Katja Mombaur
Biographic Data
| ID | 1832836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katja Mombaur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katja |
| FAMILY NAME | Mombaur |
| SIGNATURE | MOMBAUR K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1353-0943 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Do aging suits adequately simulate objective age-related decline in gait? A kinematic comparison of induced aging in young and middle-aged adults
Background and Objectives Aging suits are widely used as arguably didactic tool to foster understanding for age-related challenges in healthcare training by mimicking physical impairments associated with aging. However, effects on functional levels are ambiguous and necessitating validation of their potential to simulate age-related walking impairments. We evaluated effects of wearing an aging suit on kinematic gait variables, in younger and midd…
A Quantitative Comparison of Slackline Balancing Capabilities of Experts and Beginners
Mechanical stability criteria are able to explain balance and robustness during simple motions, however, humans have learned many complex balancing tasks for which science lacks a thorough understanding. In this work, we analyzed slackline balancing to define general balance performance indicators. The goal is to not only measure slackline expertise, but to be able to quantify stability during any balance task. For this, we compared beginners tha…
Preschoolers’ Motivation to Over-Imitate Humans and Robots
From preschool age, humans tend to imitate causally irrelevant actions—they over-imitate. This study investigated whether children over-imitate even when they know a more efficient task solution and whether they imitate irrelevant actions equally from a human compared to a robot model. Five-to-six-year-olds (N = 107) watched either a robot or human retrieve a reward from a puzzle box. First a model demonstrated an inefficient (Trial 1), then an e…
Slow but Steady
Many older adults suffer injuries due to falls as the ability to safely move between sitting and standing degrades. Unfortunately, while existing measures describe sit-to-stand (STS) performance, they do not directly measure the conditions for balance. To gain insight into the effect of age on STS balance, we analyzed how far 8 older and 10 young adults strayed from a state of static balance and how well each group maintained dynamic balance. Sta…
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Slow but Steady
Many older adults suffer injuries due to falls as the ability to safely move between sitting and standing degrades. Unfortunately, while existing measures describe sit-to-stand (STS) performance, they do not directly measure the conditions for balance. To gain insight into the effect of age on STS balance, we analyzed how far 8 older and 10 young adults strayed from a state of static balance and how well each group maintained dynamic balance. Sta…
Preschoolers’ Motivation to Over-Imitate Humans and Robots
From preschool age, humans tend to imitate causally irrelevant actions—they over-imitate. This study investigated whether children over-imitate even when they know a more efficient task solution and whether they imitate irrelevant actions equally from a human compared to a robot model. Five-to-six-year-olds (N = 107) watched either a robot or human retrieve a reward from a puzzle box. First a model demonstrated an inefficient (Trial 1), then an e…
A Quantitative Comparison of Slackline Balancing Capabilities of Experts and Beginners
Mechanical stability criteria are able to explain balance and robustness during simple motions, however, humans have learned many complex balancing tasks for which science lacks a thorough understanding. In this work, we analyzed slackline balancing to define general balance performance indicators. The goal is to not only measure slackline expertise, but to be able to quantify stability during any balance task. For this, we compared beginners tha…
Do aging suits adequately simulate objective age-related decline in gait? A kinematic comparison of induced aging in young and middle-aged adults
Background and Objectives Aging suits are widely used as arguably didactic tool to foster understanding for age-related challenges in healthcare training by mimicking physical impairments associated with aging. However, effects on functional levels are ambiguous and necessitating validation of their potential to simulate age-related walking impairments. We evaluated effects of wearing an aging suit on kinematic gait variables, in younger and midd…
Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Physical medicine and rehabilitation (3 works) · Balance (ability (2 works) · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Dynamic balance (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Physical therapy (2 works)