CURRICULUM VITAE
James A. Hokanson PhD
James A. Hokanson PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/2002 - 05/2006 BS Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO |
08/2002 - 05/2006 BS Electrical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO |
08/2006 - 02/2014 PhD Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
03/2014 - 07/2019 Postdoctoral Associate, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC |
07/2019 - 12/2020 Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
01/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Biomedical Engineering, TBRC, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
CENTER/INSTITUTE AFFILIATIONS: |
06/2023 - Present Member, Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
04/2006 Rick Grodsky Award for Technical Achievement, Wash U. Engineering |
05/2009 TA of the Year, U. Pitt Bioengineering |
05/2009 Poster Abstract Honorable Mention, UPMC Rehabilitation Institute Research Day |
09/2009 - 08/2010 Multi-modal Neuroimaging Trainee (T90), NIH NIDA |
06/2010 Student Travel Award, Neural Interfaces Conference |
06/2010 Student Travel Award, Beyond Brain Machine Interface Workshop |
09/2010 - 08/2012 Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT), NSF |
12/2019 Best Poster Award, NIDDK CAIRIBU meeting |
12/2020 Best Poster Award, NIDDK CAIRIBU meeting |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2003 - 2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Member) |
2006 - 2013 Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (Member) |
2006 - 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (Member) |
2007 - Present Society for Neuroscience (Member) |
2016 - Present International Continence Society (Member) |
2017 - Present American Urological Association (Member) |
2020 - Present Society for Basic Urological Research (Member) |
2021 - Present American Urogynecologic Society (Member) |
2022 - Present Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (Member) |
2023 - 2024 International Consultation on Incontinence – Research Society (Member) |
2023 - Present SUFU Research Network (Member) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Editorial Board |
03/2019 - Present American Journal of Physiology – Renal Physiology |
01/2023 - Present Neurourology and Urodynamics |
Journal Review |
09/2011 - Present Journal of Neural Engineering |
11/2016 - Present Journal of Neurotrauma |
05/2017 - Present American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology |
07/2017 - Present American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
07/2017 - Present Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface |
01/2018 - Present Scientific Reports |
11/2019 - Present IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering |
01/2021 - Present American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology |
10/2021 - Present Biochemical Pharmacology |
11/2021 - Present Frontiers in Neuroscience |
02/2022 - Present Neurourology and Urodynamics |
06/2024 - Present Frontiers in Physiology |
09/2024 - Present IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems |
09/2024 - Present Journal of Urology |
09/2024 - Present Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering |
03/2026 - Present npj Regenerative Medicine |
05/2026 - Present Techniques in Coloproctology |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
09/2024 reviewer, pilot awards, AHW |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
04/2021 ad hoc reviewer, R25 and F31 reviews, NIH NIDDK |
04/2022 - 03/2025 Member, ISAC reviews, NIH NIDDK |
02/2023 reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation |
02/2023 ad hoc reviewer, F grants, NIH NIDDK |
09/2023 reviewer, research scholar awards, American Urological Association |
02/2024 - Present Member, Basic Science Committee, SUFU |
07/2025 reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation |
11/2025 ad hoc reviewer, SBIR/STTR, NIH ZRG1 KUDS-R11 |
02/2026 - Present Secretary, Research Network, SUFU |
05/2026 ad hoc reviewer, R18, R61/R33, UG3/UH3, NIH ZRG1 NV-J (52) |
