modelling and Simulation, 7, (1), pp. 13-33

Angelica E Lang, Jacqueline M Maciukiewicz, Meghan E Vidt, Sylvain Grenier and Clark R Dickerson, 2018, "Workstation configuration and packaging containers influence upper limb posture in grocery cashier tasks", Applied Ergonomics, 73, pp. 206-213

Bryan R Picco, Meghan E Vidt and Clark R Dickerson, 2018, "Scapular kinematics by sex across elevation planes", Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 34, (2), pp. 141-150

Kimberly A Meszaros, Meghan E Vidt and Clark R Dickerson, 2018, "The effects of hand force variation on shoulder muscle activation during submaximal exertions", International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE, 24, (1), pp. 100-110

Anthony C Santago, Meghan E Vidt, Xiaotong Li, Christopher J Tuohy, Gary G Poehling, Michael T Freehill and Katherine R Saul, 2017, "Shoulder strength requirements for upper limb functional tasks: Do age and rotator cuff tear status matter?", Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 33, (6), pp. 446-452

Jacquelyn M Maciukiewicz, Angelica E Lang, Meghan E Vidt, Sylvain G Grenier and Clark R Dickerson, 2017, "Characterization of cashier shoulder and low back muscle demands", International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 59, pp. 80–91

Alicia L Nadon, Meghan E Vidt, Amy Y Chow and Clark R Dickerson, 2016, "The spatial dependency of shoulder muscular demands during upward and downward exertions", Ergonomics, 59, (10), pp. 1294-1306

Xiaotong Li, Anthony C Santago, 2nd, Meghan E Vidt and Katherine R Saul, 2016, "Analysis of effects of loading and postural demands on upper limb reaching in older adults using statistical parametric mapping", Journal of Biomechanics, 49, (13), pp. 2806-2816

Meghan E Vidt, Anthony C Santago, 2nd, Eric J Hegedus, Anthony P Marsh, Christopher J Tuohy, Gary G Poehling, Michael T Freehill, Michael E Miller and Katherine R Saul, 2016, "Can self-report instruments of shoulder function capture functional differences in older adults with and without a rotator cuff tear?", Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology : Official Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 29, pp. 90-9

Anthony C Santago, 2nd, Meghan E Vidt, Christopher J Tuohy, Gary G Poehling, Michael T Freehill, Jennifer H Jordan, Robert A Kraft and Katherine R Saul, 2016, "Quantitative analysis of three-dimensional distribution and clustering of intramuscular fat in muscles of the rotator cuff", Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 44, (7), pp. 2158-2167

Meghan E Vidt, Anthony C Santago, 2nd, Anthony P Marsh, Eric J Hegedus, Christopher J Tuohy, Gary G Poehling, Michael T Freehill, Michael E Miller and Katherine R Saul, 2016, "The effects of a rotator cuff tear on activities of daily living in older adults: A kinematic analysis.", Journal of Biomechanics, 49, (4), pp. 611-617

Meghan E Vidt, Anthony C Santago, 2nd, Christopher J Tuohy, Gary G Poehling, Michael T Freehill, Robert A Kraft, Anthony P Marsh, Eric J Hegedus, Michael E Miller and Katherine R Saul, 2016, "Assessments of fatty infiltration and muscle atrophy from a single magnetic resonance image slice are not predictive of 3-dimensional measurements", Arthroscopy : The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association, 32, (1), pp. 128-139

Katherine R Saul, Meghan E Vidt, Gary E Gold and Wendy M Murray, 2015, "Upper limb strength and muscle volume in healthy middle-aged adults", Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 31, (6), pp. 484-491

Katherine R Saul, Xiao Hu, Craig M Goehler, Meghan E Vidt, Melissa Daly, Anca Velisar and Wendy M Murray, 2015, "Benchmarking of dynamic simulation predictions in two software platforms using an upper limb musculoskeletal model", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 18, (13), pp. 1445-1458

Eric J Hegedus, Meghan E Vidt and Daniel T Tarara, 2014, "The best combination of physical performance and self-report measures to capture function in three patient groups", Physical Therapy Reviews, 19, (3), pp. 196–203

Melissa Daly, Meghan E Vidt, Joel D Eggebeen, W Greg Simpson, Michael E Miller, Anthony P Marsh and Katherine R Saul, 2013, "Upper extremity muscle volumes and functional strength after resistance training in older adults", Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 21, (2), pp. 186-207

Meghan E Vidt, Melissa Daly, Michael E Miller, Cralen C Davis, Anthony P Marsh and Katherine R Saul, 2012, "Characterizing upper limb muscle volume and strength in older adults: a comparison with young adults", Journal of Biomechanics, 45, (2), pp. 334-341

Meghan E Vidt, Anthony C Santago, II, Anthony P Marsh, Eric J Hegedus, Christopher J Tuohy, Gary G Poehling, Michael T Freehill, Michael E Miller and Katherine R Saul, , "Modeling a rotator cuff tear: individualized shoulder muscle forces influence glenohumeral joint contact force predictions", Clinical Biomechanics, 60, pp. 20-29

Sujata Khandare, Molly Smallcomb, Klein Bailey, Geary Colby, Julianna C Simon and Meghan E Vidt, , "Comparison between dry needling and focused ultrasound on the mechanical properties of the rat Achilles tendon: A pilot study", Journal of Biomechanics, 120, pp. Article: 110384, p.1-5

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