ABDERRAHMAN OUATTAS

Graduate & Later Doctoral Research Assistant

Biomechanics Research Building- Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska Omaha. Omaha, NE, USA. August 2016-Current • Thesis Project o "Knee joint proprioception: its effect on static balance & dynamic stability in Post Total Knee Arthroplasty patients”. Chair: Knarr A Brian. Committee member: Wellsandt Elizabeth., Hunt Nate., Stergiou Nick. o Graduate Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) Grant. 2016, Funding $5,000.00. Role: PI. o Recruited and collected elderly and clinical participants, managed IRB application and continuing reviews, and insured compliance with subject documentation. o Developed processing codes in Matlab and Visual3D. Analysis included linear and non-linear methods using SPSS & Matlab. • Managed Undergraduate Research Assistants o Assisted in grants submission, study design & execution, and academic writing. o Assisted in the submission of FUSE grants, study design and execution. o Helped oversee and mentor 5 undergraduate students. • Assisted with Faculty Research o Managed multiple research projects funded through NIH, and internal university grants. o Troubleshooted ongoing research protocols and equipment. o Managed IRB protocols, recruited participants, collected data, processed and analyzed results, and presented findings in national conferences. o Participants included healthy young and elderly, total knee arthroplasty, and population with amputations. o Deliver presentations to collaborators from different fields (computer scientists, orthopedic surgeons, and physical therapists). • Assisted department staff with tours and demonstrations for local businesses, schools, visiting collaborators, academics and clinicians. Current and Past Projects: 1. Variability and specificity in reactive stabilization movements to diverse slip perturbations. National Institute of Health (NIH) COBRE Phase II Funded Project. IRB# 877-18-EP. Role: Secondary Investigator. 2. Mechanisms of Fall Resistance to Diverse Slipping Conditions. NIH R15 Funded Project. IRB#861-18-EP. Role: Participating Personnel. 3. Knee joint proprioception: its effect on inter-limb joint asymmetry & dynamic stability in Post Total Knee Arthroplasty patients. Master’s Thesis funded by Department of Biomechanics and UNO internal fund grant. IRB# 128-17-EP. Role: Principle Investigator. 4. Impact of Real World Environments on Movement Variability. NIH COBRE Phase I Funded Project. IRB# 053-17-EP. Role: Secondary Investigator. 5. Quantifying Static and Dynamic Stability Using Mobile Sensors. IRB# 051-17-EP. Role: Secondary Investigator. 6. Characterization of Movement Variability in Total Knee Arthroplasty. NIH COBRE Phase I Funded Project. IRB# 654-16-EP. Role: Secondary Investigator. 7. Enhancing the prosthetic interface: 1/f vibrotactile socket stimulation to improve the adaptability of trans-tibial amputees. NIH R15 Funded Project. IRB# 541-15-EP. Role: Secondary Investigator. 8. Determining movement variability in assistive devices use. Project Funded by UNO internal Grant. IRB# 499-17-EP. Role: Secondary Investigator. 9. SWIMS: Smart Wearable In-home Monitoring System for elderly with fall risk. Great Plains CTR / NIH funded project. IRB# 242-18-EP. Role: Secondary Investigator. 10. Impact of assistive device use during treadmill and overground walking post-stroke. NIH R15 funded project. IRB# 385-18-EP. Role: Secondary Investigator. 11. Developing and testing of low-cost assistive devices and virtual reality rehabilitation programs. Quality Living Inc (QLI) Fellowship. IRB# 805-17-EP. Role: Principal Investigator.

Aug 2016 – Oct 2020

Talent Identification Agent

Talent identification program, Aspire Academy October 2014-December 2015 Going through 3 stages (Bronze, Silver, and Gold), of testing 6th grade male students for athletic abilities. The stages were made to neglect the unqualified talents. Participants, whom pass all stages, are called to be enrolled with Aspire academy for athletic careers. Testing involves anthropometric measurements, Upper and lower body Power, speed, and acceleration. In addition, I was part of the research team at the Aspire Talent Identification process, at which we organized and applied data collection of several motor abilities.

Oct 2014 – Dec 2015

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Sport Science Program, Qatar University. Doha, Qatar. September 2014-August 2015 • Duties included conducting pilots, recruiting subject, collecting data, processing data, and presenting work on national conferences.

Sep 2014 – Aug 2015

Project coordinator

Qatar Olympic Academy, Doha, Qatar. February-September 2014 • Duties included managing courses, preparing presentations, writing course reports, analyzing each course outcome statistics and supervising students. Courses involved Sport management, Team Sport coaching (beginner and intermediate), and Individual Sport Coaching (beginner and intermediate).

Feb 2014 – Sep 2014

Personal Trainer

- ICan 2015 Camp, Aspire Academy in collaboration with Qatar University 22nd January- 5th February 2015 Worked as a coach at ICan 2015 camp (held at Aspire Academy); a weight loss program delivered for elementary school students (age between 8 and 12 years old).