Recent Activity

Current Grants and Contracts

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP-DoD). "A Portable Virtual Reality (VR) Headset for Detecting Deficits in Balance, Vestibular, and Oculomotor Function Following TBI, PTSD, and/or Other Disease/Injury." (PI: Wright WG, VA Site-PI: Robinson, KM)

Binational Science Foundation US-Israel (co-PI's Wright WG and Plotnik M). "Mobile cognition- novel virtual reality based paradigm to study cognitive – motor interactions in the context of fall risk in ageing".

Talks and Presentations

Recent Presentations

Marchetto J, Teodoro G, Wright WG. “Investigating a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display as a Valid Posturography Tool.” International Conference on Virtual Reality. July 2021, Virtual. Best PhD/Post-doc Poster Award.

Ma L, Wright WG. “Validation Study of a Wireless Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display for Sensory Integration in Balance Testing of Older Adults.” International Conference on Virtual Reality. July 2021, Virtual.

Kushkinov E, Wright WG. “Developing behavioral measure of presence in VR.” International Conference on Virtual Reality. July 2021, Virtual.

Wright WG, Handy J, Haskell A, Servatius L, Servatius R. Experience of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Affects Static Balance Under Complex, but Not Simple, Manipulations of Visual and Somatosensory Information. Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL, August 2021, (Accepted but conference cancelled due to COVID-19).

Rhea CK, Yamada, M., Kuznetsov NA, Jakiela JT, LoJacono CT, Robins RK, Kim DE, Ross SE, Haran FJ, Bailie JM, Wright WG. Diagnostic utility of a custom smartphone app to characterize neuromotor performance after a concussion. Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL, August 2021, podium. (Accepted but conference cancelled due to COVID-19).

Yamada M, Kuznetsov NA, Jakiela JT, LoJacono CT, Robins RK, Kim DE, Ross SE, Haran FJ, Bailie JM, Wright WG, Rhea CK. Comparison of service members and civilians on a subjective neuromotor assessment after a concussion. Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL, August 2021, poster. (Accepted but conference cancelled due to COVID-19).

Marchetto J, Teodoro G, Wright WG. “Measuring Whole-Body Postural Control with a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display.” Annual North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference. June 2021, Virtual.

Chitwood MR, Wright WG. “A Study on Balancing Ecological Validity and Laboratory Control in Social Neuroscience Research: An Immersive Task Design”. CLA Neuroscience Research Day. Temple University, April 2021, Virtual.

Ma L, Wright WG. “The Role of Instructions on Sensory Integration for Balance Control: Preliminary Study.” Temple University College of Public Health Research Day, Temple University, April 2021, Virtual. Meritorious Poster Award.

Marchetto J, Teodoro G, Wright WG. “Measuring Whole-Body Postural Control with a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display.” Temple University College of Public Health Research Day. April 2021, Virtual.

Marchetto JD, Ian McGinnis, Greg Teodoro, Ryan Tierney, Wright WG. “The Impact of Soccer Heading on Postural Control During a Secondary Cognitive Task”. NASPSPA, Virtual Conference, June 2020.

Truitt M, Marchetto JD, Wright WG. “Criterion Measure Validity of Virtual Reality Based Balance Screening Device.” CPH Research Symposium, Temple University, April 2020.

Lerner MC, Wright WG. “The Cognitive Appraisal of Skilled Performative Movement.” CPH Research Symposium, Temple University, April 2020.

Marchetto JD, Wright WG. “The Impact of Soccer Heading on Postural Control During a Secondary Cognitive Task.” CPH Research Symposium, Temple University, April 2020.

Dr. Wright is invited to University of Utah to present his research to the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation on December, 5, 2019.

Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi, MS, PT, successfully defended his PhD dissertation titled "Effects of vestibular training on postural control of healthy adults" on Nov, 26, 2019.

Wright WG, Haskell A, Servatius L, Handy J, Servatius R, “MTBI and PTSD are dissociable using novel posturography assessments,” MHSRS, Aug 2019, Orlando, FL.

Handy J, Haskell A, Servatius L, Wright WG, Servatius R. “Lifetime Experience of mTBI Blocks Facilitated Acquisition Of Eyeblink Conditioning In Anxiety-prone Veterans.” MHSRS, Aug 2019, Orlando, FL.

Ma L, Tornetto F, Egan W, Wright WG. “Virtual reality therapy as adjunct to traditional physical therapy for a TBI patient who suffered a gunshot wound to the head: Case report.” ICVR2019, Tel Aviv, Israel, July 2019.

Wright WG, Haskell A, Servatius L, Handy J, Servatius R, “MTBI and PTSD are dissociable using novel posturography assessments,” ISPGR2019, Edinburgh, Scotland. June 2019.

Marchetto JD, Wright WG. “The influence of head-centered eye movements on postural stability in a modified balance test.” NASPSA, Baltimore, MD, June 2019.