07/01/2026 - 06/30/2030 standing member, Kidney and Urological Systems Function and Dysfunction Study Section (KUFD), NIH NIDDK |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Hokanson, Beyond Averages. Using Prediction Modeling to Improve Therapy Selection and Design, AUGS-IUGA joint meeting, Austin, Texas, 06/14/2022 - 06/18/2022 |
Hokanson, State-Dependent Bioelectronics Interface to Control Bladder Function, INS 2024, Vancouver, Canada, 05/11/2024 - 05/16/2024 |
National |
Hokanson, Beyond sacral root modulation: Pudendal nerve stimulation to improve bladder function, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 11/12/2016 - 11/16/2016 |
Hokanson, Making Physiology Matter, NIDDK Female Urethral Function and Failure Workshop, Online, 09/30/2020 |
Overcoming Challenges in the Research World, CAIRIBU trainee event, Virtual, 12/02/2021 |
Hokanson, Neural Control of Vesicourethral Function, NIDDK Neurourology Meeting, Online, 08/22/2022 - 08/23/2022 |
Growing Your Career: How to move from point A to point B as an early career stage investigator, CAIRIBU trainee event, North Bethesda, MD, 11/30/2022 |
Hokanson, Towards Physiology as an Important Tool for Personalized LUTS Therapies, SBUR at the AUA, Chicago, Illinois, 04/29/2023 |
Hokanson, Towards physiology as an important tool for personalized pelvic health therapies, KUMC OBGYN Grand Rounds, Kansas City, KS, 09/08/2023 |
Hokanson, Phenotyping, Prediction Modeling and the Path Forward to Individualized Treatments (with a focus on OAB/UUI), SUFU Winter Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 02/20/2024 - 02/24/2024 |
Hokanson, Ippolito, Sheyn, Hendrickson, Rose, Practical and Ethical Considerations for AI in Urogynecology and Urology: A Panel Discussion, AUGS annual meeting, Washington, DC, 10/14/2024 - 10/17/2024 |
Hokanson, Prediction modeling applied to non-cancerous genitourinary conditions, Duke KURe meeting, Durham, NC, 04/09/2025 |
Hokanson, Yang, Measurement of lower urinary tract function, NIDDK Addressing Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities Related to Data and Metadata Standards for NIDDK Research Priorities meeting, Online, 06/03/2025 - 06/04/2025 |
Hokanson, Sexual function in women with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms: findings from the symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction research network (LURN) cohort study, NIDDK CAIRIBU Uro-Lit Live, Online, 10/29/2025 |
Hokanson, Insights into the pathophysiology of urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) from the LURN organ study, NIDDK CAIRIBU Meeting, Madison, WI, 12/2025 |
Hokanson, Improving tibial nerve stimulation and understanding the pathophysiology of UUI, Pelvic Floor Conference, Cleveland Clinic, 03/03/2026 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
James Hokanson, Spacing and Size of Electrocorticography electrodes with a focus on Brain Computer Interfaces, Neurohike Motor Control Conference, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, 09/22/2006 - 09/25/2006 |
James Hokanson, Channel Interactions During Synchronous Microstimulation with High Density Microelectrode Arrays, International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 09/09/2012 - 09/12/2012 |
James Hokanson, State-Dependent Pudendal Nerve Stimulation to Increase Bladder Capacity and Voiding Efficiency in Cats, • International Continence Society Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 08/28/2018 - 08/31/2018 |
National |
James Hokanson, Using Classifiers to Identify Differences in Evoked Responses from Stimulation of Primary Afferents, • Biomedical Engineering Society Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 10/07/2009 - 10/10/2009 |
James Hokanson, Effects of Spatial and Temporal Parameters of Primary Afferent Microstimulation on Neural Responses Evoked in Primary Somatosensory Cortex of an Anesthetized Cat, 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 08/30/2011 - 09/03/2011 |
James Hokanson, Predicting Urinary Continence Status with Sacral Neuromodulation and Botulinum Toxin Treatments, NIDDK CAIRIBU Meeting, Ellicott City, Maryland, 12/12/2018 - 12/14/2018 |
