Dr James Williamson
Research Officer
School of Biomedical Sciences
+61 7 334 67603
My research aims to explore the utility of exoskeleton technologies as walking aids and rehabilitation tools for persons living with neurological disorders.
Journal Articles
Holdom, Cory J., Williamson, James L., O’Reilly, Georgia, Henderson, Robert D., Neville, Sally, Ngo, Shyuan T., Dick, Taylor J. M. and Steyn, Frederik J. (2025). Lower-limb biomechanics in motor neuron disease: a joint-level perspective of gait disruption. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2025.2523945
Farris, Dominic J., Po, Jemima C. N., Yee, Jordan, Williamson, James L. and Dick, Taylor J. M. (2024). Effects of passive ankle exoskeletons on neuromuscular function during exaggerated standing sway. Royal Society Open Science, 11 (5) 230590, 1-12. doi: 10.1098/rsos.230590
Williamson, James L., Lichtwark, Glen A. and Dick, Taylor J. M. (2023). Exploring the impact of passive ankle exoskeletons on lower-limb neuromechanics during walking on sloped surfaces: implications for device design. Machines, 11 (12) 1071, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/machines11121071
Williamson, James L., Lichtwark, Glen A. and Dick, Taylor J. M. (2023). Elastic ankle exoskeletons influence soleus fascicle dynamics during unexpected perturbations. Journal of Biomechanics, 159 111775, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111775
Williamson, James L., Lichtwark, Glen A., Sawicki, Gregory S. and Dick, Taylor J. M. (2023). The influence of elastic ankle exoskeletons on lower limb mechanical energetics during unexpected perturbations. Royal Society Open Science, 10 (2) 221133, 1-12. doi: 10.1098/rsos.221133
Conference Papers
Punith, Laksh Kumar, Williamson, James, Dick, Taylor J. M. and Sawicki, Gregory S. (2022). Spring like passive elastic exoskeletons may improve stability and safety of locomotion in uneven terrain. 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, Virtual, 13-16 October 2020. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_7
Li, Brighton, Williamson, James, Kelp, Nicole, Dick, Taylor and Bo, Antonio P. L. (2021). Towards balance assessment using Openpose. Annual International Conference of the IEEE-Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (IEEE EMBC), Electr Network, 1-5 November 2021. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9631001
Thesis
Williamson, James (2024). Beyond the steady-state: exploring the influence of passive ankle exoskeletons on the neuromechanics of movement in real-world conditions. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/e193c8c