Sara A. Mannello, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Education

2005-2010           Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2005                     Ph.D.     Department of Kinesiology, NSF-IGERT Fellow, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

2002                     M.S.       Department of Exercise Science and Physical Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

1999                     B.A.        Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota

Professional/Academic Experience

2021-present      Associate Professor, School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Northern Colorado

2017-2021           Assistant Professor, School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Northern Colorado

2012-2017           Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University

2010-2012           Research Associate, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota

2010-2012           Lecturer, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota

Other Experience

2018-2019       Program Organizer, Rocky Mountain American Society of Biomechanics, Estes Park, CO. 

2015-2016       Committee Chair, 14^th Annual Student Research Symposium, LSU Life Course and Aging Center 

2014-2015       Committee Co-Chair, 13^th Annual Student Research Symposium, LSU Life Course and Aging Center 

2014-2015       Member, Motor Control and Learning Program Committee, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and                                                 Physical Activity (NASPSPA 2015)

Research/Areas of Interest

Dr. Winges’ research interests are focused on the neuromuscular control of the hand. One of her specific interests is the plasticity within the neuromuscular control patterns of hand movements. Recent projects have focused on the control of skilled hand movements during piano and clarinet performance. She is interested in how these patterns differ between non-musicians, amateur, and expert musicians. Dr. Winges is also interested in the object manipulation during gait (i.e. texting and walking) and how our understanding of patterns of muscle activation and how they can be changed might be applied to rehabilitation strategies for hand dysfunction.

Publications/Creative Works

* = Student

*Song A, Kuznetsov NA, Winges SA, MacLellan MJ. (2020). Muscle synergy for upper limb damping behavior during object transport while walking in healthy young individuals. Experimental Brain Research, 238, 1203-1218.

*Young KE, Winges SA (2017). Thumb-Rest Position and its Role in Neuromuscular Control of the Clarinet Task. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 32(2):71-77.

Hondzinski JM, *Soebbing CM, *French AE, & Winges SA (2016). Different damping responses explain vertical endpoint error differences between visual conditions. Experimental Brain Research, 234(6):1575-87.

Winges SA (2015). Somatosensory feedback refines the perception of hand shape with respect to external constraints. Neuroscience. 293:1-11.

Winges SA, Furuya S (2015). Distinct digit kinematics by professional and amateur pianists. Neuroscience 284, 643–652.

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