James Hokanson, Intravesical Prostaglandin E2: Bladder Irritant or Urethral Smooth Muscle Relaxer?, NIDDK CAIRIBU Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, 12/04/2019 - 12/06/2019 |
Whitney K. Hendrickson, Development of models predicting treatment efficacy and need for self-catheterization after intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxina for non-neurogenic urgency incontinence in women, SUFU Meeting, Online, 02/25/2021 - 02/27/2021 |
Wei He, Impact of Bladder Filling Rate on Cystometric Variables in Anesthetized Rats, SUFU Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, 03/07/2023 - 03/11/2023 |
Farshad Samadifam, Outcome prediction for sacral neuromodulation therapy in women with non-neurogenic urgency incontinence: a machine learning approach, SUFU Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 02/20/2024 - 02/24/2024 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/2021 - 09/2023 Member, Undergraduate Committee, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, MCW |
02/2021 - Present Faculty Advisor, SUPREMES, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, MCW |
09/21/2022 poster judge, MCW Annual Postdoc Symposium, MCW |
10/31/2022 faculty facilitator, RCR Refresher, MCW |
05/08/2023 faculty facilitator, RCR Refresher, MCW |
06/2023 - Present Assistant Representative, Faculty Council, MCW |
10/30/2023 faculty facilitator, RCR Refresher, MCW |
10/2023 - Present Member, Research Committee, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, MCW |
09/15/2025 poster judge, MCW Annual Postdoc Symposium, MCW |
09/17/2025 panelist, MCW Spotlight on Science Postdoc Seminar, MCW |
09/2025 - Present Member, AI & Date Science Committee, Marquette Olin College of Engineering |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Graduate Student Education |
08/2021 - 05/2022 Faculty advisor for design team in course BIEN 4920: Principles of Design & BIEN 4998: Senior Design Project |
08/2021 - 12/2021 Co-Instructor for informal MATLAB programming course for students in the department |
10/2021 Faculty lecturer for BIEN 4931/5931: Tissue Engineering |
12/2022 Faculty lecturer for BIEN 6200 Biomedical Signal Processing |
08/2023 - 12/2023 Co-Instructor for BIEN 2100 Statistics for Biomedical Engineering |
02/28/2024 faculty lecturer for BIEN 6960 Neuroimaging Journal Club |
03/2024 Faculty lecturer for BIEN 4931/5931: Tissue Engineering |
08/2024 - 05/2025 Faculty advisor for design team in course BIEN 4920: Principles of Design & BIEN 4998: Senior Design Project |
08/2024 - 12/2024 Co-Instructor for BIEN 4391/5931 Scientific Computing for Engineers |
08/2024 - 12/2024 Co-Instructor for BIEN 4391/5931 Scientific Computing for Engineers |
11/2024 Faculty lecturer for BIEN 5600 Neural Engineering |
01/2026 - 05/2026 Co-Instructor for BIEN 4391/5931 Scientific Computing for Engineers |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Graduate Student Education |
01/2003 - 05/2003 Washington University in St. Louis, Course Director for EN120 Freshman Engineering Seminar |
01/2004 - 05/2004 Washington University in St. Louis, Course Director for EN120 Freshman Engineering Seminar |
01/2005 - 05/2005 Washington University in St. Louis, Course Director for EN120 Freshman Engineering Seminar |
08/2005 - 12/2005 Washington University in St. Louis, Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering |
08/2006 - 12/2006 Washington University in St. Louis, Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering |
01/2007 - 05/2007 University of Pittsburgh, Lab Instructor for BIOE 1150 Bioengineering Methods Lab |
01/2008 - 05/2008 University of Pittsburgh, Lab Instructor for BIOE 1150 Bioengineering Methods Lab |
01/2008 - 05/2008 University of Pittsburgh, Teaching Assistant for BIOE 1310 Bioinstrumentation |
01/2009 - 05/2009 University of Pittsburgh, Teaching Assistant for BIOE 1310 Bioinstrumentation |
01/2010 - 05/2010 University of Pittsburgh, Teaching Assistant for BIOE 1310 Bioinstrumentation |
04/2026 University of Miami, Faculty lecturer for BME 615 Current Trends in Neural Engineering |
Community/Lay Public |
