Rate My Professor Andy Karduna

Andy Karduna is Professor and Department Head in the Department of Human Physiology at the University of Oregon, where he has served since 2002. Originally from New York, he completed his undergraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a BS in mechanical engineering in 1989. He then pursued graduate education in biomedical engineering, obtaining an MSE from The Johns Hopkins University in 1991 and a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995, with a dissertation on translation at the natural and prosthetically reconstructed glenohumeral joint. His early career included an instructorship in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 1996, followed by faculty positions at MCP Hahnemann University (now Drexel University) as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy from 1996 to 2000 and Associate Professor from 2000 to 2002. At the University of Oregon, he progressed from Assistant Professor (2002–2008) to Associate Professor (2008–2014) and full Professor (2014–present). He also served as Associate Dean of the Graduate School from 2017 to 2021 and Interim Vice Provost for Graduate Studies in 2021.

Dr. Karduna directs the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab, with research interests in upper extremity biomechanics, emphasizing kinematics, electromyographic analysis, proprioception, occupational disorders, scapular kinematics, rotator cuff tendinopathy, subacromial impingement syndrome, and neuromuscular control. His scholarship includes approximately 80 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating 15,911 citations and an h-index of 43 as documented on Google Scholar. Key publications feature "Weakness in patients with subacromial pain syndrome is local and more pronounced in females" (Clinical Biomechanics, 2022), "Submaximal contractions can serve as a reliable technique for shoulder electromyography normalization" (Journal of Biomechanics, 2022), "Joint Position Accuracy Is Influenced by Visuoproprioceptive Congruency in Virtual Reality" (Journal of Motor Behavior, 2022), and earlier influential works such as "Shoulder Function and 3-Dimensional Scapular Kinematics in People With Shoulder Impingement" (Physical Therapy, 2006). He has received honors including Finalist for the Clinical Biomechanics Award from the American Society of Biomechanics (1998, 1999), the Research Award from the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association (1998), induction into Alpha Eta Health Care Educator Honor Society (2000), and the UO Graduate School Excellence Award for Director of Graduate Studies (2017). Dr. Karduna holds editorial positions as Associate Editor of the Journal of Biomechanics since 2015 and on the Editorial Board of Clinical Biomechanics since 2015, and has contributed to numerous committees, including executive boards of the American Society of Biomechanics and the International Shoulder Group, as well as various University of Oregon Senate roles such as Chair of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee (2015–2016).