Tara Alvarez
Distinguished Professor, Bio-Medical Engineering
611 Fenster Hall (FENS)
About Me
The focus of my career is to integrate my research and classroom experience to further understand how the brain remaps the oculomotor systems through training and vision therpay.
Education
Ph.D.
; Rutgers University-New Brunswick
; Biomedical Engineering
; 1998
M.S. ; Rutgers University-New Brunswick ; Biomedical Engineering ; 1997
B.S. ; Rutgers University-New Brunswick ; Electrical Engineering ; 1994
M.S. ; Rutgers University-New Brunswick ; Biomedical Engineering ; 1997
B.S. ; Rutgers University-New Brunswick ; Electrical Engineering ; 1994
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2025 Fall Courses
BME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BME 210 - PROCESSING FUND FOR BIOL SIGNA
BME 494 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS II
BME 492 - RESEARCH & INDPNDNT STUDY II
BME 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BME 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
BME 493 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS I
BME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BME 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BME 210 - PROCESSING FUND FOR BIOL SIGNA
BME 494 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS II
BME 492 - RESEARCH & INDPNDNT STUDY II
BME 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BME 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
BME 493 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS I
BME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
Teaching Interests
Instrumentation and Neural Engineering
Past Courses
BME 210: PROCESSING FUND FOR BIOL SIGNA
BME 310: BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING
BME 472: FDA REGULATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES
BME 489: MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
BME 661: NEURAL ENGINEERING
BME 686: INTRO INSTRUMENT PHYSIOMEASURE
BME 698: ST:INSTRUMENT PHYSIO MEAS
BME 698: ST:INTRO TO PHYSIOMEASURE
BME 788: ST:
BME 788: ST:ADVANCED TOPICS IN VISION
BME 788: ST:LAB ROTATION
BME 788: ST:OCULOMOTOR EXPERIMNTL DESIG
BME 788: ST:OCULOMOTOR EXPERMTN & DESIG
BME 310: BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING
BME 472: FDA REGULATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES
BME 489: MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
BME 661: NEURAL ENGINEERING
BME 686: INTRO INSTRUMENT PHYSIOMEASURE
BME 698: ST:INSTRUMENT PHYSIO MEAS
BME 698: ST:INTRO TO PHYSIOMEASURE
BME 788: ST:
BME 788: ST:ADVANCED TOPICS IN VISION
BME 788: ST:LAB ROTATION
BME 788: ST:OCULOMOTOR EXPERIMNTL DESIG
BME 788: ST:OCULOMOTOR EXPERMTN & DESIG
Research Interests
Eye movement control; functional MRI; vergence, adaptive control, motor learning, traumatic brain injury, convergence insufficiency
Patents
Method, System and Apparatus for Diagnostic Assessment and Screening of Binocular Dysfunctions
Method, system, and apparatus for treatment of binocular dysfunctions
In Progress
TBI Acquired Convergence Insuffieincey Rehabilitation RCT
This study aims to examine the efficacy of office-based vergence and accommodative therapy (OBVAT) in remediating convergence insufficiency (CI) in children with CI acquired as a result of a concussion.
This study aims to examine the efficacy of office-based vergence and accommodative therapy (OBVAT) in remediating convergence insufficiency (CI) in children with CI acquired as a result of a concussion.
Journal Article
M Cao, Y Luo, Z Wu, C A Mazzola, L Catania, Tara L. Alvarez, J M Halperin, Bharat Biswal, X Li .
2021. "Topological Aberrance of Structural Brain Network Provides Quantitative Substrates of Post-Traumatic Brain Injury Attention Deficits in Children.."
Brain connectivity .
Tara L. Alvarez, M Scheiman, C Morales, S Gohel, A Sangoi, E M Santos, Chang Yaramothu, J V d'Antonio-Bertagnolli, X Li , Bharat Biswal. 2021. "Underlying neurological mechanisms associated with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.." Scientific reports , vol. 11 , no. 1 , pp. 6545.
C Morales, S Gohel, M Scheiman, X Li , E M Santos, A Sangoi, Tara L. Alvarez. 2020. "Test-retest of a phoria adaptation stimulus-induced functional MRI experiment.." Journal of vision , vol. 20 , no. 8 , pp. 17.
