Boki Wang, Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary researcher leveraging data, motor learning research and neuroscience to improve player and team performance.

Research Expertise

Motor control
motor learning
Behavioral Neuroscience
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Biophysics
Biomedical Engineering
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Neurology (clinical)
Applied Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology (medical)
Biological Psychiatry
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Social Psychology

About

I’m Boki Wang, a basketball professional with a unique blend of expertise ranging from a PhD in Biomedical Engineering to a mastery of Kinesiology. Passionate about revolutionizing basketball, especially for women, I aim to integrate science and data to enhance performance. Your goal is to share insights through conversations and writing. I prioritize kindness, accountability, and excellence, while valuing innovation and contrarian thinking.

Publications

Deficits in inhibitory force control in young adults with ADHD

Neuropsychologia / May 01, 2017

Neely, K. A., Wang, P., Chennavasin, A. P., Samimy, S., Tucker, J., Merida, A., Perez-Edgar, K., & Huang-Pollock, C. (2017). Deficits in inhibitory force control in young adults with ADHD. Neuropsychologia, 99, 172–178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.03.012

Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults

Acta Psychologica / Mar 01, 2021

Lingo VanGilder, J., Lohse, K. R., Duff, K., Wang, P., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2021). Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults. Acta Psychologica, 214, 103261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103261

Predicting Motor Skill Learning in Older Adults Using Visuospatial Performance

Journal of Motor Learning and Development / Apr 01, 2020

Wang, P., Infurna, F. J., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2020). Predicting Motor Skill Learning in Older Adults Using Visuospatial Performance. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 8(1), 38–51. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2018-0017

Training and testing ERP-BCIs under different mental workload conditions

Journal of Neural Engineering / Dec 10, 2015

Ke, Y., Wang, P., Chen, Y., Gu, B., Qi, H., Zhou, P., & Ming, D. (2015). Training and testing ERP-BCIs under different mental workload conditions. Journal of Neural Engineering, 13(1), 016007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2560/13/1/016007

Age-related differences in functional tool-use are due to changes in movement quality and not simply motor slowing

Experimental Brain Research / Mar 24, 2021

Hooyman, A., Wang, P., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2021). Age-related differences in functional tool-use are due to changes in movement quality and not simply motor slowing. Experimental Brain Research, 239(5), 1617–1626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06084-x

Memory-guided force control in healthy younger and older adults

Experimental Brain Research / May 16, 2017

Neely, K. A., Samimy, S., Blouch, S. L., Wang, P., Chennavasin, A., Diaz, M. T., & Dennis, N. A. (2017). Memory-guided force control in healthy younger and older adults. Experimental Brain Research, 235(8), 2473–2482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-017-4987-3

Placebo effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor skill acquisition

Neuroscience Letters / Sep 01, 2023

Haikalis, N. K., Hooyman, A., Wang, P., Daliri, A., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2023). Placebo effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor skill acquisition. Neuroscience Letters, 814, 137442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137442

Concurrent mental activities affect ERPs and impair performance of ERP-spellers

2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER) / Apr 01, 2015

Ke, Y., Wang, P., Chen, Y., Gu, B., Qi, H., Zhou, P., & Ming, D. (2015, April). Concurrent mental activities affect ERPs and impair performance of ERP-spellers. 2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER). https://doi.org/10.1109/ner.2015.7146574

Efficacy of Corsi Block Tapping Task training for improving visuospatial skills: a non-randomized two-group study

Experimental Brain Research / Oct 13, 2022

Schaefer, S. Y., Hooyman, A., Haikalis, N. K., Essikpe, R., Lohse, K. R., Duff, K., & Wang, P. (2022). Efficacy of Corsi Block Tapping Task training for improving visuospatial skills: a non-randomized two-group study. Experimental Brain Research, 240(11), 3023–3032. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-022-06478-5

The effect of learner-adapted practice schedule and task similarity on motivation and motor learning in older adults

Psychology of Sport and Exercise / May 01, 2021

Beik, M., & Fazeli, D. (2021). The effect of learner-adapted practice schedule and task similarity on motivation and motor learning in older adults. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 54, 101911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101911

Rey-Osterrieth complex figure recall scores and motor skill learning in older adults: A non-linear mixed effect model-based analysis

Human Movement Science / Dec 01, 2022

Wang, P., Lingo VanGilder, J., Schweighofer, N., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2022). Rey-Osterrieth complex figure recall scores and motor skill learning in older adults: A non-linear mixed effect model-based analysis. Human Movement Science, 86, 103004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2022.103004

Investigating the Relationship Between Resting-state EEG Frontoparietal Coherence, Visuospatial Ability, and Motor Skill Acquisition: A Retrospective Analysis

NeuroRegulation / Jun 30, 2022

Wang, P., Pathania, A., Euler, M., Duff, K., & Schaefer, S. (2022). Investigating the Relationship Between Resting-state EEG Frontoparietal Coherence, Visuospatial Ability, and Motor Skill Acquisition: A Retrospective Analysis. NeuroRegulation, 9(2), 82–90. https://doi.org/10.15540/nr.9.2.82

Data-Driven Mobility Strategies for Multimodal Transportation

Jan 01, 2021

Wu, Y.-J., Yang, X., Kothuri, S., Karimpour, A., Wang, Q., & Anderson, J. (2021). Data-Driven Mobility Strategies for Multimodal Transportation. Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC). https://doi.org/10.15760/trec.262

Supplemental Material for The Quiet Eye Effect: A Test of the Visual and Postural-Kinematic Hypotheses

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology / Mar 07, 2019

Supplemental Material for The Quiet Eye Effect: A Test of the Visual and Postural-Kinematic Hypotheses. (2019). Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000162.supp

Motor Learning and Control

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology / Jan 01, 2013

Motor Learning and Control. (2013). Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 35(s1), S16–S59. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.35.s1.s16

Table 2: Contextual adjusted repeatability estimates of the scores of inhibitory control. Distraction control score (Distraction task), Action control score (Go/No-go task), Rule control score (Reversal Learning task).

Table 2: Contextual adjusted repeatability estimates of the scores of inhibitory control. Distraction control score (Distraction task), Action control score (Go/No-go task), Rule control score (Reversal Learning task). (n.d.). PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12863/table-2

Expectations from the general public about the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation for improving motor performance

Brain Stimulation / May 01, 2021

Wang, P., Hooyman, A., Schambra, H. M., Lohse, K. R., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2021). Expectations from the general public about the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation for improving motor performance. Brain Stimulation, 14(3), 500–502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2021.03.005

Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults

Sep 28, 2020

VanGilder, J. L., Lohse, K. R., Duff, K., Wang, P., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2020). Evidence for associations between Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test and motor skill learning in older adults. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.27.315168

Education

Arizona State University

PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Tempe, Arizona, United States of America

Pennsylvania State University

MS student, Kinesiology / June, 2017

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Experience

Washington Mystics WNBA

Basketball Analytics Researcher / April, 2023October, 2023

Overtime Elite

Data Scientist / August, 2021December, 2022

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