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Anne Marie Petrock, PhD
Area of Specialty: Research Scientist, Autonomic Nervous System
Professional Appointments: Research Scientist , JFK Medical Center,
Edison, New Jersey.
Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, South Orange, New Jersey.
Graduate Education: September, 2002 - May 2007, New Jersey Institute of Technology , Department of Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering, concentration in Neural Signal Processing, “Central and Peripheral Autonomic Influences: Analysis of Cardio-Pulmonary Dynamics using Novel Wavelet Statistical Methods”
January, 2001 - August, 2002, New Jersey Institute of Technology , Department of Biomedical Engineering Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering, concentration in Biomedical Signal Processing , “Masseter muscle activity resulting from stimulation of hypothalamic behavioral sites : wavelet analysis”
September, 1994 - May, 1999, New Jersey Institute of Technology , Albert Dorman Honors College , Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering , concentration in Biomedical Instrumentation
Work Experience: February 2007 - Present - New Jersey Neuroscience Research, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ, Post-Doctoral Fellow - Develop and implement novel techniques for assessing correlations in control mechanisms between various systems influenced by the autonomic nervous system.
October 2000 - February 2007 - Self Employed, New Jersey -Data Acquisition and Analysis Consultant -Work with customers to provide data acquisition solutions, including writing software in NI Labview, and configuring NI DAQ systems for acquisition. Analyze data and determine indications of results using statistical tools and customer interaction. Program using Matlab and/or Mathematica for more in-depth data analysis requirements.
July, 2005 - May 2006 - Vision and Neural Engineering Laboratory , Department of Biomedical Engineering , NJIT - Research Assistant - NSF funded research assistant. Work with lab director to develop new signal processing techniques to analyze neural underpinnings of oculo-motor learning and control during three-dimensional visual tracking tasks.
May 2003 - May, 2005 - Biosignal Interpretation Laboratory , Department of Biomedical Engineering , NJIT - Laboratory Manager - Reported directly to Laboratory Director regarding assessment of new projects, personnel allocation, and status reports. Provided consultation for ongoing projects. Ensured that daily operation of laboratory was maintained.
June 1999 - October 2000 - Corning, Inc. Telecommunications Products Division, Concord, North Carolina. Manufacturing Engineer. Worked as process and controls engineer to bring new optical fiber plant online through leading process debug on newly installed equipment. Debug includes verification of I/O configuration, Alarming/Safety systems and control loop functionality as well as updating machine specification documentation. Served as group ISO and Team development contact. Developed and deployed process improvements. Led operations support for area equipment through daily monitoring, troubleshooting and corrective actions and updating Standard Operating Procedures. Trained Production, Engineering and Technical Support personnel as needed.
Honors and Awards:
• Invited Speaker, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Northeast Regional Conference, Newark, NJ. 2007
PROFESSIONAL Memberships:
• Instructor: NJIT, BME 310 (Biomedical Signal Processing), Spring 2004
• Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, 2005 – Present
• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 2002 – present
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) , 2003 – present
• Assistant to the Chair and Member of Registration Committee, Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN) National Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. 2006
• Registration Committee, International Joint conference of the IEEE EMBS and the BMES, New York City, NY. 2006.
• Registration and Student Chair, 29 th Annual IEEE Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Newark, NJ. 2003
Representative Publications:
Petrock, A. M.; Reisman, S.; Alvarez, T. L. “Vergence Variability: A Key to Understanding Oculomotor Variability?” Proceedings of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY. Aug 2006.
Petrock, A.M.; Reisman, Dr. S.; Dardik, Dr. I. “Total wavelet entropy analysis of cyclic exercise protocol on heart rate variability.” Proceedings of the IEEE 30th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference. 17-18 April 2004 Page(s):91 – 92.
Petrock, A.; Reisman, S. “Wavelet analysis of masseter muscle EMG during emotional provocation.” Proceedings of IEEE 29th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference. 2003 Page(s):132 – 133.
Jayaraman, K.; Reisman, S.S.; Petrock, A.M. “Preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of enhanced external counter pulsation on heart rate variability for heart failure patients.” Proceedings of IEEE 29th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference. 2003. Page(s):124 – 125.
Petrock, A.; Reisman, S.; Weiner, S.; Siegel, A. “ Wavelet analysis of masseter muscle activity resulting from stimulation of hypothalamic behavioral sites.” Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference. 2002. Page(s):49 – 50.
Abstracts:
Anne Marie Petrock, Tara L. Alvarez, Bassem Gayed, Stanley Reisman, John L. Semmlow. “Divergence Eye Movements Are Dependent on Initial Stimulus Conditions.” The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group, Mid Atlantic Chapter Eleventh Annual Technology Exhibition & Presentations, May 2005.
M. Petrock, S. Reisman, I. Dardik. “24-Hour Total Wavelet Entropy Analysis of Cyclic Exercise Protocol.” BMES National Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 2004.
S. Reisman, I. Dardik, S. Hagberg, M. Rymer, A. Petrock, A. Stuckey. “Controlled Breathing in Parkinson's disease during Cyclic Exercise.” 12 th international Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System, Palm Springs, CA. October 2001.
M. Rymer, I. Dardik, S. Reisman, S. Hagberg, A. Petrock. “Cyclic Activation / Relaxation Exercise: Effects on Cardiovascular Dynamics in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.” International 17 th Puijo Symposium , Kuopio, Finland. 2001.