Biomechanics on our Minds

This is a special episode all about the Boston Marathon. The 129th Boston Marathon will take place on April 21, 2025 and holds a special place in the hearts of those in this episode. There are also 174 charities participating in the marathon. See below on how to show your support. Our guest in this episode is Dr. Kristin Whitney, who is an Assistant Professor in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the Injured Runners Clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also the Boston Marathon Medical Tracking Program Team Captain. We talk about Kristin's experiences and perspectives in these roles and how she has used her learnings and expertise to improve performance for others. She shares her story of a clinical care team that made a huge impact in her and her family's life and how that fueled her passion to bring excellent clinical care to so many today. Kristin also shares a groundbreaking study with a team that is on the frontiers of performance research. We were inspired by this conversation and hope it inspires you too! Thank you to our sponsors! The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/ Connect with Dr. Kristin Whitney! Website: https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/kristin-whitney Instagram: @kristinwhitney.md Twitter: @KristinWhitney LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-schwarz-whitney-md-ma-a1037947/ Boston Marathon Research Study: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/4/222 Donate to Team Challenge ALS via Hannah's page: https://www.givengain.com/project/hannah-raising-funds-for-the-als-association-89275 Learn more about the ALS Association: https://www.als.org/ Donate to other 2025 Boston Marathon charities: https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/charity-program Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website: biomechanicsonourminds.com More from Kristin and her team: Runners World Magazine feature: https://www.runnersworld.com/health-injuries/a63084616/low-energy-availability/ Boston Children's Hosp Blog: https://answers.childrenshospital.org/low-energy-availability-boston-marathon/

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Our guest in this episode is Jenn Heil, a Canadian freestyle skier, two-time Olympic medalist, and reigning world champion in dual moguls. Jenn is a Guinness World Record Holder, Canadian Order of Sport Recipient, Stanford Graduate School of Business Leadership Award Winner, Founder of a startup focused on improving maternal mental health, and a mother of two boys herself. We talk about Jenn’s experiences and perspectives from these roles and how she has used her learnings and expertise to improve performance for others. Even at eight years old, she had an intensity for chasing challenges and fighting fear and is a clear example of what greatness can stand on the other side of fear. Our conversation inspired us to “choose the impossible” and “take joy in the process.” We hope it inspires you too! Thank you to our sponsors! The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/ Connect with Jenn Heil! Website: https://www.jenniferheil.com/ Instagram: @jennheil Twitter: @JennHeil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-heil/ KoKo Health: https://www.kokohealth.ai Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

This is Part 3 of our series on human performance supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance! In this episode, we talked with Dr. Satchin Panda, a professor in the Regulatory Biology Laboratory and the Rita and Richard Atkinson Chair at the Salk Institute, as well as the Director of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Salk. Satchin is an expert researcher on circadian rhythms, even authoring a book on the topic called Circadian Code. We discuss everything from why circadian rhythms are important for our health, what we know and don’t know about these rhythms from scientific studies, and how we can experiment with our own systems to optimize our own health and performance. Thank you to our sponsors! Delsys: Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/ Connect with Satchin Panda! Twitter: @SatchinPanda LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satchin-panda-926ba369/ Research Bio: https://www.salk.edu/scientist/satchidananda-panda/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources: https://www.salk.edu/news-release/benefits-of-time-restricted-eating-depend-on-age-and-sex/ https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(21)00977-3 https://www.salk.edu/news-release/mobile-app-records-our-erratic-eating-habits/

Welcome to Part 2 of the Human Performance Series supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance! In this episode, we talked with NiCole Keith who is a Professor at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and the current president of American College Sports Medicine. NiCole shared her research in health equity and physical activity and the importance of making physical activity accessible to everyone. Thank you to our sponsors! Delsys: Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/ Connect with NiCole Keith! Twitter: @nicolekeithphd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-keith-2370083/ Research Bio: https://www.regenstrief.org/person/nicole-keith/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources [ADD ANY RESOURCES USED HERE] “Achieving Equity in Physical Activity Participation: ACSM Experience and Next Steps”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27870795/ Duke presentation: https://sites.duke.edu/eimduke/files/2020/02/2020-Colloquium-Keynote-Slides-edited.pdf “COVID-19: Implications for Physical Activity, Health Disparities, and Health Equity”: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15598276211029222 “COVID-19: Implications for Physical Activity, Health Disparities, and Health Equity”: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/9/133

