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Impending Winter Storm

Due to the impending storm, all classes and activities at Kean’s main campus in Union, Kean Ocean and Kean Skylands will operate remotely on Sunday, January 25, and Monday, January 26. 

The University will observe a Winter Wellness Day on Tuesday, January 27, following the storm. Classes and activities will not run, and employees are not expected to work. 

Due to ongoing power problems at the Kean Ocean Gateway Building, all classes and activities at Kean Ocean will also be conducted remotely on Friday, January 23, and Saturday, January 24. This only applies to Kean Ocean. 

Only essential personnel should report to work as scheduled during the remote period or on Tuesday. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisor. 

Keanu’s Kitchen will remain open for residential students on the Union campus from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday. 

All vehicles parked on the Union campus must be relocated to the Vaughn-Eames overnight parking lot by 6 p.m. on Saturday to allow for storm cleanup. Vehicles parked elsewhere on campus are subject to relocation. 

Alka Bishnoi , PT, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Research Content Coordinator
Office Location
NAAB 425
Email
abishnoi@kean.edu
Phone
(908)-737-6177
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Alka Bishnoi

Education

  •  Ph.D. in Kinesiology and Community Health (specialization: Neuroscience), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
  • M.S. in Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
  • M.S. in Exercise Physiology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  • B.S. in Physical Therapy, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Accomplishments

  • Faculty Fellow, National Science Foundation (NSF) Build and Broaden, CY3, Kean University, 2025
  • University Fellowship Block Grant, UIUC, 2021
  • Trainee Professional Development Award, Society of Neuroscience, 2020
  • Supplemental Summer Block Grant, UIUC, 2020
  • Teaching Scholar Certification, UIUC, 2020
  • Fellowship Recipient at Neural Control of Movement Conference, 2020
  • Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Conference Award, 2019
  • Van Doren Scholarship Award, UIC, 2017

Media Coverage

• Wearable Technology Continuously Monitors Heart-rate Recovery to Predict Risk, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign News Bureau, April 9, 2025.

• Kean University Researcher Conducts Study on Osteoarthritis’ Impact on the Brain, Kean University, October 6, 2025.

Publications

BOOK CHAPTERS

  • Bishnoi, A. (2024). Hypertension, Heart Rate Reserve, and Cognitive Impairment: Exploring Relationships, Implications, and Measurement Techniques. In: Mittal, M., Narayan, J. (eds) Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems for Healthcare Solutions. Springer, Singapore. Https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8983-2_5.
  • Bishnoi, A., Hernandez, M.E. (2025). Association of Heart Rate Variability with Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Healthy Adults. In: Narayan, J., Gritli, H. (eds) Design and Control of Rehabilitation Robots. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 585. Springer, Cham. Https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86977-8_7.

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (* denotes students)

  • Alka Bishnoi, Yang Hu, Manuel E. Hernandez. Impact of Sensory Organization Tasks on Prefrontal Cortex Activity in Older Women: A Comparative fNIRS Study of Osteoarthritis and Healthy Aging. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2025.
  • Ayse Dogan*, Alka Bishnoi, Richard B. Sowers, Manuel E. Hernandez. Continuous Heart Rate Recovery Monitoring with ECG Signals from Wearables: Identifying Risk Groups in the General Population. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 2025.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Manuel Hernandez. Heart rate reserve effects on brain activation and cognitive motor performance while doing an instrumented trail walking task in middle- aged to older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus. 2025.
  • Sadia Younis*, Alka Bishnoi, Jyotindra Narayan, and Renato Mio*. 2024. Impact of Contralateral Hemiplegia on Lower Limb Joint Kinematics and Dynamics: A Musculoskeletal Modeling Approach. Biomechanics. 2024.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Yang Hu, Manuel E. Hernandez. Perturbation walking effects on prefrontal cortical activation and walking performance in older women with and without osteoarthritis: a FNIRS study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2024.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Manuel E. Hernandez. Effects of Heart Rate Reserve on Prefrontal Cortical Activation and dual task walking while doing an instrumented trail walking task: an fNIRS study. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Abstract accepted to: Heart-Brain Interactions: Role of Imaging Modalities). 2023.

