Lab Personnel

David B. Lipps, Ph.D.

Dr. Lipps is an Assistant Professor of Movement Science in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan. He is also affiliated with the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering.

Dr. Lipps completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan (2012) and performed his post-doctoral training at Northwestern University and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab) in 2015.

Lab Alumni

Former Graduate Students

Whitney Wolff, Ph.D

Whitney successfully defended her PhD in Movement Science in August 2021. Her dissertation explored how chronic neck pain influences upper extremity function. She is now a Teaching Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Joshua Leonardis, Ph.D.

Josh successfully defended his PhD in Kinesiology in March 2020. His dissertation uncovered the mechanisms of shoulder impairments following post-mastectomy breast reconstruction and developed strategies to alleviate these morbidities. Josh received the 2020 American Society of Biomechanics Young Scientist Predoctoral Award and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Former Postdoctoral Fellows

Susann Wolfram, Ph.D.

Susann was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Imaging Laboratory. Her research interests are in cancer biomechanics and musculoskeletal health. She is now an Assistant Professor at Northumbria University (United Kingdom).

Tea Lulic, Ph.D.

Tea was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Imaging Laboratory from 2020-2021. Her work studies how different breast cancer treatments influence the neuromuscular control of the upper extremity. Tea received her PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo.

Former Undergraduate Students (with current known affiliation)

Jordyn Ingber (Movement Science, 2022)

Jordan Kartes (Movement Science, 2022)

Lauren Sickmiller (Movement Science, 2022)

Sophia Trombetta (Movement Science, 2022)

Constantin Heinemann (Movement Science, 2022)

Claire Yonkus (Movement Science, 2021)

Madison Kulik (Movement Science, 2020) - DPT student, University of Michigan - Flint

Cheryl Setlock (Movement Science, 2020) - DPT student, Northwestern University

Alexa Chapman (Movement Science, 2020) - Product Manager, Medline

Raina Coflin (Mechanical Engineering, 2020) - Systems Engineer, BAE Systems

Evie Chodock (Movement Science, Honor's Student, 2019) - DPT student, Mass General Hospital

Amani Alkayyali (Lab Engineer, 2016-2018) - Ph.D. student, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan

Brian Diefenbach (Movement Science, 2018) - Biomechanist, Detroit Tigers (Major League Baseball)

Bhillie Luciani (Movement Science, 2017) - Senior Solutions Consultant, VelocityEHS

David Desmet (Movement Science, 2017) - Ph.D. student, Kinesiology, Penn State University

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