Education
PhD (2013) Auburn University, College of Education, School of Kinesiology,
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomechanics Concentration
- Preparing Future Faculty Fellow (2012 – 2013)
Dissertation: Influence of Tactile Feedback on Trunk Coordination and Electromyography During Walking
MScSM (2010) University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Beth-el College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Master of Science in Sports Medicine, Strength & Conditioning Concentration
Project: Phase Ratios and Effort Distribution of American Collegiate Triple Jumpers
BA (2006) University of Florida, Department of Economics
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Teaching Experience
Louisiana Tech University
Undergraduate Courses
Preventative Health & Wellness: Winter 2014, Spring 2014
Applied Anatomy & Kinesiology: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014
Physiology of Exercise: Fall 2013
Graduate Courses
Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills: Winter 2014
Laboratory Techniques in Biomechanics: Summer 2014
Auburn University
Primary Instructor (Undergraduate Courses):
Biomechanics (Lecture and/ or Lab): Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011
Sport Technique & Movement Analysis (Distance Learning): Spring 2013, Spring 2012
Wellness (Distance Learning): Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2011
Flag Football: Fall 2012
Jogging for Fitness: Summer 2012
Softball: Fall 2010
Kickball: Fall 2010
Teaching Assistant (Undergraduate Courses):
Applied Anatomy for Allied Health Professionals: Fall 2010
Applied Kinesiology: Spring 2010
Teaching Assistant (Graduate Courses):
Advanced Biomechanics: Fall 2011, Fall 2012
Biomechanics of Injury & Rehabilitation: Summer 2012, Summer 2013
Advanced Anatomical Principles: Summer 2012, Summer 2013
Graduate Student Research Mentor: Spring 2011, Spring 2012
Research
Experience:
2013 - Present Louisiana Tech University Sport & Movement Science Laboratory
2010 - 2013 Auburn University Sports Biomechanics Laboratory: Graduate Research Assistant
Other Research/ Creative Contributions:
2012 - 2013 Auburn Engineers: Ergonomic & Biomechanics Consultant
- Served as a biomechanics consultant on various projects including confidential industry and task specific research development and implementation
Manuscripts under Review:
Weimar, W., Fox, J., Patel, J., Romer, B., Rehm, J. (Under Review). Breaking tradition: can a novel countermovement enhance performance, Journal of Applied Biomechanics.
Manuscripts in Preparation:
Romer, B., Weimar, W. The influence of walking velocity on trunk-pelvis coordination during overground walking. Target Journal: Gait & Posture
Weimar, W., Romer, B., Fox, J. The interaction effect of footwear on spatiotemporal gait parameters. Target Journal: Gait & Posture
Romer, B., Johnson, D., Romer, T., Elder, A. Changes in effort distribution of American collegiate triple jumpers over an outdoor season. Target Journal: International Journal of Sport Biomechanics
Published Abstracted Presentations:
Romer, B., Fox, J., Jagodinsky, A., Rehm, J., & Weimar, W. (2014). Influence of Tactile Feedback on Muscle Activity during Walking, International Running Symposium, Calgary, AB, CA.
Romer, B., Fox, J., Jagodinsky, A., Rehm, J., & Weimar, W. (2014). Footwear effects on pelvic-leg coordination during overground walking, 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, MA.*PhD Level Paper Competition
Romer, B., Fox, J., Jagodinsky, A., Rehm, J., & Weimar, W. (2014). Influence of tactile feedback on stride length and step width during normal walking, 2014 Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Conference, Newark, DE.
Romer, B., Fox, J., Jagodinsky, A., Rehm, J., & Weimar, W. (2014). Effect of textured insoles on spatiotemporal variables during faster than normal walking, 2014 Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC (meeting canceled because of weather).
Romer, B., Fox, J., Patel, J., Rehm, J., & Weimar, W. (2013). Fixed Cadence Effect on Shod & Barefoot Gait Kinematics, 37th Annual American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Omaha, NE.
Jagodinsky, A., Fox, J., Rehm, J., Romer, B., Patel, J., & Weimar, W. (2013). A Comparison of Electromyography from Four Loading Configurations, 37th Annual American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Omaha, NE.
Weimar, W., Romer, B., Fox, J., Patel, J., & Rehm, J., (2013). Cadence Effects on Shod Gait Kinematics, 37th Annual American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Omaha, NE.
Rehm, J., Fox, J., Patel, J., Romer, B., Jagodinsky, A., & Weimar, W. (2013). Time to Peak Force in Different Countermovement Configurations, 37th Annual American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Omaha, NE.
Fox, J.W., Rehm, J.M., Romer, B.H., Patel, J.H., Oliver, G.D., Weimar, W.H. (2013). A Comparison of Impulse from Four Loading Configurations. American College of Sports Medicine, International Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 45, SXXX-SXXX.
Romer, B., Patel, J., Fox, J., Rehm, J., Shroyer, J., & Weimar, W. (2013). Footwear and Cadence Effect on Spatiotemporal and Sagittal Plane Gait Kinematics, 2013 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.
B.H. Romer, J.W. Fox, J.M. Rehm, J.H. Patel, and W.H. Weimar (2013). Footwear and Cadence Effects on Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters, SEACSM Conference, Greenville, S.C.
J.W. Fox, J.H. Patel, B.H. Romer, J.M. Rehm, and W.H. Weimar (2013). Vertical Ground Reaction Forces during Four Loading Conditions, SEACSM Conference, Greenville, S.C.
