Yih-Kuen Jan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Dr. Jan obtained his PhD in Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh (2004), where he also completed a postdoctoral fellow training (2006). Dr. Jan’s research focuses on assistive technology for people with physical disabilities and soft tissue biomechanics for musculoskeletal rehabilitation and wound healing and prevention. His research on using blood flow dynamics to assess soft tissue viability has been funded by the NIH, NIDILRR, and PVA with more than $2 million. His research findings have been contributing to the development of clinical guidelines on using wheelchair seating systems and support surfaces to prevent pressure injury. Dr. Jan serves as an Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Assistive Technology and Associate Editor of the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. Dr. Jan served as Chair of Scientific Papers of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) in 2015-2021. He was a board member of the World Association of Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE) in 2017-2022. Dr. Jan received the NIDILRR Mary E. Switzer Fellowship award in 2006 and the RESNA Distinguished Service Award in 2022. Dr. Jan has published 130+ peer-reviewed journal articles indexed by the Science Citation Index.