06/2005 Washington University in St. Louis, Introduction to HTML |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Gaunt RA, Hokanson JA, Weber DJ. Microstimulation of primary afferent neurons in the L7 dorsal root ganglia using multielectrode arrays in anesthetized cats: thresholds and recruitment properties. J Neural Eng. 2009 Oct;6(5):055009. PMCID: PMC2894985 |
2. Bourbeau DJ, Hokanson JA, Rubin JE, Weber DJ. A computational model for estimating recruitment of primary afferent fibers by intraneural stimulation in the dorsal root ganglia. J Neural Eng. 2011 Oct;8(5):056009. PMCID: PMC3178662 |
3. Weber DJ, London BM, Hokanson JA, Ayers CA, Gaunt RA, Torres RR, Zaaimi B, Miller LE. Limb-state information encoded by peripheral and central somatosensory neurons: implications for an afferent interface. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2011 Oct;19(5):501-13. PMCID: PMC3694199 |
4. Szigeti B, Gleeson P, Vella M, Khayrulin S, Palyanov A, Hokanson J, Currie M, Cantarelli M, Idili G, Larson S. OpenWorm: An open-science approach to modeling Caenorhabditis elegans Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. 3 November 2014;8(November):1-7. |
5. Langdale CL, Hokanson JA, Sridhar A, Grill WM. Stimulation of the pelvic nerve increases bladder capacity in the prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub> rat model of overactive bladder. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2017 Sep 01;313(3):F657-F665. PMCID: PMC5625104 |
6. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Sridhar A, Grill WM. OAB without an overactive bladder in the acute prostaglandin E2 rat model. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2017 Nov 01;313(5):F1169-F1177. PMCID: PMC5792156 |
7. Lubba C, Mitrani E, Hokanson J, Grill WM, Schultz SR. Real-time decoding of bladder pressure from pelvic nerve activity CP International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering Ner. 10 August 2017:617-620. |
8. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Sridhar A, Grill WM. Stimulation of the sensory pudendal nerve increases bladder capacity in the rat. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2018 Apr 01;314(4):F543-F550. PMCID: PMC5966759 |
9. Rutter EM, Langdale CL, Hokanson JA, Hamilton F, Tran H, Grill WM, Flores KB. Detection of Bladder Contractions From the Activity of the External Urethral Sphincter in Rats Using Sparse Regression. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2018 Aug;26(8):1636-1644. PMCID: PMC6531051 |
10. Hokanson JA, Gaunt RA, Weber DJ. Effects of Synchronous Electrode Pulses on Neural Recruitment During Multichannel Microstimulation. Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 30;8(1):13067. PMCID: PMC6117337 |
11. Javer A, Currie M, Lee CW, Hokanson J, Li K, Martineau CN, Yemini E, Grundy LJ, Li C, Ch'ng Q, Schafer WR, Nollen EAA, Kerr R, Brown AEX. An open-source platform for analyzing and sharing worm-behavior data. Nat Methods. 2018 Sep;15(9):645-646. PMCID: PMC6284784 |
12. Langdale CL, Hokanson JA, Milliken PH, Sridhar A, Grill WM. Stimulation of the pelvic nerve increases bladder capacity in the PGE<sub>2</sub> cat model of overactive bladder. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2020 Jun 01;318(6):F1357-F1368. PMCID: PMC7717121 |
13. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Milliken PH, Sridhar A, Grill WM. Effects of intravesical prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub> on bladder function are preserved in capsaicin-desensitized rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2021 Feb 01;320(2):F212-F223. PMCID: PMC7948121 |
14. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Sridhar A, Milliken P, Grill WM. State-dependent bioelectronic interface to control bladder function. Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 11;11(1):314. PMCID: PMC7801663 |
15. Brady SS, Bavendam TG, Bradway CK, Conroy B, Dowling-Castronovo A, Epperson CN, Hijaz AK, Hsi RS, Huss K, Kim M, Lazar J, Lee RK, Liu CK, Loizou CN, Miran S, Mody L, Norton JM, Reynolds WS, Sutcliffe S, Zhang N, Hokanson JA. Noncancerous Genitourinary Conditions as a Public Health Priority: Conceptualizing the Hidden Burden. Urology. 2022 Aug;166:39-49. PMCID: PMC8924010 |
