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Assistant Professor

I-Ling YEH

Assistant Professor
Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology with an emphasis in biomechanics and neuromotor control; doctoral minor in Clinical Physiology and Movement Science, University of Minnesota, USA, United States
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Biography

Dr. Yeh I-Ling ('yee-ling') 葉怡伶 is an Assistant Professor in the Health and Social Sciences Cluster at the Singapore Institute of Technology and an occupational therapist by profession. 

Her teaching focuses on neuroscience in occupational therapy, biomechanics of daily living and undergraduate research training. She has won two Teaching Excellence Awards (2021, 2020) from SIT.  She has embarked a funded project on exploring use of generative artificial intelligence in developing clinical reasoning in occupational therapy students. 

Her current research areas are

  1. AI for clinical reasoning skills: Exploring how generative AI can support the development of clinical reasoning in occupational therapy students.

  2. Sleep and wellbeing: Investigating facilitators and barriers to healthy sleep and potential interventions.

  3. Dexterity measures and robotic rehabilitation: Developing new instruments for fine motor quantification and evaluating dexterity-focused robotic rehabilitation in community settings. 

  4. EEG and hand movement control: Studying EEG correlates of intended movement errors to understand human motor control. 

Her PhD was on exploring the use of robotic rehabilitation in proprioception in people with stroke. Her master's project was on exploring the combing constraint-induced movement training with additional trunk restraint. 

Beyond her academic roles, Dr. Yeh also serves as the Vice President Secretary of the Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists (2022 – 2024; 2024 – 2026) and as a council member since 2018. In this capacity, she contributes to the association's mission of advancing the profession, advocating for clients and occupational therapists, and facilitating evidence-informed practices. In addition, she chaired the Scientific Committee of National Occupational Therapy Conference 2024 after her service as a Scientific Committee member for National Occupational Therapy Conferences in 2018, 2019, and 2022.

She frequently contributes to conferences as a speaker or panelist. These engagements included The Applied Learning Conference in Singapore on the 20th of July, 2023, where she discussed "The Heart-Driven University: How mentoring and reflection support well-being and a productive, happy workforce." Additionally, she spoke as a panelist in Rehab Week 2023 in Singapore on the 26th September, 2023 on "Rehab Anywhere - How Next-Generation Technologies Can Bring Healthcare to the Community."

SIT Appointments

  • Assistant Professor
    – Present
  • Lecturer
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Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology with an emphasis in biomechanics and neuromotor control; doctoral minor in Clinical Physiology and Movement Science
    University of Minnesota, USA , United States
  • Master of Science
    Chang Gung University, Taiwan , Taiwan
  • Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
    National Taiwan University, Taiwan , Taiwan

Achievements

  • 2016 Women's Philanthropic Leadership Circle Award, College of Human Development and Education, University of Minnesota
  • 2016 Doctoral Dissertation Award, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
  • 2016 American Occupational Therapy Association Travel Award, Occupational Therapy Research Summit Committee 2016
  • 2014 Student Travel Award, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
  • 2006 Award for Outstanding Students, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
  • 2005 – 2007 Presidential Award, School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
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  • 2021 SIT Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2022 SIT Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2020 SIT Teaching Excellence Award nomination

Professional Certification

  • Occupational Therapist
    Allied Health Professions Council, Ministry of Health, Singapore

Professional Memberships

  • Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists - Vice President - Secretary
    – Present
  • Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists
    – Present

Corporate Experience

  • 03 – 12/2016 Research Assistant, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, PI – Jürgen Konczak, Industry sponsor – Wilson Sporting Goods. Effects of a new design of tennis racquet on vibration, muscle activity and tennis performance
    Present
  • 09/2014 – 08/2015 School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, PI – Jürgen Konczak, Industry sponsor – NS Industrial and Design. Biomechanical comparisons between three types of waste receptacles on joint torques, forces and muscle activity during empt
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  • 11/2014 – 04/2015 School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, PI – Jürgen Konczak, Industry sponsor – Visyn Inc. Biomechanical analysis of baseball pitching
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  • 11/2014 – 04/2015 School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, PI – Jürgen Konczak, Industry sponsor – Octane Fitness. Biomechanical analysis of the movement kinematics, foot pressure and muscle activity during running on various fitness equipment
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  • Occupational therapist, Rehabilitation Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore
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  • Occupational Therapist, Ri Kang Rehabilitation Clinic, Taipei, Taiwan
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Research Interests

  • Occupational therapy
  • Neurorehabilitation

    Assessments and interventions for people with neurological conditions. 

