Profile for Emily Miller

Emily Miller

Assistant Professor

Health Professions

Specialty area(s)

Biomechanics and Motion Analysis

Current courses at UWL

PTS 526

Education

Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, (December 2025)
Michigan Technological University
Thesis: “Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography (USWE): Development of Tissue Models and Investigation of Shear Wave Speed Variability”

M.S. Biomedical Engineering (December 2004)

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Thesis: “Tri-Axial Plantar Pressure Sensor: Design, Calibration, and Characterization”

B.S. Biomedical Engineering (May 2002)
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Career

Research and publishing

1. Miller, EJ, Jin, YM, Jiang, J (2026) “Investigating Confounding Factors in Shear Wave Speed Measurements of Fibrotic Liver Tissues: A Computer Simulation Study”, Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-026-01712-8.

2. Miller, EJ, Jin, YM, Jiang, J (2025) “Characterization of Fibrotic Liver Tissue Microstructure of Predicting Shear Wave Speed Variability: a Machine-Learning-Based Computational Study”, Physics in Medicine and Biology 70, No. 8: 085008, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/adc96e.

3. Bhat, SG, Miller, EJ, Kane, PH, Hollander, KW, Vignola, C, Shin, AY, Sugar, TG, Kaufman, KR (2025) “Enhanced Functionality Using a Powered Upper Extremity Exoskeleton in Patients with Brachial Plexus Injuries”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 33: 780-786, 2025, DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2025.3538175.

4. Miller, EJ, Bhat, SG, Kane, PH, Shin, AY, Kaufman, KR (2024) “Myoelectric Performance of the Reconstructed Elbow Flexor in Patients with Brachial Plexus Injuries”, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 79, 102944, ISSN 1050-6411.

5. Vignola, C, Bhat, SG, Hollander, K, Kane, P, Miller, E, Martin, WB, Shin, AY, Sugar, TG, Kaufman, KR (2024) “Design and Development of a Powered Myoelectric Elbow Orthosis for Neuromuscular Injuries”, Military Medicine 189, S3: 585-591.

6. Ali, F, Hogen, CA, Miller, EJ, Kaufman, KR (2024) “Validation of Pelvis and Trunk Range of Motion as Assessed Using Inertial Measurement Units”, Bioengineering 11, No. 7:659-671.

7. Bhat, SG, Noonan, EJ, Mess, G, Miller, EJ, Shin, AY, Kaufman, KR (2023) “Characterization of Elbow Flexion Torque After Nerve Reconstruction of Patients with Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury”, Clinical Biomechanics 104, DOI:105951

8. Bhat, SG, Miller, EJ, Shin, AY, Kaufman, KR (2023) “Muscle Activation for Targeted Elbow Force Production Following Surgical Reconstruction in Adults with Brachial Plexus Injury”, J Ortho Res 41, No. 9: 2032-2039. DOI: 10.1002/jor.25534.

9. Kaufman, KR, Miller, EJ, Deml, CM, Sheehan, RC, Grabiner, MD, Wyatt, M, Zai, CZ, Kingsbury, T, Tullos, ML, Acasio, JC, Mahon, CE, Hendershot, BD, Dearth, CL (2023) “Fall Prevention Training for Service Members with an Amputation or Limb Salvage Following Lower Extremity Trauma”, Military Medicine usad005.

10. Sheehan, RC, Guerrero, N, Wilson, JB, Zai, CZ, Kingsbury, TD, Tullos, ML, Acasio, JC, Mahon, CE, Miller, E, Hendershot, BD, Dearth, CL, Grabiner, MD, Kaufman, KR (2022) “Common Fall-risk Indicators Are Not Associated with Fall Prevalence in a High-functioning Military Population with Lower Limb Trauma”, Clin Biom 100: Article Number 105774.

11. Miller, EJ, Sheehan, RC, Kaufman, K (2022) “IMU Filter Settings for High Intensity Activities”, Gait&Posture 91: 26-29.

12. Miller, EJ, Kaufman, KR (2019) “Cross-sectional Validation of Inertial Measurement Units for Estimating Trunk Flexion Kinematics During Treadmill Disturbances”, MedEng&Phys 70: 51-54.
13. Miller, EJ, Kaufman, K (2018) “Comparison of Overhead Harness Configurations for Measuring Trunk Kinematics During Treadmill Disturbances”, Gait&Posture 68: 15-17.

14. Hurd, WJ, Morrow, MM, Miller, EJ, Adams, RA, Sperling, JW, Kaufman, KR (2018) “Patient-reported and Objectively Measured Function Before and After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty”, J Ger Phys Ther 41(3): 126-133.

15. Miller, EJ, Kaufman, K (2018) “Verification of an improved hip joint center prediction method”, Gait&Posture 59: 174-176.

16. Taylor, L, Miller, EJ, Kaufman, K (2017) “Static and Dynamic Validation of Inertial Measurement Units”, Gait&Posture 57: 80-84.

17. Miller, EJ, Kaufman, KR, Kingsbury, T, Wolf, E, Wilken, J, Wyatt, M (2016) “Mechanical Testing for three-dimensional motion analysis reliability”, Gait&Posture 50:116-119.

18. Kaufman, KR, Miller, EJ, Kingsbury, T, Russell Esposito, E, Wolf, E, Wilken, J, Wyatt, M (2016) “Reliability of 3D Gait Data across Multiple Laboratories”, Gait&Posture 49:375-381.

19. Jensen, E, Lugade, V, Crenshaw, J, Miller, E, Kaufman, K (2016) “A Principal Component Analysis Approach to Correcting the Knee Flexion Angle During Gait”, J Biomech 49 (9): 1698-1704.

20. Hurd, WJ, Morrow, MM, Miller, EJ, Adams, RA, Sperling, JW, Kaufman, KR (2014) “Novel Approaches to Objectively Assess Shoulder Function”, JSES, Vol. 23(10): e251-e255.

21. Miller, EJ, Pagnano, MW, Kaufman, KR (2014) “Tibiofemoral Alignment in Posterior Stablized Total Knee Arthroplasty: Static Alignment Does Not Predict Dynamic Tibial Plateau Loading”, J Ortho Res, Vol. 32(8): 1068-1074.

22. Miller, EJ, Riemer, RF, Donahue, TL, Kaufman, KR (2009)” Experimental Validation of a Tibiofemoral Model for Analyzing Joint Force Distribution” J Biomechanics 42: 1355-1359.

23. Lawrence, RK, Kernozek, TW, Miller, EJ, Torry, MR, Reuteman, P (2008)” Influences of hip external rotation strength on knee mechanics during single-leg drop landings in females” Clin. Biomech 23(6): 806-813.