Lowe, C., Romer, B., Bass, R., Weimar, W. (2012). Subconscious Human Gait Alteration to External Stimuli, 2012 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, San Jose, CA.
Romer, B., Fox, J., Patel, J., Rehm, J., & Weimar, W. (2012). The Effect of Varying Cadences on Shod & Barefoot Gait Kinematics, 36th Annual American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Gainesville, FL.
Patel, J., Sumner, A., Fox, J., Romer, B., Rehm, J., Campbell, B., Weimar, W. (2012) The Role of the Latissimus Dorsi Muscle in Pelvic Girdle and Trunk Rotations, 36th Annual American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, Gainesville, FL.
Romer, B., Fox, J., Patel, J., Rehm, J., Shroyer, J., & Weimar, W. (2012). Influence of a Fixed Cadence on Shod and Barefoot Gait Kinematics, 2012 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI.
Romer, B.H., Patel, J.H., Fox, J.W., Rehm, J.M., Sumner, A.M., Weimar, W.H. (2012). Turn Time for Four Different Flip-Turn Styles, SEACSM Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Rehm, J.M., Patel, J.H., Romer, B.H., Fox, J.W., Sumner, A.M., Weimar, W.H. (2012). Force Production of Three Different Flip-Turn Styles while Riding a Dry Land Cart, SEACSM Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Sumner, A.M., Weimar, W.H., Patel, J.H., Romer, B.H., Fox, J.F., Rehm, J.M. (2012). Influence of a Marching Snare Drum System on Contact Pressure, SEACSM Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
Romer, B.H., Johnson, D., Romer, T.L., Sinclair, A., Weimar, W. (2011). Changes in Effort Distribution of American Collegiate Triple Jumpers during the Course of a Season, 35th American Society of Biomechanics Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Weimar, W., Sumner, A., Patel, J., Romer, B., Fox, J., Snead, J., Shroyer, J. (2011). Kinetics and Kinematics of Swimming Push-off Strategies, American Society of Biomechanics Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Romer, B.H., Fox, J., Johnson, D., Romer, T.L., Sinclair, A., & Weimar, W.H. (2011). Phase lengths of division-one American Collegiate Triple Jumpers. American College of Sports Medicine, International Meeting, Denver, CO. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 43, S289-S290.
Patel, J.H., Romer, B.H., Fox, J., & Weimar, W.H. (2011). Vertical Compression with a Back Squat. SEACSM Conference, Greenville, S.C.
Romer, B.H., Johnson, D., Romer, T.L., & Sinclair, A (2011). Phase Ratios and Effort Distribution of American Collegiate Triple Jumpers. SEACSM Conference, Greenville, S.C.
Funding
In Review:
State of Louisiana Board of Regents
Program: Pilot Funding for New Research
Title: Biomechanical Effect of Altered Tactile Feedback in Young & Older Adults
Amount: $10,000
Principle Investigator: Braden Romer, Ph.D., CSCS
Submitted: June 2014
Funded:
Adidas® Footwear
Title: Influence of Tactile Feedback on Trunk Coordination and Electromyography During Walking
Product Donation Value: $6,842.04
Principal Investigator: Braden Romer, Ph.D., CSCS
Awarded: June 2013
Auburn University College of Education
May 2013
Graduate Student Travel Award: 2013 GCMAS Annual Conference
$772.00
Auburn University Graduate School
February 2013
Graduate Student Travel Award: 2013 Southeast ACSM Annual Meeting
$150.00
Auburn University College of Education
February 2013
Graduate Student Travel Award: 2013 Southeast ACSM Annual Meeting
$200.00
Auburn University College of Education
August 2012
Graduate Student Travel Award: 36th Annual American Society of Biomechanics National Meeting
$300.00
Auburn University College of Education
May 2012
Graduate Student Travel Award: 2012 GCMAS Conference
$650.00
Auburn University Graduate School
February 2012
Graduate Student Travel Award: 2012 Southeast ACSM Annual Meeting
$200.00
Auburn University College of Education
July 2011
Graduate Student Travel Award: 35th Annual American Society of Biomechanics National Meeting
$500.00
American Society of Biomechanics
July 2011
Student Travel Award: 35th Annual American Society of Biomechanics National Meeting
$250.00
Auburn University College of Education
June 2011
Graduate Student Travel Award: 58th Annual National ACSM Meeting
$540.00
Service/ Outreach
2014 (Spring) Curriculum Review Committee (Undergraduate), Department of Kinesiology, Louisiana Tech University
2013 – Present Course & Curriculum Committee, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University
2013 – Present Special Initiatives Committee, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University
2013 – Present Recruitment & Retention Committee, College of Education, Louisiana Tech University
2013 – Present Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Committee (Chair), Department of Kinesiology, Louisiana Tech University
2012 - 2013 Graduate Student Council, Kinesiology Representative, Auburn University
2012 - 2013 Campus Recreation Council, University Level Committee, Auburn University
2012 - Present Communications Council Member, Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society
2008 - 2009 United State Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO: Volunteer Strength & Conditioning Coach
Certifications
2009-present USA Weightlifting: Sports Performance Coach
2008-present National Academy of Sports Medicine: Performance Enhancement Specialist
2008-present USA Track & Field: Level 1 Track Coach
2007-present National Strength & Condition Association: Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
2006 National Academy of Sports Medicine: Certified Personal Trainer
2006-present American Red Cross: CPR & AED Certified