PUBLICATIONS

In Review

Davis DJ*, Smith RE*, Franz JR, Takahashi KZ. The Influence of Toe Flexor Weakness on Balance Control and Mobility in Older Adults: A Narrative Review. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 

* indicates equal contribution

Long CL, Davis DJ, Franz JR, Takahashi KZ. Age-related differences in foot mechanics and metabolic power during level and sloped walking. Journal of Biomechanics 

Published

1. Davis DJ, Long CL, Franz JR, Takahashi KZ. Can increased footwear stiffness ameliorate older adult       mechanical and metabolic gait deficits? PeerJ, 14, e21563. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21563 

2. Davis DJ, Ray SF, Franz JR, Takahashi KZ (2025). Propulsion without penalty: Greater soleus force with stiffer footwear does not necessarily increase estimated soleus metabolic cost across walking speeds. Journal of Applied Physiology, 139(2), 509–516. Link.

3. Davis DJ, Challis JH (2025). Midtarsal joint stiffness alters the metabolic cost of simulated running via mechanisms other than changes in foot energy storage and return. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. Link to accepted manuscript.

The link to the Version of Record of this manuscript is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2025.2514794

4. Cernucan KR, Davis DJ, Peterson AC, Takahashi KZ, Lenz AL (2025). Comparing shod ankle kinematics from optical motion capture and biplane fluoroscopy. Footwear Science.  Link

5. Bowman EK, Takahashi KZ, Davis DJ (2025). Simulating the impact of carbon fiber insoles on gait metabolic cost. Range: Undergraduate Research Journal. Link 

6. Davis DJ & Challis JH (2024). Increasing midtarsal joint stiffness reduces triceps surae metabolic costs in walking simulations but has little effect on total stance limb metabolic cost. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 28(10), 1565-1576. Link.  

7. Davis DJ & Challis JH (2023). Characterizing the mechanical function of the foot’s arch across steady state gait modes. Journal of Biomechanics, 151, 111529. Link.

8. Davis DJ & Challis JH (2022). Foot arch rigidity in walking: In vivo evidence for the contribution of metatarsophalangeal joint dorsiflexion. PLOS ONE, 17(9), e0274141. Link.

9. Bordelon NM, Jones DH, Sweeney KM, Davis DJ, Critchley ML, Rochelle LE, George AC, and Dai B (2022). Optimal load magnitude and placement for peak power production in a vertical jump: A segmental contribution analysis. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(4), 911-919. PDF Link.

10. Davis DJ & Challis JH (2021). Vertical ground reaction force estimation from benchmark non-stationary kinematic data. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 37(3), 272-276. PDF Link.

      Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Applied       Biomechanics, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2020-0237. © Human Kinetics, Inc.

11. Davis DJ & Challis JH (2020). Short Communication: Automatic segment filtering procedure to process non-stationary signals. Journal of Biomechanics, 101, 109619. PDF Link

12. Davis DJ, Hinshaw TJ, Critchley ML, and Dai B (2019). Mid-flight trunk flexion and extension altered segment and lower extremity joint movements and subsequent landing mechanics. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(8), 955-961. PDF Link

13. Critchley M, Davis DJ, Keener M, Layer J, Wilson M, Zhu Q, and Dai B (2019). The effects of mid-flight whole-body and trunk rotation on landing mechanics: Implications for ACL injuries. Sports Biomechanics, 19(4), 421-437. PDF Link

14. Hinshaw TJ, Davis DJ, Layer JS, Margaret WA, Zhu Q, and Dai B (2018). Mid-flight lateral trunk bending increased ipsilateral leg loading during landing: a Center of mass analysis. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(4), 414-423. PDF Link