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

Journal Articles

Meghan E Vidt, Jared Heitzenrater, Daleela Dodge, John Potochny, Kristine Widders, Melody Paulishak, Dino Ravnic, Cathy R Henry, Michael Green, Rena Kass and Kathryn 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

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

Molly Smallcomb, Sujata Khandare, Meghan E Vidt and Julianna 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 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 compensatory strategies to maintain glenohumeral joint stability with increased rotator cuff tear severity: A simulation study", Journal of Electromyography and 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, 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 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, Lockley, Marina 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 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 Lang, Jacqueline Maciukiewicz, Meghan E Vidt, Sylvain Grenier and Clark 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, M 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, A C Santago, 2nd, Meghan E Vidt and K 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

Sujata Khandare and Meghan E Vidt, , "Development of a more biofidelic musculoskeletal model with humeral head translation and glenohumeral ligaments", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

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

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