16. Hobbs KT, Choe N, Aksenov LI, Reyes L, Aquino W, Routh JC, Hokanson JA. Machine Learning for Urodynamic Detection of Detrusor Overactivity. Urology. 2022 Jan;159:247-254. PMCID: PMC8865755 |
17. Hendrickson WK, Xie G, Rahn DD, Amundsen CL, Hokanson JA, Bradley M, Smith AL, Sung VW, Visco AG, Luo S, Jelovsek JE. Predicting outcomes after intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxina for non-neurogenic urgency incontinence in women. Neurourol Urodyn. 2022 Jan;41(1):432-447. PMCID: PMC9014828 |
18. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Grill WM. Pathways and parameters of sacral neuromodulation in rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2023 Dec 01;325(6):F757-F769. PMCID: PMC10874681 |
19. Lai HH, Rutlin J, Smith AR, Helmuth ME, Hokanson JA, Yang CC, Clemens JQ, Magnotta VA, Bretschneider CE, Kenton K, DeLancey JOL, John K, Kirkali Z, Shimony JS. Structural Changes in Brain White Matter Tracts Associated With Overactive Bladder Revealed by Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Findings From a Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study. J Urol. 2024 Aug;212(2):351-361. PMCID: PMC11233244 |
20. Luebke MC, Neuner JM, Balza J, Davidson ERW, Hokanson JA, Marowski S, Corey O'Connor R, Schmitt E, Winn AN, Flynn KE. Developing a urinary incontinence primary care pathway: a mixed methods study. Fam Pract. 2024 Oct 08;41(5):798-806. PMCID: PMC11461143 |
21. Hendrickson WK, Zhang C, Hokanson JA, Nygaard IE, Presson AP. Predicting success using response after lead implantation with sacral neuromodulation for urgency incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2024 Nov;43(8):1776-1783. PMCID: PMC11495989 |
22. He W, Slavik N, Braun J, Samadifam F, Hokanson JA. Faster bladder filling in rats reduces detrusor overactivity but worsens (i.e., decreases) bladder compliance. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2024 Dec 01;327(6):F985-F993. |
23. Hokanson JA, DeLancey JOL, Kirby AC, Gillespie B, Lai HH, Kreder KJ, Bretschneider CE, Slavik N, Andrews C, Andreev V, Black L, Richardson S, Kenton K, Kirkali Z, Yang CC, Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) Study Group. Expanded Physiological Testing of the Lower Urinary Tract in Asymptomatic Women and Those With Urgency Urinary Incontinence: Findings From the LURN-Organ Study. Neurourol Urodyn. 2025 Jun;44(5):987-996. PMCID: PMC12414437 |
24. Bretschneider CE, Smerdon C, Bieber B, Goodrich N, Griffith J, Lai HH, Hokanson JA, Kirby AC, Smith A, Guerrero M, Gutta S, Flynn KE, John K, Bradley CS, LURN Study Group. Sexual function in women with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms: findings from the symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction research network (LURN) cohort study. J Sex Med. 2025 Jun 03;22(6):1035-1042. |
25. Yang CC, Hokanson JA, Kirby AC, Gillespie BW, Lai HH, Kreder KJ, Bretschneider CE, Kirkali Z, Delancey JOL. Lessons learned from conducting a multi-center lower urinary tract physiology study: the LURN experience Continence. March 2026;17. |
26. Hokanson JA, Ayers CA, Gaunt RA, Bruns TM, Weber DJ. Effects of spatial and temporal parameters of primary afferent microstimulation on neural responses evoked in primary somatosensory cortex of an anesthetized cat. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011;2011:7533-6. PMCID: PMC3475719 |
27. Bradley CS, Hokanson JA, Francis SL, Bieber B, Laddu D, Amundsen CL, Bretschneider CE, Clemens JQ, Collins S, Kenton K, Lai HH, Andreev VP, Glaser AP, Helfand BT, Andrews C, Graff J, Kirkali Z, Kreder KJ. The LURN urinary urgency and lifestyle wearable tracker (ULTra) study: Design and feasibility Continence. September 2026;19. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Fisher LE, Hokanson JA, Weber DJ. Neuroprostheses for somatosensory function Implantable Neuroprostheses for Restoring Function. March 04, 2015:127-151. |
2. Hokanson JA, Amundsen CL, Grill WM. Neuroprosthetic control of lower urinary tract function Neuroprosthetics Theory and Practice Second Edition. 10 March 2017:537-565. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Yang CC, Hokanson JA, Keast JR. Advancing our understanding of the neural control of the female human urethra. Neurourol Urodyn. 2022 Jan;41(1):35-41. PMCID: PMC8738110 |
