Boki Wang

Boki Wang

Scientist, Coach, Writer & Entreprenuer. Prev. @ Washington Mystics, Overtime Elite. Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. @Arizona State University

CV

Work Experience

  • 2023/04 - 2024/01 Consultant of Basketball Analytics and Research, 21 Point Studio, @ China
  • 2023/04 - 2023/10 Basketball Analytics Researcher and Interpreter @ Washington Mystics, Washington DC
  • 2021/09 - 2022/12 Data Scientist, Basketball Operations @ Overtime Elite, Atlanta GA

Education

  • Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2021
  • M.S. in Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, 2017
  • B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, B.A. in English, Tianjin University, China, 2014

Publications

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Wang, P., Pathania, A., Euler, M. J., Duff, K., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2022). Investigating the relationship between resting-state EEG frontoparietal coherence, visuospatial ability, and motor skill acquisition: A retrospective analysis. NeuroRegulation, 9(2), 82-82.
  5. 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
  6. 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/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2021.03.005
  7. 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
  8. Wang, P., Infurna, F. J., & Schaefer, S. Y. (2019). Predicting Motor Skill Learning in Older Adults Using Visuospatial Performance. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2018-0017
  9. 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
  10. Neely, K. A., Wang, P., Chennavasin, A. P., Samimy, S., Tucker, J., Merida, A., … Huang-Pollock, C. (2017). Deficits in inhibitory force control in young adults with ADHD. Neuropsychologia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.03.012
  11. 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. doi:10.1088/1741-2560/13/1/016007
  12. Ke, Y., Wang, P., Chen, Y., Gu, B., Qi, H., Zhou, P., & Ming, D. (2015). Concurrent mental activities affect ERPs and impair performance of ERP-spellers. Paper presented in 2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER) (pp. 118-121). IEEE. doi: 10.1109/NER.2015.7146574

Research Support

20 – 21 Principal Investigator, FNNR Mini-Grant ($2000), The Foundation of Neurofeedback and Neuromodulation Research

  • Title: “EEG Analysis on Frontoparietal Coherence: Can Frontoparietal Coherence Serve as Neurofeedback Training Target for Enhancing Motor Learning?”

20 – 21 Principal Investigator, NASPSPA Graduate Student Research Grant ($2000), North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity

  • Title: Modifying Motor Skill Learning via Neuromodulation of Frontoparietal Networks

18 – 19 Principal Investigator, JumpStart Research Grant ($500), ASU Graduate and Professional Students’ Association

  • Title: Investigation of a causal relationship between visuospatial function and motor learning through inhibitory right parietal cortex tDCS

Invited Presentations

  • Wang, P. (2022 July) Visualizations That Eye Care About. Women in Sports Data Hackathon.

  • Schaefer, S.Y., Wang, P., Schweighofer, N. (2018, June). Dissociating learning- and non-learning-related performance changes during motor skill training in older adults. In Multidisciplinary Symposium – Methodological Advances in Motor Learning and Development. Symposium conducted at the meeting of North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Denver, Colorado.

  • Wang, P. (2017 January) Inhibitory control: A continuous motor task provides more information than reaction time task measures. The Center for Brain, Behavior and Cognition Seminar Series, Penn State University.

Conference Presentations

  • Wang, P., Schaefer S.Y. (2020, June). Learning not to dwell on it: determining components of a functional reaching task most predictive of learning in older adults. Virtual presentation delivered at the 2020 Virtual NASPSPA conference.
  • Hooyman A., Wang, P., Schaefer S.Y. (2020, June). Kinematic analysis of functional reaching demonstrates differential performance strategies as a result of age. Poster accepted for the 2020 NASPSPA conference.
  • Wang, P. (2020, April). Modifying Motor Skill Learning via Neuromodulation of Frontoparietal Networks. Talk delivered at Fast-Presentation Competition for Emerging Scientists at NYC Neuromodulation Online 2020.
  • Schaefer S.Y., Wang, P., Daniel S. Peterson (2018, November). Initial Performance on a non-dominant hand feeding task is limited by focused attention in older adults. Poster presented at 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C.
  • Wang, P., Schaefer S.Y. (2017, November). Predicting motor skill retention in older adults with the Visuospatial/Executive subtest of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Poster presented at 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C.
  • Wang, P., Schaefer S.Y. (2017, November). Predicting motor skill retention in older adults with the Visuospatial/Executive subtest of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Poster presented at 2017 Annual Meeting of American Society of Neurorehabilitation, Baltimore, MD.
  • Wang, P., Schaefer S.Y. (2017, October). Visuospatial/Executive subtest of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment predicts motor skill retention in older adults. Poster presented at the 2017 New Mexico Clinical Neurostimulation Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.
  • Wang, P., Chennavasin, A., Tucker, J. R., Samimy, S., Reynolds, M., Huang-Pollock, C., & Neely, K. A. (2016, November). Deficits in inhibitory force control in young adults with ADHD. Poster presented at 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California.

Honors and Awards

  • 2020 ASU Graduate College Completion Fellowship 2020-2021
  • 2020 School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering Graduate Excellence Award
  • 2020 NASPSPA student Scholarship for NASPSPA 2020 Conference
  • 2020 School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering Merit Award
  • 2019 Teaching Excellence Award, ASU Graduate and Professional Students Association
  • 2019 Phoenix Pride Scholarship
  • 2018 Student Advocacy Award, International Society of Neurofeedback & Research
  • 2018 Individual Travel Grant, ASU Graduate and Professional Students Association
  • 2017 Fulton Schools Research Travel Grant, ASU
  • 2017 First place research poster, Penn State 32nd Graduate Research Exhibition
  • 2016 Student Travel Award, PSU Center for Brain, Behavior and Cognition
  • 2014 Outstanding Graduates Award, Tianjin University
  • 2013 Honors Student Award, Tianjin University
  • 2012 Tianjin People’s Government Scholarship
  • 2011 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Scholarship

Leadership, Service and Volunteering

  • 2020.06 - , Member, Chinese Graduate Advisory Group, Arizona State University
  • 2019.06 - , Secretary, GRADient, Arizona State University
  • 2020.01 - 05, Award reviewer for ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association
  • 2019 - 2020, Club Officer, Melrose Toastmasters, Phoenix, AZ
  • 2018, Travel Grant reviewer for ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association
  • 2018, Youth Basketball Coach at Jr. Suns/Jr. Mercury League, Scottsdale AZ
  • 2018, Volunteer, 2018 International Society for Neufofeedback & Research conference