In this episode, we interview Caroline Kryder, the Women’s Health Lead and Product Marketing Manager at Oura, a company that makes a smart ring device to track sleep, physical activity, and much more. Caroline shares how Oura is working to close the gap in Women’s health research and how they use customer insights to provide meaningful and actionable data-driven health feedback. We learn about the results from studies on using body surface temperature to determine menstrual cycles and predict pregnancy in as little as 5 days after conception. Thank you to our sponsors! Delsys: Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance: https://humanperformancealliance.org/ Connect with Caroline Kryder! Caroline’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-kryder/ The Pulse Blog: https://ouraring.com/blog/ How Your Menstrual Cycle Impacts Your Entire Body: https://ouraring.com/blog/your-menstrual-cycle/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources UC San Diego feasibility study on using the Oura ring for early prediction of pregnancy: https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0000034#:~:text=This%20preliminary%20study%20supports%20the,after%20self%2Dreported%20conceptive%20sex.

We talked to Dr. Ryan McGinnis, an Associate Professor and Assistant Director in the department of electrical and biomedical engineering at the University of Vermont. He leads the M-Sense research group which takes the tools we make in biomechanics and empowers people out in the real world. We discuss the importance of user-centered design and research and how this is key to success in all of Ryan’s projects, notably one that links objective biomarkers and mental health. We are continually inspired by Ryan’s work, humility, and impact, and hope you are too. Thank you to our sponsor, Delsys! Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom Connect with Ryan and the M-Sense Research Team! M-Sense Research Group Website: https://www.uvm.edu/~rsmcginn/ M-Sense Twitter: @MSenseGroup Ryan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansmcginnis/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Rafael Reimann Baptista. Rafael is a professor in the School of Health and Life Sciences at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. He coordinates the Laboratory of Evaluation and Research in Physical Activity, currently carrying out studies on the biomechanics of gait in older adults. He was also the President of the XVII Brazilian Congress of Biomechanics in 2017. He shares his experiences in these different roles, highlighting his learnings from building a lab from the ground up and his focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Thank you to our sponsor, Delsys! Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom Connect with Rafael! Bio: https://www.pucrs.br/researchers/rafael-reimann-baptista/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baptistarafael Recent publications: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=8873682800 Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this epsiode, we are joined by Jonas Grau Thomsen, the CEO of Nordic Bionics. When Jonas was six, he was told that I would only be able to walk for ten more years. This was the beginning of his search for a bionic solution. Now, he is an expert wheelchair user and exoskeleton influencer. His goal is to get exoskeletons out of the lab and into the world. He shares stories as an exoskeleton tester and his passion for connecting individuals who could benefit from exoskeletons with the latest developing technologies. Thank you to our sponsor, Delsys! Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom Connect with Jonas! Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-grau-thomsen/ Instagram: @NordicBionics Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this episode, Dr. Ray Browning and Dr. Zach Lerner shared their experiences, stories, and wisdom with us on their journeys in biomechanics, collaboration, and founding the rehabilitation robotics company Biomotum. Biomotum is currently developing robotic systems that help people improve their mobility by not only assisting motion but also training and rehabilitating the body. It was great to hear from Ray and Zach’s different perspectives, Ray’s more from the translation and business standpoint as an entrepreneur and Zach’s more from the science and technology standpoint as an academic professor, and how they bring them together to create impact. Both speak about the value of user-centered design in each of their current roles and throughout their career. Thank you to our sponsor, Delsys! Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom Connect with Biomotum! Biomotum Website: https://www.biomotum.com/ Biomechatronics Laboratory: ​​https://biomech.nau.edu/ Biomotum LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomotum/ Biomotum Instagram: @biomotumhealth Ray’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-browning/ Zach’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-lerner-phd/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Other resources: Bit of BOOM: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abj3487 Professor Elliot Rouse‘s website: http://www.elliottjrouse.com/

In this episode, Brent Shaw joins us to talk about topics including goal setting, avoiding distractions, and enjoying the journey. Brent is the Director of Research at The Darrow Stem Cell Institute as well as a personal coach and host of the Student Performance Podcast. Brent shared science-backed tips and really actionable advice to help you achieve your goals! Try out the Organized Researcher Quarterly Planner: https://tinyurl.com/2p8aeddx Thank you to our sponsor, Delsys! Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom Connect with Brent Shaw! Instagram: @therealstudentmentor ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brent-Shaw Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

