Anat V. Lubetzky, PT, Phd, CSCS Department of Physical Therapy

Anat V. Lubetzky, PT, Phd, CSCS Department of Physical Therapy

Anat V. Lubetzky, PT, PhD, CSCS Department of Physical Therapy Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development New York University 380 Second Avenue – 4th Floor New York, NY 10010 Email: [email protected] Webpage: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty/Anat_V_Lubetzky Lab website: https://wp.nyu.edu/ptsensorimotorlab/ Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m5NKsb0AAAAJ&hl=en RESEARCH INTERESTS: Sensory Integration for Postural Control, Virtual Reality for Rehabilitation, Balance Training, Vestibular Loss, Hearing Loss. APPOINTMENTS: September 2021- Associate Professor New York University, Department of Physical Therapy August 2015–August 2021 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor New York University, Department of Physical Therapy Sep 2014–July 2015 Visiting Assistant Professor New York University, Department of Physical Therapy EDUCATION: 2008–2014 PhD in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Washington under the supervision of Sarah Westcott McCoy, PT, PhD, FAPTA. Dissertation title: “Sensory Integration for Postural Control during Stance on Compliant Surfaces: from Theoretical Models to Balance Rehabilitation” 2003–2006 MScPT, Tel Aviv University, Department of Physical Therapy under the supervision of Dr. Eli Carmeli and Dr. Michal Katz-Leurer. Thesis title: “Incidence of injuries among young adults in sports centers – relation to the type and pattern of activity” 1999–2003 BPT (Magna Cum Laude), Tel Aviv University, Department of Physical Therapy HONORS AND AWARDS: • UW Commencement Guardian of the Gonfalonier: honor alumni selection [2021] • Nominated: Steinhardt Teaching Excellence Award [2019] • W. Gabriel Carras Research Award for a Promising Young Scholar [2017-2018] • UW Commencement Gonfalonier: honor selection to represent the Graduate School for outstanding achievements at the University of Washington [2014] • Nominated: UW Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Award [2014] • Walter C. and Anita C. Stolov Research Award, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington [2012, 2010] • Nominated: UW Excellence in Teaching Award [2012] • Lead instructor of the highest rated course in the University of Washington, School of Medicine for summer 2011, based on adjusted average students’ ratings (REHAB 508) [2011] • The annual Dean's list award, Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University [2002, 2001, 2000] • The annual Rector’s list award for excellence, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. (Given to a student at the Department of Physical Therapy once every four years) [1999] GRANTS: 1. NSF Expeditions: Ready Player 21 Agency: National Science Foundation PI: Ken Perlin Co-PIs: Anat Lubetzky, Luke Dubois, Agnieszka Roginska, Jan Plass, Claudio Silva, Win Burleson, Qi Sun, Bruce Homer, Ludovic Righetti, Jeremy Rowe Status: Submitted February 2021 Amount: $15,000,000 2. Balance is vital: establishing clinical reference data with smartphone accelerometry Agency: The Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real World Outcomes (C-STAR) PI: Elizabeth Coker Co-I: Anat Lubetzky Status: Funded Oct 1st 2021 – Sept 30th 2022 Amount: $25,000 3. Sensory integration of auditory and visual cues in diverse contexts given age, vestibular hypofunction and hearing loss Agency: NIH, NIDCD, R21 DC018101 PI: Anat Lubetzky Status: Funded Aug 1st 2020 – July 31st 2023 Amount: $461,089 4. Visual Dependence, Functional Ankle Instability and Balance Control in Dancers Agency: NYU, URCF PI: Elizabeth Coker Co-PI: Anat Lubetzky Status: Funded June 1st 2021 – November 30th 2022 Amount: $14,000 5. Vestibular Rehabilitation utilizing Virtual Environments to Train Sensory Integration for Postural Control in a Functional Context Agency: NIH REACT PI: Anat Lubetzky Status: Funded Aug 1st 2019 – July 31st 2020, Currently in NCE due to Covid-19 Amount: $63,401 6. A balancing act in hearing and vestibular loss: assessing auditory contribution to multisensory integration for postural control in an immersive virtual environment Agency: Hearing Health Foundation PI: Anat Lubetzky Co-PI: Dr. Maura Cosetti, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Status: Funded July 1st 2019 – June 30th 2020, Currently in NCE due to Covid-19 Amount: $30,000 7. Overground Walking in Virtual Environments: A Sensitive Assessment of Balance in Older Adults Agency: NYU, Aging Incubator, Annual Innovators in Aging Award Students: Zhu Wang (team leader), Marta Gospodarek, Rufei Sheng Advisors: Anat Lubetzky & Ken Perlin Status: Funded July 1st 2019 – June 30th 2020 Amount: $10,000 8. Integrated Subject-Specific Measure of Balancing: Robotic Control Approach for Human Stability Agency: NYU, URCF PI: Prof. Joo Hyun Kim, NYU Tandon Co-PI: Anat Lubetzky Status: Funded July 1st 2019 – June 30th 2020 Amount: $14,000 9. Balance Rehabilitation and Assessment using Virtual Environments Agency: NYU, Technology Acceleration and Commercialization Program PI’s: Anat Lubetzky, Ken Perlin and Ivan Selesnick Status: Funded Sept 1st 2017 – August 31st 2018 Amount: $49,710 10. Virtual Reality Clinical Assessment of Visuomotor Function and Visual Integration for Postural Control for Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction Agency: NYU, Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development PI’s: Anat Lubetzky & Ken Perlin Co-investigators: Dr. Bryan Hujsak, Dr. Daphna Harel Status: Funded Sept 1st 2016 – August 31st 2017 Amount: $10,000 11. Clinical, Morphological and Functional Success Predictors Following Lumbar Spinal Surgery in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Degenerative Disorders Phase 1: a Pilot Study Agency: NYU, University Research Challenge Fund PI’s: Anat Lubetzky & Marilyn Moffat Co-investigators: Dr. Youssef Masharawi, Dr. Daphna Harel, Dr. Thomas Errico Status: Funded June 1st 2015 – June 1st 2016 Amount: $11,000 PUBLICATIONS: PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS-SUBMITTED: 1. A. V. Lubetzky, E. Coker, L. Arie, M.M.H Aharoni, T. Krasovsky. Visual and Cognitive Interactions for Postural Control: Through the Head’s Magnifying Glass. 2. E. Coker, A. V. Lubetzky. iPhone accelerometry provides a sensitive in-home assessment of age-related changes in standing balance. PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS-PUBLISHED: 1. A. V. Lubetzky, J. L. Kelly, B. D. Hujsak, J. Liu, D. Harel, M. Cosetti. Postural and Head Control in Monaural Hearing or Vestibular Hypofunction given Different Environmental Contexts. Front. Neurol. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.597404 . (IF=2.89) 2. A. V. Lubetzky, M.M.H. Aharoni, L. Arie, T. Krasovsky. People with Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness Demonstrate Altered Postural Strategies in Complex Visual and Cognitive Environments. J Vestib Res. 2021 Mar 16. Online ahead of print. (IF=2.816) 3. M.M.H. Aharoni, A. V. Lubetzky, L Arie, T Krasovsky. Factors associated with dynamic balance in people with Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD): a cross-sectional study using a virtual-reality Four Square Step Test. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2021 Mar 25;18(1):55. (IF = 3.07). 4. A. J. Shaw, A. V. Lubetzky. A Short Bout of Exercise with and without an Immersive Virtual Reality Game Can Reduce Stress and Anxiety in Adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Front. Virtual Real. 2021 February 26. 5. T. Krasovsky, A. V. Lubetzky, P. S. Archambault, W. G Wright. Will virtual rehabilitation replace clinicians: A contemporary debate about technological versus human obsolescence. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2020 Dec 9;17(1):163. (IF = 3.07) 6. A. V. Lubetzky, M. Gospodarek, L. Arie, J. Kelly, A. Roginska, M. Cosetti. Auditory Input and Postural Control in Adults: A Narrative Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020. May 1;146(5):480-487. (IF=3.848) 7. A. V. Lubetzky, J. Kelly, Z. Wang, M. Gospodarek, G. Fu, J. Sutera, B. D. Hujsak. Contextual Sensory Integration Training via Head Mounted Display for Individuals with Vestibular Disorders: A Feasibility Study. Dis Rehabil Assist Technol. 2020 May 18;1-11. (IF=1.71) 8. A. V. Lubetzky, D., Harel, J. Kelly, B. D. Hujsak, K. Perlin. Weighting and Reweighting of Visual Input via Head Mounted Display given Unilateral Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction. Hum Mov Sci. 2019: 68:102526 (IF=1.928) 9. A. V. Lubetzky, A. Soroka, D. Harel, T. Errico, J. Bendo, S. Shabat, E. Ashkenazi, Y. Floman, M. Moffat, Y. Masharawi. Static and dynamic balance in adults undergoing lumbar spine surgery: Screening and Prediction of Post- Surgical Outcomes. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. Epub Ahead of Print 2019 (IF=2.286) 10. A. V. Lubetzky, Z. Wang, T. Krasovsky. Head Mounted Displays for Capturing Head Kinematics in Postural Tasks. J Biomech. 2019: 86: 175-182 (IF=2.576) 11. A. V. Lubetzky, J. Kelly, Z. Wang, M. TaghaviDilamani, M. Gospodarek, G. Fu, E. Kuchlewski, B. D. Hujsak. Head Mounted Display Application for Contextual Sensory Integration Training: Design, Implementation, Challenges and Patient Outcomes. IEEE ICVR Conference, July 2019 12. M. A Aharoni, A. V. Lubetzky, Z. Wang, M. Goldman, T. Krasovsky. A Virtual Reality Four-Square Step Test for Quantifying Dynamic Balance Performance in People with Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness. IEEE ICVR Conference, July 2019 13. A. V. Lubetzky, B.D. Hujsak, G. Fu K. Perlin. An Oculus Rift Assessment of Dynamic Balance via Head Mobility in a Virtual Park Scene: A Pilot Study. Motor Control. 2019: 23(1): 127-142 (IF=1.302) 14. A.V. Lubetzky, B.D. Hujsak, J.L. Kelly, G. Fu K. Perlin. Control mechanisms of static and dynamic balance in adults with and without vestibular dysfunction in Oculus virtual environments. PM R. 2018: 10(11): 1223-1236.e2. (IF=1.821) 15. A.V. Lubetzky, B.D. Hujsak. A Virtual Reality Head Stability Test for Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction. J Vestib Res. 2018;28(5-6):393-400. (IF=2.816) 16. A.V. Lubetzky, D. Harel, E. Lubetzky. On the Effects of Signal Processing on Sample Entropy for Postural Control. PLoS ONE. 2018. 13(3): e0193460.2018. (IF=2.74) 17. A.V. Lubetzky, E. Kary, D. Harel, B.D. Hujsak, K. Perlin. Feasibility and Reliability of a Virtual Reality Oculus Platform to Measure Sensory Integration for Postural Control in Young Adults. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018: 34(12): 935-950. (IF=1.36) 18. A.V. Lubetzky, B. Hujsak, E. 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