2. Hokanson JA, DeLancey JOL. Urethral failure is a critical factor in female urinary incontinence. Now what? Neurourol Urodyn. 2022 Feb;41(2):532-538. PMCID: PMC8892071 |
3. DeLancey JO, Hokanson JA. Reply to: The case against urethral failure is not a critical factor in female urinary incontinence. Now what? The integral theory system. Neurourol Urodyn. 2022 Nov;41(8):1934-1937. PMCID: PMC9633378 |
4. Dunivan GC, Ackenbom MF, Alperin M, Anger JT, Antosh DD, Bharucha AE, Birder LA, Boyd SS, Bradley MS, Brehman EH, Brito LGO, Brown HW, Brown O, Burnett LA, Caldwell LE, Carter-Brooks CM, Chermanksy CJ, Cichowski SB, Connell KA, Delancey JOL, Damaser MS, De Nisco NJ, Dubinskaya A, Glass DH, Guess MK, Hale DS, Hannan JL, High RA, Hokanson JA, Jacobs KM, Kelley RS, Kisby CK, Kravitz E, Lowder JL, Markland AD, Meister MRL, Meyer I, Moalli PA, Mysorekar IU, Parker-Autry CY, Richter HE, Rogers RG, Rolston R, Rubin RS, Sheyn D, Shinnick JK, Siddiqui NY, Suyama JA, Uloko MI, Walter JE, Welch EK, Wolfe AJ, Zeno A, McDermott CD. National Urogynecology Research Agenda: A Path Forward for Advancing the Treatment and Management of Pelvic Floor Disorders Urogynecology. 1 November 2023;29(11):851-855. |
Abstracts |
1. James Hokanson, Victor Andreev, Calvin Andrews, Anna Kirby, Brenda Gillespie, Farshad Samadifam, Claire Yang, John DeLancey (2026) Urgency urinary incontinence phenotypes as determined by cluster analysis of lower urinary tract physiological testing data: a LURN II organ study, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2. Lucky Chaudhary, Bhavana Talluri, Wei He, Zachary Smith, Firoj Alom, Aaron D. Mickle, James A. Hokanson (2025) Mapping bladder and tibial nerve convergence in spinal cord using pseudorabies virus tracing and tibial nerve stimulation, NIDDK CAIRIBU, Madison, Wisconsin |
3. Wei He, Farshad Samadifam, James A. Hokanson (2025) Development of a low-cost, reliable catheter for urethral pressure profile measurements in anesthetized rats. NIDDK CAIRIBU, Madison, Wisconsin |
4. Farshad Samadifam, Wei He, Budde M, Greenberg A, Hokanson JA (2025) Functional MRI Analysis of Overactive Bladder: Brain and Brainstem Mechanisms and the Role of Tibial Nerve Stimulation. NIDDK CAIRIBU, Madison, Wisconsin |
5. Slavik NA, Hokanson JA (2025) Impact of Stimulation Location on Bladder Inhibition from Tibial Nerve Stimulation in the Female Rat, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Palm Springs, California |
6. He W, Samadifam F, Hokanson JA (2025) Application of a Low-Cost, Reliable Catheter for Urethral Pressure Profile in Anesthetized Rats, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Palm Springs, California |
7. Slavik NA, Hokanson JA (2024) Impact of Stimulation Location on Bladder Inhibition from Tibial Nerve Stimulation in the Female Rat, Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, Illinois |
8. He W, Samadifam F, Hokanson JA (2024) Application of a Low-Cost, Reliable Catheter For Urethral Pressure Profile in Anesthetized Rats, NIDDK CAIRIBU, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
9. Samadifam F, He W, Slavik N, Budde M, Greenberg A, Hokanson JA (2024) Functional MRI Analysis of Overactive Bladder: Brain and Brainstem Mechanisms and the Role of Tibial Nerve Stimulation, NIDDK CAIRIBU, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
10. Samadifam F, Banerjee A, Braun J, He W, Slavik N, Hendrickson WK, Amundsen CL, Hokanson JA (2024) Outcome prediction for sacral neuromodulation therapy in women with non-neurogenic urgency incontinence: a machine learning approach, Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
11. Samadifam F, Fairchild RJ, Di Martino M, Aquino W, Routh JC, Hokanson JA (2023) “Predicting urinary tract infection and hydronephrosis in spina bifida patients using machine learning” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Nashville, Tennessee |
12. He W, Hokanson JA (2023) “Impact of Bladder Filling Rate on Cystometric Variables in Anesthetized Rats” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Nashville, Tennessee |
