Current Studies
Currently, student-led studies in the lab are examining 1) biomechanical factors related to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk, 2) movement changes during walking post-ACL reconstruction, and 3) the relationship between biomechanical risk factors for tibial stress fractures and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) symptoms in female runners. Studies provide students the opportunity to use three-dimensional motion capture systems, inertial measurement units, and a force plates in analyzing movement data. AHSW students have collaborated with other student researchers across campus in Engineering and Neuroscience. Student work has been published in and presented at local, national, and international conferences. Study findings have been presented recently at the following conferences:
American Society of Biomechanics 2025 Annual Conference - Kelly Carver '27, Kalyn Rich '27, Aaron Harris '25, Mason Kiesel '25
BW Ovation 2025 - Alek Johnson '25, Ashleigh Curtiss '25, Noah Gottschling, Gaige Pozniak '27, Jahnavi Upadhyay '27, Kelly Carver '27, Aaron Harris '25, Kalyn Rich '27, Mason Kiesel '25
BW Ovation 2024 - Aaron Harris '25, Lameice El-Madhoun '25, Alek Johnson '25, Cassidy Haines '24, Kelly Carver '27, Bailey Hall '24, Mason Kiesel '25
BW Ovation 2023 - Jacob Petrus ’22, Justin Blankenburg ’23, and Alek Johnson ‘25
International Society of Biomechanics in Sport 2023 Annual Conference
Midwest American Society of Biomechanics 2023 Conference – Jacob Petrus ’22, Justin Blankenburg ’23, Alek Johnson ’25, Cassidy Haines ’23, Lameice El-Madhoun ’24, Aaron Harris ’24, Mason Kiesel ‘24