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (* denotes students)

  • Alka Bishnoi, Yang Hu, Manuel E. Hernandez. Impact of Sensory Organization Tasks on Prefrontal Cortex Activity in Older Women: A Comparative fNIRS Study of Osteoarthritis and Healthy Aging. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2025.
  • Ayse Dogan*, Alka Bishnoi, Richard B. Sowers, Manuel E. Hernandez. Continuous Heart Rate Recovery Monitoring with ECG Signals from Wearables: Identifying Risk Groups in the General Population. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 2025.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Manuel Hernandez. Heart rate reserve effects on brain activation and cognitive motor performance while doing an instrumented trail walking task in middle- aged to older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus. 2025.
  • Sadia Younis*, Alka Bishnoi, Jyotindra Narayan, and Renato Mio*. 2024. Impact of Contralateral Hemiplegia on Lower Limb Joint Kinematics and Dynamics: A Musculoskeletal Modeling Approach. Biomechanics. 2024.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Yang Hu, Manuel E. Hernandez. Perturbation walking effects on prefrontal cortical activation and walking performance in older women with and without osteoarthritis: a FNIRS study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2024.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Manuel E. Hernandez. Effects of Heart Rate Reserve on Prefrontal Cortical Activation and dual task walking while doing an instrumented trail walking task: an fNIRS study. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Abstract accepted to: Heart-Brain Interactions: Role of Imaging Modalities). 2023.

PEER-REVIEWED FULL LENGTH CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. (* denotes students)

  • Alka Bishnoi, Hussnain Shakeel*, Declan Cioffi*, Manuel Hernandez. Cognitive-Motor Interactions Post Concussion: A Systematic Review of Dual-Task Gait in Middle-Aged Adults. Society of Neuroscience (SFN), 2025.
  • Alka Bishnoi. Impact of Increased Respiratory Load on Prefrontal Cortical Activation Under Varying Task Complexities of Trail Walking Task. Kean Conference, 05/09/2025.
  • Hussnain Shakeel*, Declan Cioffi*, Alka Bishnoi. Cognitive-Motor Interactions Post Concussion: A Systematic Review of Dual-Task Gait in Middle-Aged Adults. Kean Research Days, 2025.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Hussnain Shakeel*, Declan Cioffi*, Manuel Hernandez. Cognitive-Motor Interactions Post Concussion: A Systematic Review of Dual-Task Gait in Middle-Aged Adults. International Society of Posture & Gait Research (ISPGR). 2025.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Manuel Hernandez. Impact of increased respiratory load on prefrontal cortical activation under varying task complexities of trail walking task. International Society of Posture & Gait Research (ISPGR). 2025.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Manuel Hernandez. Impact of increased respiratory load on prefrontal cortical activation under varying task complexities of trail walking task. American Society of Biomechanics (ASB). 2025.
  • Alka Bishnoi, Manuel Hernandez. Clinical sensory organization task effects on prefrontal cortical activation patterns in older adults with and without hypertension. Neural Control of Movement. 2024
  • Juliana Lefano*, Alka Bishnoi, Manuel Hernandez. Association of Heart Rate Variability with Cardiovascular Disease risk in Healthy adults: Framingham Heart study. Research Days, Kean University. 2024
  • Juliana Lefano*, Alka Bishnoi, Manuel Hernandez. Association of Vascular Age and Age Dependent Maximum Heart Rate with Performance on the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test Among Community Dwelling Adults. Research Days, Kean University. 2023
  • Alka Bishnoi, Manuel Hernandez. Gait variability association with prefrontal cortical activation among older adults with and without impaired heart rate reserve. Society of Neuroscience. 2022
  • Manuel Hernandez, Alka Bishnoi. Effect of hypertension on prefrontal cortical activation in older adults during instrumented trail walking tasks. Gerontological society of America. 2022