13. Braun J, Hokanson JA (2023) “Initial experience conducting void spot assays in rats” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Nashville, Tennessee |
14. Braun J, Hokanson JA (2023) “Initial experience conducting void spot assays in rats” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Nashville, Tennessee |
15. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Grill WM (2023) “Sacral nerve stimulation in rats: parameters & pathways” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Nashville, Tennessee |
16. He W, Hokanson JA (2022) “Impact of Bladder Filling Rate on Cystometric Variables in Anesthetized Rats” NIDDK CAIRIBU, Bethesda, MD |
17. Fairchild RJ, Aksenov LI, Hobbs KT, Aquino W, Hokanson JA, Routh JC (2022) “Using machine learning of urodynamics to predict clinical outcomes in patients with spina bifida” SPU Pediatric Urology Fall Congress |
18. Hobbs KT, Choe N, Aksenov LI, Aquino W, Routh JC, Hokanson JA (2021) “Utilization of Machine Learning for the Detection of Detrusor Overactivity on Urodynamics” SPU Pediatric Urology Fall Congress |
19. Hendrickson WK, Xie G, Rahn DD, Bradley MB, Sung V, Hokanson JA, Smith AL, Visco A, Amundsen CL, Luo S, Jelovsek JE (2021) “Development of Models Predicting Treatment Efficacy and Need for Self-Catheterization After Intradetrusor OnabotulinumToxinA for Non-Neurogenic Urgency Incontinence in Women” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction (Online) |
20. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Grill WM (2020) “Sacral Neuromodulation in Rats: Parameters and Pathways” Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (Online)(Best Poster Awardee) |
21. Langdale CL, Hokanson JA, Degoski D, Milliken P, Grill WM (2019) “Stimulation of the pudendal sensory nerve alters voiding behavior in conscious unrestrained Wistar rats” Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, Illinois |
22. Hokanson JA, Grill WM, Amundsen CA (2019) “Intraurethral stimulation: a possible way to increase intraurethral pressures and prevent urgency incontinence episodes” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction, Miami, Florida |
23. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Milliken P, Sridhar A, Grill WM (2018) “State-dependent pudendal nerve stimulation increases bladder capacity and voiding efficiency in rats and cats” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
24. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Milliken P, Sridhar A, Grill WM (2018) “State-dependent pudendal nerve stimulation to increase bladder capacity and voiding efficiency in rats” Neural Interfaces Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
25. Langdale CL, Hokanson JA, Milliken P, Grill WM (2017) “Voiding behavior in awake unrestrained untethered spontaneously hypertensive and control rats” Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C. |
26. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Sridhar A, Milliken P, Grill WM (2017) “State-dependent stimulation of the pudendal nerve increases bladder capacity and voiding efficiency” Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C. |
27. Langdale CL, Hokanson JA, Sridhar A, Grill WM (2016) “Prostaglandin E2 installation as an overactive bladder model in cats” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
28. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Sridhar A, Grill WM (2016) “OAB Without an overactive bladder: insights from an acute prostaglandin E2 rat model” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
29. Hokanson JA, Langdale CL, Grill WM (2016) “OAB Without an overactive bladder” Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, New Orleans, Louisiana |
30. Langdale CL, Hokanson JA, Sridhar A, Grill WM (2015) “Pelvic nerve stimulation restores bladder capacity and voiding efficiency in rat prostaglandin E2 overactive bladder model” Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, Illinois |
31. Hokanson JA, Langdale, CA, Sridhar A, Grill WM (2015) “Pudendal nerve stimulation restores bladder capacity in rat prostaglandin E2 overactive bladder model” |
