Chang Yaramothu

Associate Professor, School of Applied Engineering & Technology
About Me
I have spent the past decade creating and formulating new systems for concussion/TBI diagnostics. My goal is to perform fundamental research and translate that research into technology that can be utilized by the general public. Prior to joining NJIT as full-time faculty, I have co-founded a biotech start-up that utilizes virtual reality for therapeutic purposes.
Education
Ph.D.; New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences; Biomedical Engineering; 2017
M.S.; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Biomedical Engineering; 2014
B.S.; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Biomedical Engineering; 2013
Awards & Honors
2025 Robert W. Van Houten Award for Teaching Excellence, NJIT Alumni Association
2024 Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors
2023 Edison Patent Award, NJ R&D Council
2020 Digi-Tech Innovator, NJBiz Magazine
2020 Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
Website
https://research.njit.edu/sqrl/
2026 Fall Courses
BME 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
BMET 415 - BIOMEDICAL MECHATRONICS
BMET 312 - APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE II
BME 494 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS II
BME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BMET 311 - APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE
BME 493 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS I
BMET 313 - APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE III
BME 492 - RESEARCH & INDPNDNT STUDY II
BMET 440 - BMET EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
BME 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BME 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
BME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
Teaching Interests
Biomedical Engineering, Technology, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Medical Devices, and Data Analysis.
Past Courses
BMET 320: APPLIED BIOMEDICAL DATA ACQUISITION
BMET 415: BIOMEDICAL MECHATRONICS
ECET 202: CIRCUITS II
ECET 311: EMBEDDED SYSTEMS I
ECET 411: EMBEDDED SYSTEMS II
Research Interests
Concussion/TBI Diagnostics, Eye Movements, Vestibular System, Endurance, OculoMotor and Vestibular Rehabilitation, Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
Patents
Method, System and Apparatus for Diagnostic Assessment and Screening of Binocular Dysfunctions
Method, system, and apparatus for treatment of binocular dysfunctions
In Progress
Development of Concussion Diagnostics Tools in an Adult Population
The aim of this study is to generate normative values of oculomotor endurance in an adult (18 - 65 years) population with acute TBI utilizing the Oculomotor and Vestibular Endurance Screening (MoVES) protocol.
Longitudinal Concussion Assessment on NJIT Athletes Utilizing MoVES and VisQuaL-T
The aim of this study is to test the reliability and efficacy of the Oculomotor and Vestibular Endurance Screening (MoVES) protocol in detecting concussions.
MoVES Automation
This project aims to automate the Oculomotor and Vestibular Endurance Screening (MoVES) protocol in a virtual reality headset so it can easily be utilized without any training.
Multimodal Visual Balance Concussion Assessment
The purpose of this study is to understand the underlying interconnectivity between the visual, oculomotor, and balance systems in non-concussed healthy controls and the deficits present in concussed participants.
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.
Journal Article
Tara L. Alvarez, Mitchell Scheiman, Suril Gohel, Farzin Hajebrahimi, Melissa Noble, Ayushi Sangoi, Chang Yaramothu, Christina L. Master, Arlene Goodman. 2024. "Effectiveness of treatment for concussion-related convergence insufficiency: The CONCUSS study protocol for a randomized clinical trial." PLOS ONE, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. e0314027.
Stephanie Iring-Sanchez, Michaela E. Dungan, Andrew Jones, Mitchell Malakhov, Stuti Mohan, Chang Yaramothu. 2024. "OculoMotor & Vestibular Endurance Screening (MoVES) Normative, Repeatability, and Reliability Data." Brain Sciences, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 704.
Sebastian N. Fine, Yi Guo, Henry Talasan, Stephen LeStrange, Chang Yaramothu, Tara L. Alvarez. 2023. "Quantification of Oculomotor Responses and Accommodation through Instrumentation and Analysis Toolboxes." Journal of Visualized Experiments, no. 193, pp. e64808.
Michaela E Dungan, Mitchell Scheiman, Chang Yaramothu. 2023. "Vision Quality of Life with Time Survey: Normative Data and Repeatability." Clinical Optometry, vol. Volume 15, pp. 205-212.
Ayushi Sangoi, Mitchell Scheiman, Chang Yaramothu, Elio M. Santos, Suril Gohel, Tara L. Alvarez. 2021. "Convergence Insufficiency Neuro-Mechanism Adult Population Study: Phoria Adaptation Results." Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 19.
Tara L. Alvarez, Chang Yaramothu, Mitchell Scheiman, Arlene Goodman, Susan A. Cotter, Kristine Huang, Angela M. Chen, Matthew Grady, Anne E. Mozel, Olivia E. Podolak, Chris G. Koutures, Christina L. Master. 2021. "Disparity vergence differences between typically occurring and concussion-related convergence insufficiency pediatric patients." Vision Research, vol. 185, pp. 58-67.
Conference Paper
"A Visual Inventory Management System for Makerspaces"
International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, September, 2024.
"Biomedical Engineering Technology Education in Makerspaces"
International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, September, 2024.
Conference Abstract
"OculoMotor and Vestibular Endurance Screening (MoVES) Protocol Adult Concussion Data"
Proceedings of the Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), Hoboken, NJ, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2024.
"Quantification of Cortical Activation During Vestibular Tasks: A Pilot fNIRS Study"
Proceedings of the Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), Hoboken, NJ, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2024.
""It's all in your head": Abnormal Visual Processing During Magnetoencephalography is Associated with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in US Veterans."
Brain & Behavioral Health Research Day.
"You, Me, and Debris"
43rd annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2017.
Conference Proceeding
"OculoMotor and Vestibular Endurance Screening (MoVES) Protocol Adult Concussion Data"
17th Annual Conference on Brain Injury, March, 2024.
"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.
"Clinical and Functional Imaging Changes Induced from Vision Therapy in Patients with Convergence Insufficiency"
IEEE, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2019.
"Short-term modification of vergence ramp eye movements in the convergent direction"
IEEE, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2014.