    For example, constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), and rehabilitation technology using robotics 

  • Kinematic and kinetic analysis of everyday life activities

    I am interested in analyzing movements to be used as an objective outcome measures for rehabilitation interventions, adaptations or modifications. For example, I was involved in studying how designs of waste bins affects lower back muscle activities to verify the hypothesis that one design was more ergonomically friendly than the traditional design.

     

     

  • Neurophysiology e.g., EMG, EEG

     

    Collection, analysis and interpretation of electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) data in humans

  • Sensorimotor control

    I am interested and have experiences in instrumented measurement and intervention of somatosensory function, specifically proprioception, the function of knowing one's limbs and body in space to move efficiently. This can be used as an objective outcome measure to investigate effectiveness in sensory interventions.   

    Taking this further, I am also versed in how sensory information interacts with motor control and learning in human. For example, it was documented that improve proprioception improves the efficiency and effectiveness of learning a new motor skills in adults. 

Past Projects

  • Experiences of team-based learning among occupational therapy students
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    This project investigated the occupational therapy students' experiences of team-based learning implemented as part of the curriculum. Results were published in Tan, B., Yeh, I., & Liang, P. (2021). Occupational Therapy Students’ Experiences of Team-Based Learning: A Multi-year Study. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 5 (1).

  • Effectiveness of robot-assisted proprioceptive training with vibrotactile feedback in people with stroke
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    This project was proof-of-concept study that looked at whether a robotic-assisted proprioceptive-motor intervention could improve proprioception and motor performance after stroke in adults. The results were published in Yeh, I. L., Holst-Wolf, J., Elangovan, N., Cuppone, A. V., Lakshminarayan, K., Capello, L., ... & Konczak, J. (2021). Effects of a robot‐aided somatosensory training on proprioception and motor function in stroke survivors. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 18(1), 1-11.

  • Effects of muscle vibration on proprioception in typically developing children
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Journal Papers

  • Yeh, I.-L., Wong, S. Y. X., Safaruan, L. S. B., Kang, Y. Q., Wong, M. S. T., & Wilson, I. M. (2022). Development and Implementation of an Intergenerational Bonding Program in a Co-Located Model: A Case Study in Singapore. Social Sciences, 11(12), 557. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11120557

  • Yeh, I. L., Holst-Wolf, J., Elangovan, N., Cuppone, A. V., Lakshminarayan, K., Capello, L., ... & Konczak, J. (2021). Effects of a robot‐aided somatosensory training on proprioception and motor function in stroke survivors. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 18(1), 1-11.

  • Tan, B., Yeh, I., & Liang, P. (2021). Occupational Therapy Students’ Experiences of Team-Based Learning: A Multi-year Study. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 5 (1).

  • Yeh, I. L. , Elangovan, N., Feczer, R., Khosravani, S., Mahnan, A., & Konczak, J. (2019). Vibration-damping technology in tennis racquets: effects on vibration transfer to the arm, muscle fatigue and tennis performance. Sports Medicine and Health Science. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2019.09.001

  • Khosravani, S., Mahnan, A., Yeh, I. L., Aman, J. E., Watson, P. J., Zhang, Y., ... & Konczak, J. (2019). Laryngeal vibration as a non-invasive neuromodulation therapy for spasmodic dysphonia. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-11.

  • Holst-Wolf, J., Yeh, I.-L., & Konczak, J. (2016). Development of proprioceptive acuity in typically developing children: normative data on forearm position sense. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10(436). doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00436

  • Aman, J. E., Elangovan, N., Yeh, I.-L., & Konczak, J. (2014). The effectiveness of proprioceptive training for improving motor function: a systematic review. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.01075

  • Wu, C. Y., Chen, Y. A., Chen, H. C., Lin, K. C., & Yeh, I. L. (2012). Pilot trial of distributed constraint-induced therapy with trunk restraint to improve post-stroke reach to grasp and trunk kinematics. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 26(3), 247-255.

  • Yeh, I-L., Chao, C-P., Wu, C-Y., Lin, K-C., Tsai, P-J., Huang, P-C. Chang, Y-F., & Yu, C-H. (2011). Effects of combined trunk restraint with distributed constraint-induced therapy on upper limb motor performance in patients with stroke: a pilot study. Journal of Taiwan Occupational Therapy Research and Practice, 6, 90-99.