32. Fisher LE, Hokanson JA, Gaunt RA, Weber DJ (2013) “A method for automatic identification of peripheral nerve microstimulation thresholds from electroneurogram signals” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
33. Hokanson JA, Ayers CA, Gaunt RA, Weber DJ (2012) “Nonlinear recruitment of primary afferent neurons from simultaneous stimulation” Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, Lousiana |
34. Bruns TM, Gaunt RA, Ayers CA, Hokanson JA, Weber DJ (2012) "Bladder and pelvic activity recorded with chronic microelectrode implants in feline sacral dorsal root ganglia" Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, Lousiana |
35. Wagenaar JB, Hokanson JA, Ayers CA, Weber DJ (2010) “Development of an efficient data-management system in Matlab” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
36. Hokanson JA, Ayers CA, Gaunt RA, Weber DJ (2010) “Novel stimulation paradigm to provide somatosensory feedback in a neural prosthesis” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
37. Bourbeau DJ, Hokanson JA, Rubin JE, Ermentrout GB, Weber DJ (2010) “A computational model for simulating recruitment of peripheral nerve fibers by intraneural microstimulation” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
38. Ayers CA, Gaunt RA, Hokanson JA, Weber DJ (2010) “Primary somatosensory cortex responses to simple patterns of primary afferent microstimulation in L6/L7 dorsal root ganglia of anesthetized cats” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
39. Hokanson JA, Yu B, Ayers CA, Weber DJ (2010) “Quantifying Neural Responses to Natural and Artificial Stimuli in Large Populations of Cortical Neurons” Neural Interfaces Conference, Long Beach, California |
40. Perich M, Hokanson JA, Gaunt RA, Weber DJ (2009) “Improving Limb-State Decoding Using a Liquid State Machine” Biomedical Engineering Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
41. Kim J, Wilson JA, Hippensteel J, Hokanson JA, Wang W, Smith K, Otto KJ, Shain W, Weber DJ, Krugner-Higby LA, Moran DW, Williams JC (2008) “A Cortical microECoG Platform Utilizing Thin Film Polymer Electrode Arrays” Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C. |
42. Hokanson JA, Wagenaar JB, Weber DJ (2008) “Recruitment of DRG neurons by electrical microstimulation” Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C. |
43. Wagenaar JB, Hokanson JA, Ventura V, Weber DJ (2008) “Real-time feedback control of functional electrical stimulation based on primary afferent recordings” Biomedical Engineering Society, St. Louis, Missouri |
44. Hokanson JA, Wagenaar JB, Weber DJ (2008) “Recruitment of DRG Neurons by Electrical Microstimulation” Biomedical Engineering Society, St. Louis, Missouri |
45. Bourbeau DJ, Hokanson JA, Weber DJ (2008) “A Computational Model for Examining Activation of Peripheral Neurons by Electrical Microstimulation” Biomedical Engineering Society, St. Louis, Missouri |
46. Hokanson JA, Wagenaar JB, Ventura V, Weber DJ (2007) “Neural Responses in Somatosensory Cortex to Multichannel Microstimulation of Primary Afferent Neurons” Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California |
Patents |
1. Grill WM, Hokanson JA, Langdale CL “State-dependent pudendal nerve stimulation for bladder control” U.S. Patent No. 12,337,174, June 24, 2025 |
2. Grill WM, Hokanson JA, Langdale CL “Systems and Methods for Targeted Sacral Nerve Stimulation” U.S. Patent No. 12,329,967, June 17, 2025 |
3. Grill WM, Hokanson JA, Langdale CL “Systems and Methods for Targeted Sacral Nerve Stimulation” U.S. Patent No. 12,064,627, Aug 20, 2024 |
4. Grill WM, Hokanson JA, Langdale CL “State-Dependent Pudendal Nerve Stimulation for Bladder Control” U.S. Patent No. 11,911,614, Feb 26, 2024 |
5. Grill WM, Hokanson JA, Langdale CL “State-Dependent Peripheral Neuromodulation to Treat Bladder Dysfunction,” U.S. Patent No. 11,617,886, April, 4, 2023 |
6. Grill WM, Hokanson JA, Langdale CL “State-Dependent Pudendal Nerve Stimulation for Bladder Control” U.S. Patent No. 11,278,721, Mar 22, 2022 |
7. Grill WM, Hokanson JA, Langdale CL “State-Dependent Peripheral Neuromodulation to Treat Bladder Dysfunction,” U.S. Patent No. 10,722,708 , Jul 28, 2020 |