Tara L. Alvarez, M Scheiman, E M Santos, C Morales, Chang Yaramothu, J V D'Antonio-Bertagnolli, Bharat Biswal, S Gohel, X Li . 2020. "The Convergence Insufficiency Neuro-mechanism in Adult Population Study (CINAPS) Randomized Clinical Trial: Design, Methods, and Clinical Data.." Ophthalmic epidemiology , vol. 27 , no. 1 , pp. 52-72.
Y Luo, Tara L. Alvarez, J M Halperin, X Li . 2020. "Multimodal neuroimaging-based prediction of adult outcomes in childhood-onset ADHD using ensemble learning techniques.." NeuroImage. Clinical , vol. 26 , pp. 102238.
Tara L. Alvarez, M Scheiman, C Morales, S Gohel, A Sangoi, E M Santos, Chang Yaramothu, J V d'Antonio-Bertagnolli, X Li , Bharat Biswal. 2021. "Underlying neurological mechanisms associated with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.." Scientific reports , vol. 11 , no. 1 , pp. 6545.
C Morales, S Gohel, M Scheiman, X Li , E M Santos, A Sangoi, Tara L. Alvarez. 2020. "Test-retest of a phoria adaptation stimulus-induced functional MRI experiment.." Journal of vision , vol. 20 , no. 8 , pp. 17.
Tara L. Alvarez, M Scheiman, E M Santos, C Morales, Chang Yaramothu, J V D'Antonio-Bertagnolli, Bharat Biswal, S Gohel, X Li . 2020. "The Convergence Insufficiency Neuro-mechanism in Adult Population Study (CINAPS) Randomized Clinical Trial: Design, Methods, and Clinical Data.." Ophthalmic epidemiology , vol. 27 , no. 1 , pp. 52-72.
Y Luo, Tara L. Alvarez, J M Halperin, X Li . 2020. "Multimodal neuroimaging-based prediction of adult outcomes in childhood-onset ADHD using ensemble learning techniques.." NeuroImage. Clinical , vol. 26 , pp. 102238.
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Conference Proceeding
"Abstract# 1: Individualizing HD-tDCS With fMRI and E-Field Modeling: Pilot Data from the NAVIGATE-TBI Study"
Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation, 2019.
"Functional connectivity of vergence neural substrates"
2014.
"Short-Term Modification of Vergence Ramp Eye Movements in the Convergent Direction"
IEEE Proceedings of Bioengineering Northeast Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.
"A method to compare processing speed and oculomotor function using a modified SDMT"
IEEE Proceedings of Bioengineering Northeast Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.
"Functional Connectivity of Vergence Neural Substrates"
IEEE Proceedings of Bioengineering Northeast Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.
Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation, 2019.
"Functional connectivity of vergence neural substrates"
2014.
"Short-Term Modification of Vergence Ramp Eye Movements in the Convergent Direction"
IEEE Proceedings of Bioengineering Northeast Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.
"A method to compare processing speed and oculomotor function using a modified SDMT"
IEEE Proceedings of Bioengineering Northeast Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.
"Functional Connectivity of Vergence Neural Substrates"
IEEE Proceedings of Bioengineering Northeast Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.
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Conference Abstract
"You, Me, and Debris"
43rd annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2017.
43rd annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2017.
Other
"Functional Activity Significantly Correlates to Symmetrical Vergence Peak Velocity: An fMRI study of Vision Therapy"
Association of Vision and Ophthalmology, May, 2014.
Association of Vision and Ophthalmology, May, 2014.
Manuscript
"The Horizontal Dark Oculomotor Rest Position"
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, August, 2013.
"Error correction in vergence eye movements: Evidence supporting Hering’s Law"
Journal of Eye Movement Research, June, 2012.
"The Frequency of Horizontal Saccades in Near and Far Symmetrical Disparity Vergence "
Vision Research, June, 2012.
"Assessment of Dual-Mode and Switched-Channel Models with Experimental Vergence Responses"
Journal of Eye Movement Research, May, 2012.
"Functional Connectivity in Vergence and Saccade Eye Movement Tasks Assessed using Granger Causality Analysis "
August, 2011.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, August, 2013.
"Error correction in vergence eye movements: Evidence supporting Hering’s Law"
Journal of Eye Movement Research, June, 2012.
"The Frequency of Horizontal Saccades in Near and Far Symmetrical Disparity Vergence "
Vision Research, June, 2012.
"Assessment of Dual-Mode and Switched-Channel Models with Experimental Vergence Responses"
Journal of Eye Movement Research, May, 2012.
"Functional Connectivity in Vergence and Saccade Eye Movement Tasks Assessed using Granger Causality Analysis "
August, 2011.
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