Boki Wang, Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary researcher leveraging data, motor learning research and neuroscience to improve player and team performance.
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Deficits in inhibitory force control in young adults with ADHD
Neuropsychologia / May 01, 2017
Neely, K. A., Wang, P., Chennavasin, A. P., Samimy, S., Tucker, J., Merida, A., Perez-Edgar, K., & Huang-Pollock, C. (2017). Deficits in inhibitory force control in young adults with ADHD. Neuropsychologia, 99, 172–178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.03.012
Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults
Acta Psychologica / Mar 01, 2021
Lingo VanGilder, J., Lohse, K. R., Duff, K., Wang, P., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2021). Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults. Acta Psychologica, 214, 103261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103261
Predicting Motor Skill Learning in Older Adults Using Visuospatial Performance
Journal of Motor Learning and Development / Apr 01, 2020
Wang, P., Infurna, F. J., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2020). Predicting Motor Skill Learning in Older Adults Using Visuospatial Performance. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 8(1), 38–51. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2018-0017
Training and testing ERP-BCIs under different mental workload conditions
Journal of Neural Engineering / Dec 10, 2015
Ke, Y., Wang, P., Chen, Y., Gu, B., Qi, H., Zhou, P., & Ming, D. (2015). Training and testing ERP-BCIs under different mental workload conditions. Journal of Neural Engineering, 13(1), 016007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/13/1/016007
Age-related differences in functional tool-use are due to changes in movement quality and not simply motor slowing
Experimental Brain Research / Mar 24, 2021
Hooyman, A., Wang, P., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2021). Age-related differences in functional tool-use are due to changes in movement quality and not simply motor slowing. Experimental Brain Research, 239(5), 1617–1626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06084-x
Memory-guided force control in healthy younger and older adults
Experimental Brain Research / May 16, 2017
Neely, K. A., Samimy, S., Blouch, S. L., Wang, P., Chennavasin, A., Diaz, M. T., & Dennis, N. A. (2017). Memory-guided force control in healthy younger and older adults. Experimental Brain Research, 235(8), 2473–2482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-017-4987-3
Placebo effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor skill acquisition
Neuroscience Letters / Sep 01, 2023
Haikalis, N. K., Hooyman, A., Wang, P., Daliri, A., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2023). Placebo effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor skill acquisition. Neuroscience Letters, 814, 137442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137442
Concurrent mental activities affect ERPs and impair performance of ERP-spellers
2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER) / Apr 01, 2015
Ke, Y., Wang, P., Chen, Y., Gu, B., Qi, H., Zhou, P., & Ming, D. (2015, April). Concurrent mental activities affect ERPs and impair performance of ERP-spellers. 2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER). https://doi.org/10.1109/ner.2015.7146574
Efficacy of Corsi Block Tapping Task training for improving visuospatial skills: a non-randomized two-group study
Experimental Brain Research / Oct 13, 2022
Schaefer, S. Y., Hooyman, A., Haikalis, N. K., Essikpe, R., Lohse, K. R., Duff, K., & Wang, P. (2022). Efficacy of Corsi Block Tapping Task training for improving visuospatial skills: a non-randomized two-group study. Experimental Brain Research, 240(11), 3023–3032. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-022-06478-5
The effect of learner-adapted practice schedule and task similarity on motivation and motor learning in older adults
Psychology of Sport and Exercise / May 01, 2021
Beik, M., & Fazeli, D. (2021). The effect of learner-adapted practice schedule and task similarity on motivation and motor learning in older adults. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 54, 101911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101911
Rey-Osterrieth complex figure recall scores and motor skill learning in older adults: A non-linear mixed effect model-based analysis
Human Movement Science / Dec 01, 2022
Wang, P., Lingo VanGilder, J., Schweighofer, N., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2022). Rey-Osterrieth complex figure recall scores and motor skill learning in older adults: A non-linear mixed effect model-based analysis. Human Movement Science, 86, 103004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2022.103004
Investigating the Relationship Between Resting-state EEG Frontoparietal Coherence, Visuospatial Ability, and Motor Skill Acquisition: A Retrospective Analysis
NeuroRegulation / Jun 30, 2022
Wang, P., Pathania, A., Euler, M., Duff, K., & Schaefer, S. (2022). Investigating the Relationship Between Resting-state EEG Frontoparietal Coherence, Visuospatial Ability, and Motor Skill Acquisition: A Retrospective Analysis. NeuroRegulation, 9(2), 82–90. https://doi.org/10.15540/nr.9.2.82
Data-Driven Mobility Strategies for Multimodal Transportation
Jan 01, 2021
Wu, Y.-J., Yang, X., Kothuri, S., Karimpour, A., Wang, Q., & Anderson, J. (2021). Data-Driven Mobility Strategies for Multimodal Transportation. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC). https://doi.org/10.15760/trec.262
Supplemental Material for The Quiet Eye Effect: A Test of the Visual and Postural-Kinematic Hypotheses
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology / Mar 07, 2019
Supplemental Material for The Quiet Eye Effect: A Test of the Visual and Postural-Kinematic Hypotheses. (2019). Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000162.supp
Motor Learning and Control
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology / Jan 01, 2013
Motor Learning and Control. (2013). Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 35(s1), S16–S59. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.35.s1.s16
Table 2: Contextual adjusted repeatability estimates of the scores of inhibitory control. Distraction control score (Distraction task), Action control score (Go/No-go task), Rule control score (Reversal Learning task).
Table 2: Contextual adjusted repeatability estimates of the scores of inhibitory control. Distraction control score (Distraction task), Action control score (Go/No-go task), Rule control score (Reversal Learning task). (n.d.). PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12863/table-2
Expectations from the general public about the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation for improving motor performance
Brain Stimulation / May 01, 2021
Wang, P., Hooyman, A., Schambra, H. M., Lohse, K. R., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2021). Expectations from the general public about the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation for improving motor performance. Brain Stimulation, 14(3), 500–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2021.03.005
Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults
Sep 28, 2020
VanGilder, J. L., Lohse, K. R., Duff, K., Wang, P., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2020). Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.27.315168
Education
Arizona State University
PhD, Biomedical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
MS student, Kinesiology / June, 2017
Experience
Washington Mystics WNBA
Basketball Analytics Researcher / April, 2023 — October, 2023
Overtime Elite
Data Scientist / August, 2021 — December, 2022
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