Yaejin Moon

Education

• Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
• M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, . Major: Kinesiology
• B.S., Summa cum laude, Seoul National University, Seoul, . Major: Sport Science in Physical Education

Teaching

Currently Teaching

• EXE 693 - Research Methods in Exercise and Sport Science
• EXE 408 - Analysis of Human Motion
• EXE 764 - Internship in Exercise Science

Active Research

Sponsored Research

• Yaejin Moon (PD/PI) , Predicting Injuries Of Real-Life Falls Using Artificial Intelligence - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Inst - Not for Profit/Foundation. End Date: 2029-12-31
• Victor Duenas (PD/PI) Yaejin Moon (Co-PD/PI) , Closed-loop Gait Control to Assist Balance Post-Stroke through Intermittent Foot Path Corrections - National Institutes of Health (NIH)/DHHS - Federal Agencies. End Date: 2028-03-31
• Yaejin Moon (PD/PI) Justin Ehrlich (Co-Investigator) Senem Velipasalar Gursoy (Co-Investigator) , Understanding Biomechanics Of Real-Life Falls Using Pose Detection Algorithms - National Institutes of Health (NIH)/DHHS - Federal Agencies Grant. End Date: 2027-11-30

Other Grants, Fellowships, Contracts, and Gifts

• Yaejin Moon, Understanding Biomechanics of Real-Life Falls Using Pose Detection Algorithms - Good to Great. End Date: 2027-06-14

Published Scholarship

Publications

• Michaels, R., Barreira, T.V., Robinovitch, S.N., Sosnoff, J.J. and Moon, Y., 2025. Estimating hip impact velocity and acceleration from video-captured falls using a pose estimation algorithm. Scientific Reports, [online] 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-85934-y.
• McKenzie, K., Veit, N., Aalla, S., Yang, C., Giffhorn, M., Lynott, A., Buchler, K., Kishta, A., Barry, A., Sandhu, M., Moon, Y., Rymer, W.Z. and Jayaraman, A., 2024. Combining Neuromodulation Strategies in Spinal Cord Injury Gait Rehabilitation: A Proof of Concept, Randomized, Crossover Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, [online] 105(10), pp.1930–1937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.06.011.
• Moon, Y., Yang, C., Veit, N.C., McKenzie, K.A., Kim, J., Aalla, S., Yingling, L., Buchler, K., Hunt, J., Jenz, S., Shin, S.Y., Kishta, A., Edgerton, V.R., Gerasimenko, Y.P., Roth, E.J., Lieber, R.L. and Jayaraman, A., 2024. Noninvasive spinal stimulation improves walking in chronic stroke survivors: a proof-of-concept case series. BioMedical Engineering OnLine, [online] 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12938-024-01231-1.
• Jayaraman, C., Embry, K.R., Mummidisetty, C.K., Moon, Y., Giffhorn, M., Prokup, S., Lim, B., Lee, J., Lee, Y., Lee, M. and Jayaraman, A., 2022. Modular hip exoskeleton improves walking function and reduces sedentary time in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, [online] 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-022-01121-4.
• Lonini, L. et al., 2022. Video-based Pose Estimation for Gait Analysis in Stroke Survivors during Clinical Assessments. Digital Biomarkers.
• Moon, Y. et al., 2021. Characterization of Motor-Evoked Responses Obtained with Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Stimulation from the Lower-Limb Muscles after Stroke. Brain sciences, 11(3), p.289.
• Kim, M. et al., 2021. A Novel Technique to Reject Artifact Components for Surface EMG Signals Recorded During Walking With Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Pilot Study. Front Hum Neurosci, 3(15), p.660583.
• Wood, T.A. et al., 2019. Age-Related Differences in Head Impact during Experimentally Induced Sideways Falls. BioMed Research International.
• Moon, Y. et al., 2019. Preliminary investigation of teaching older adults the tuck-and-roll strategy: can older adults learn to fall with reduced impact severity. Journal of biomechanics, 83, pp.291–297.
• Sun, R. et al., 2018. Assessment of Postural Sway in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis Using a Novel Wearable Inertial Sensor. Digital Biomarkers, 2(1), pp.1–10.

Presentations

• Zhang, A. et al., 2025. Dual task performance during treadmill-based perturbation trials in young adults.. In Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.
• Lalta, T. et al., 2025. Relationship Between Dual Task Cost During Treadmill-Based Perturbation Trials and Unperturbed Overground Walking. In Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.
• Michaels, R. & Moon, Y., 2025. Video-based analysis for estimating knee impact angle during a fall using pose-estimation. In American Society of Biomechanics.
• Michaels, R. & Moon, Y., 2024. Video-based Analysis for Estimating Hip Impact Velocity and Acceleration During a Fall Using a Pose-Estimation Algorithm. In American Biomechanics Society.
• Michaels, R. & Moon, Y., 2023. Applications of a Pose-Detection Algorithm for Measuring Hip Impact Velocity During a Fall. In Mid-Atlantic Chapter American College of Sports Medicine.
• Moon, Y. et al., 2020. Noninvasive spinal stimulation improves gait in long-term stroke survivors, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. In Virtual Annual Conference.
• Moon, Y. et al., 2019. Changes in Spinal Excitability Following Stroke, Movement & Rehabilitation Sciences Training Day.
• Moon, Y. & Sosnoff, J.J., 2018. Preliminary Investigation on Teaching Older Adults How to Fall Safely. In NET External Expert Research Seminar.
• Moon, Y. & Sosnoff, J.J., 2018. Teaching Older Adults How to Fall Safely. In Colloquium in Kinesiology and Community Health Department.
• Moon, Y. et al., 2016. Fall Risk Assessment: The potential for home-based technology. In American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Active Service

Professional Service

• Reviewer/Referee, BioMed Research International
• Reviewer/Referee, Clinical Rehabilitation
• Reviewer/Referee, Frontiers in Neuroscience
• Reviewer/Referee, Gait and Posture
• Reviewer/Referee, Sensors
• Reviewer/Referee, Biomechanics (active since: 2025)
• Reviewer/Referee, Journal of Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation (active since: 2025)
• Reviewer/Referee, Sports (active since: 2025)
• Editor, Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences (active since: 2024)
• Reviewer/Referee, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (active since: 2024)
• Reviewer/Referee, physical Therapy Korea (active since: 2024)
• Reviewer/Referee, PLOS One (active since: 2023)

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

• SOURCE Research Assistant Grant, Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (received: 2025)
• NIH R-series Grant Cohort Application, Office of Research, Syracuse University (received: 2023)
• Aging Study Institute Summer Project Assistantship, Aging Study Institute, Syracuse University (received: 2023)
• Annual Sarah Baskin Award - Collaboration Award, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
• Carol L. Chittenden Fellowship in Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholar for the Biological-Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois System (received: 2018)
• Robert L. Sprague Thesis Award, Kinesiology and Community Health department, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (received: 2017)
• T. K. Cureton Physical Fitness Research Award, Kinesiology and Community Health department, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 3rd place in student paper competition in M.S. level, World Congress of Biomechanics (received: 2014)

Memberships

• American Biomechanics Society
• American College of Sports Medicine - Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MARC-ACSM)
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Women Leaders in Sports
• International Women in Biomechanics

Recent Media Mentions:

• How to Fall Down Correctly (Because Yes, There’s a Right Way to Do It) (28 October 2024)
• Staying Safe as We Age: Understanding Falls in Older Adults (12 August 2024)
• Anon, 2016. Martial-Arts Move May Lessen Impact of a Fall on Hip.