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Dwight Waddell

Dwight WaddellDwight Waddell

Chair and Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Co-director, Center for Diagnostics, Design, Devices and Biomechanics

waddell@olemiss.edu
662-915-2623
C302 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677

Experience

University of Mississippi – Professor, 2006 to present
Tulane University – Associate Professor, 2004 – 2006
Georgia Institute of Technology – Research Faculty, 2000 – 2004

Education

University of Texas at Austin – Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, 1998
University of Texas at Austin – M.S., Biomedical Engineering, 1991
Louisiana State University – B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Research interests

Dr. Waddell’s lab is interested in volitional control of human movement and locomotion as well as helping to understand better the neurophysiological contributions to movement. Strategies include biomedical device design and prototyping to facilitate rehabilitation, motion capture, and cadaveric testing and imaging. Specific areas of interest include:

  • Biomechanics
  • Neuromotor control
  • Movement disorders
  • Motion capture
  • Electromyography
  • Electroencephalography
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