The Team
Current Lab Members
Adam Grimmitt
Ph.D. student Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
Herlandt Lino
M.S. student Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
Calder Robbins
UG Biomedical Engineering, UMass, Amherst.
Former Students
M.S. student Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
Enhancing athletic performance through wearables and artificial intelligence
Justin A. Ortega
M.S. student Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
Effects of footwear on foot mechanics and metabolic rate during uphill running.
Research Assistant Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
Currently:
Manager Footwear Innovation, Puma
Wannes Swinnen
Ph.D. student KU Leuven, Belgium.
Adviser: Benedicte Vanwanseele, Ph.D.
Establishing the contribution of the muscle-tendon interaction to the metabolic cost of running using a blended experimental and computational approach.
Víctor Rodrigo Carranza
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Visiting Scholar Fall 2022
UG Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
Modeling the metabolic demand of the 3-minute all out running test.
UG Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
Effects of footwear on leg muscle activity during uphill running.
Maeve Whelan
UG Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
UG Neuroscience/Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst
Effects of asymmetrical footwear height on gait kinetics and kinematics.
Mike J. Hester
UG Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
The metabolic cost of running down shallow declines.
Stephen Diefenderfer
UG Kinesiology, UMass, Amherst.
The metabolic cost of running down shallow declines.
Edson Soares da Silva, M.S. student Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Faculty Adviser: Leonardo A. Peyré-Tartaruga, Ph.D.
How do small resistive horizontal forces affect the energy cost of running?
Clarissa Whiting, research assistant Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Biomechanics and energetics of steep uphill walking and running in high-caliber runners.
Christian Carmack, undergraduate student Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Aerodynamic effects on elite marathon runners.
Currently: Aerospace Software Engineer at Ball Aerospace
Andrew Burns, undergraduate student Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Faculty adviser: Rodger Kram, Ph.D.
Effects of cycling shoe and pedal-interface on maximal mechanical power output.
Currently: Student at University of Colorado School of Medicine
Shalaya Kipp, M.S. student University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
Faculty adviser: Rodger Kram, Ph.D.
Currently: Ph.D. student University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Petra Hyncicova, M.S./B.A. student University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
Faculty adviser: Rodger Kram, Ph.D.
The effect of added pole mass on the metabolic cost of cross-country skiing.
Currently: professional cross-country skier & Ph.D. student, Czech Republic.
Asher Straw, M.S. student University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
Faculty adviser: Rodger Kram, Ph.D.
The effects of suspension on the energetics and mechanics of riding bicycles on smooth uphill surfaces.
Currently: Service Manager, Front Range Fire Apparatus, Longmont, Colorado, USA.
Jesse Frank, M.S. student University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
Faculty adviser: Rodger Kram, Ph.D.
Quantifying Bicycle-Rider interaction forces while cycling.
Currently: Human Performance Engineer, Specialized Bicycles Inc., Morgan Hill, California, USA.
Bryant Pham, M.S. student University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.
Faculty adviser: Rodger Kram, Ph.D.
The biomechanics and energetics of skate boarding.
Currently: General Education Faculty, Denver College of Nursing.
Jeroen Aeles, M.S. student KU Leuven, Belgium.
Faculty adviser: Benedicte Vanwanseele, Ph.D.
Influence of different surfaces on impact, shock absorption and leg stiffness in female elite runners and untrained individuals.
Currently: Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
M.S. students Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven, Belgium:
Faculty adviser: Jacques Duysens, Ph.D.
Martina Jagnesakova, currently physical therapist, Haasrode, Belgium
Daria Uniszkiewicz, currently physical therapist, Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium
Steve Dierckxsens, currently physical therapist, Leuven, Belgium
Xavièra Libbrecht, currently physical therapist, Gent, Belgium
Marike Odeyn, currently physical therapist, Wilsele, Belgium
Christophe Delvaux, currently physical therapist, Brugge, Belgium
Karim Abayazid, currently physical therapist, Cairo, Egypt
Suman Dangol, currently physical therapist, Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Mohammad Abtahi, currently physical therapist, Antwerp, Belgium
Stefan Gota, currently actor, Antwerp, Belgium
Ines Michiels, currently physical therapist, Leuven, Belgium
Jolien Noyens, currently physical therapist, Genk, Belgium
Katrien Bastenie, currently physical therapist, Winksele, Belgium