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Research Interests
  • The fundamental principles that underlie the physiology and biomechanics of human locomotion as well as the application of these principles to improve human health.

    • Determinants of the metabolic cost of healthy and pathological gait

    • Determinants of stability in healthy and pathological gait

    • Neural control of locomotion

    • The influences of internal and external forces on the way humans walk and run.

Education
  • 1990-97, B.S., Kinesiology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.

  • 1999-2001, M.S., Kinesiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

  • 2001-2007, Ph.D., Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Professional Experience
  • 1999-2001, Research Assistant. Neural Control of Movement Lab, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Colorado.

  • 1999-2001, Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant. Course: Biomechanics. Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado.

  • 2002-2004, Lead Graduate Teacher. Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado.

  • 2001-2006, Research Assistant. Locomotion Lab, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado.

  • 2003-2005, Instructor/Lab Coordinator. Course: Laboratory Techniques/Research Methods in Bioscience,NIH/HHMI Biological Science Initiative, University of Colorado.

  • 2003-2005, Instructor/Lab Coordinator. Course: Laboratory Techniques/Research Methods in Bioscience,NIH/HHMI Biological Science Initiative, University of Colorado.

  • 2006- date, Faculty, Department of Kinesiology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.

Honors and Awards
  • 2007, American Society of Biomechanics Journal of Biomechanics Award.

  • 2005-2006, National Institutes of Health, Ruth L. Kirschstein Pre-doctoral Research Service Award.

  • 2003-2005, National Institutes of Health/Howard Hughes Medical Institute pre-doctoral fellow.

  • 2004, Nominee for Equity and Excellence Award, University of Colorado.

  • 2003, Southern Regional Education Board- Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Doctoral Scholar.

  • 2003 and 2004, Best Should Teach Award, University of Colorado.

  • 2002-2005, J. Tour Scholarship for the advancement of the study of physical sciences and engineering.

  • 2002-2003, National Institutes of Health, Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship.

  • 2001-2006, Preparing Future Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado.

  • 2001-2002, National Science Foundation- Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate Fellow.

Recent Publications