Conferences

  • Chien, S.-C., & Yeh, I-L. (2022, November 22-25). Simulation based Assessment of Human-Centric Lighting Performance in Tropical Hospitals. The Proceedings of 36th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) 2022, Santiago, Chile.

  • Ang, P.L., Lin, J.Y.F., Neo, J., Zhang, D.J.C, & Yeh, I-L.(2022, November 5). The Impact of Personal Mobility Aids for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease [Oral presentation]. National Occupational Therapy Conference, Singapore.

  • Liew, B., Yeh T.T., & Yeh I-L. (2022, October 13-15). Perceptions of Allied Health Professionals on Telehealth [Poster presentation]. Singapore Allied Health Conference 2021, Singapore.

  • Tan, B.L, Yeh I-L & Phyllis Liang (2020). Occupational Therapy Students’ Experience of Team-Based Learning: a Multi-Year Study. Oral presentation at Applied Learning Conference 2020, Singapore

  • Elangovan, N., Yeh, I.-L., & Konczak, J (2019). A Robot-Assisted Sensorimotor Training Program Improves Proprioception and Motor Function in Chronic Stroke Survivors. 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR).

  • Yeh, I.-L. Holst-Wolf, J., Elangovan, N. & Konczak, J. (2019). Effects of a robot-assisted sensorimotor training with vibro-tactile feedback on proprioception and motor function in adults with chronic stroke. Verbal presentation at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. (2019). Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 41, S1–S91. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2019-0082

  • Yeh, I.-L., Elangovan, N., Holst-Wolf, J.M., Cuppone, A. & Konczak, J. (Nov 2016) Effectiveness of a Robot-aided Somatosensory Training Program on Proprioception in Chronic Stroke. Poster presented at 2016 Annual Meeting of American Society of Neurorehabilitation, San Diego, CA, USA.

  • Yeh, I.-L., Elangovan, N., Holst-Wolf, J.M., Cuppone, A. & Konczak, J. (Nov 2016) Effectiveness of a robot-aided proprioceptive training program with vibro-tactile feedback on proprioception in chronic stroke participants. Poster presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. 2016 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2016. Online.

  • Yeh, I.-L., Elangovan, N., Holst-Wolf, J.M., Cuppone, A. & Konczak, J. (May 2016) Can Proprioception be Trained in Chronic Stroke? Two Case Reports. Poster presented at 5 th Annual Occupational Therapy Research Summit, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

  • Yong, J. Q., Lim, L. X. M, Ong, S. S., Yeh, I. L., Ling, A. M. W., Liang, Y. J., Kee, F. H. W. & Chan, B. P. L. (May 2013). Early Supported Discharge for Stroke Patients in Singapore: Patient Characteristics, Clinical Progress and Long-term Outcome. Poster presented at European Stroke Conference, London, United Kingdom.

  • Chen, Y-A., Lin, K-C., Wu, C-Y., Yeh, I-L., & Chou, C-P. (July 2011). The effects of combined distributed constraint-induced therapy with trunk restraint on motor function and daily function for stroke patients. Poster presented at the 6th Occupational Therapist Union, ROC (OTUROC) Conference 2011, Tainan, Taiwan (Best Research Poster Award).

  • Yeh, I-L., Wu, C-Y., & Lin, K-C. (November 2009). Effects of combined trunk restraint with distributed constraint-induced therapy on upper limb control and trunk compensation in patients with stroke. Poster at the 28th Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.

  • Yeh, I-L., & Wu, C-Y. (July 2008). Trunk control during upper extremity movements: A kinematic analysis. Poster presentation at the 3rd Occupational Therapist Union, ROC (OTUROC) Conference 2008, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

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Teaching Modules

Occupational Therapy, BSc

  • OTY1007 - Neuroscience for Occupational Therapists
  • OTY1905 - Clinical Practice Education 1

Occupational Therapy, BSc (Hons)

  • OTY1101 - Occupational Therapy Theory and Study of Occupation
  • OTY1102 - Occupational Therapy Process and Skills
  • HSC2002 - Research - Methods and Statistics
  • OTY3005 - Honours Thesis Proposal
  • OTY4005 - Honours Thesis
  • OTY2006 - Work and Productivity
  • OTY2002 - Daily Living Skills

Diagnostic Radiography, BSc (Hons)

  • HSC2002 - Research - Methods and Statistics

Radiation Therapy, BSc (Hons)

  • HSC2002 - Research - Methods and Statistics

Past

  • OTY4911 - Critical Appraisal of OT Practice (4101)
  • HSC1005 - Research - Critical Appraisal of Literature (1566)
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