Happy 2023! We start the year off with a wonderful conversation with Professor Silvia Blemker from the University of Virginia and who is the CSO/co-founder of Springbok Analytics. She talked about her lab’s research exploring muscle from cellular to whole-body levels and also on neuromuscular disorders like Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Silvia highlights the importance of teaching students diverse research skills and rebranding “soft skills” to power skills. She also discusses a collaborative entrepreneurial endeavor co-founding an AI-powered analytics company, and how she balances that with her academic duties. Listen to learn more about this awesome professor and role model in biomechanics. Thank you to our sponsor, Delsys! Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom Connect with Silvia! Lab Twitter: @UvaM3Lab Springbok: https://www.springbokanalytics.com/about Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this episode, Professor Antonia Zaferiou shares her journey through art and science to becoming an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, as well as some of the exciting research projects in her lab. We discuss her recent and innovative NSF CAREER Award project using adaptive biofeedback (think the strings section of an orchestra responding to changes in angular momentum while you walk) to improve balance during everyday mobility. Antonia openly shares her passion for outreach in the episode and via the American Society of Biomechanics Teaching Repository. Thank you to our sponsor, Delsys! Enter a prize draw to win a two-sensor Trigno Lite system: https://delsys.com/boom Connect with Antonia Zaferiou! Lab website: https://www.zaferioulab.com/ Personal website: http://antonia-zaferiou.squarespace.com/ Twitter: @AZaferiou Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

Today we are talking with Professor Jacob Goodin. Jacob is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, and was previously the head strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist for Eastern Tennessee State University's men’s and women’s tennis teams. We learn more about Jacob’s work in the lab and as a biomechanics teacher for many students around the world through his fantastic YouTube channel. His videos spanning movement science - from at-home workouts to statistics in kinesiology, all taught in a free, accessible, and exciting way - so much to learn from! Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Link to past BOOM episode with Dan Lieberman: https://biomechanicsonourminds.com/episode-31-born-to-run-pt-3-dan-lieberman/?v=7516fd43adaa Connect with Jacob Goodin! Jacob’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrJacobGoodin/ Jacob’s faculty profile: https://www.pointloma.edu/faculty/jacob-goodin-phd-cscs-isak-ii Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Other resources: The Biomechanics of Movement course on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3vG2068

We had a great conversation with Professor Nadia Azar, an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Windsor. For the first time on BOOM, we learn about the biomechanics of drumming and playing other musical instruments. Nadia shares her findings on the mechanics of how playing-related injuries occur and how to prevent them, along with her own journey through biomechanics and music, and how learnings from each can inform the other. One of our favorite takeaways was from Nadia is where she talks about her quest to be an imperfectionist, and learns that at some point you just have to say, “F*** it, the essence is there.” Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Connect with Nadia! Bio: https://www.uwindsor.ca/kinesiology/455/dr-nadia-azar Twitter: @DrNadiaAzar Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Additional resources: - TED Ed animation from Bit of BOOM “How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng - Music Education and the Brain: What Does It Take to Make a Change? - Anita Collins, 2014: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/8755123313502346

This Student Voices episode is hosted by Michael Rose, a former clinical research coordinator and soon-to-be PhD student. In the episode Michael interviews three friends and colleagues – Ophelie Herve from UCLA, Gabi Diaz from CU Boulder, and Garrett Weidig from Michigan State University – on their experiences starting their PhD programs in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics range from integrating into new environments under lockdown measures and the pandemic’s impact on early research progress to how expectations were managed and advice for future graduate students. Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

We talked with Professor Hamid Charkhkar from Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland VA Medical Center and Anna Smith, a former Case Western student and research assistant in Professor Charkhkar’s neuroprosthesis group. We discussed the importance of being open to feedback from all stakeholders for human-centered research, how to translate that into holistic treatment strategies personalized to individual users, and about the impactful neuroprostheses that integrate sensory abilities being developed by Hamid’s lab. Anna highlights her experience learning that “I don’t know” is a valid answer in research while Hamid reminds us that things not going according to plan is an expectation in human research. Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Connect with Hamid! Hamid’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charkhkar/ Hamid’s Profile: https://www.aptcenter.research.va.gov/staff/investigators/charkhkar/ Connect with Anna! Anna’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aks174/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources Bit of BOOM: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-021-00966-9

This month we have two awesome interviews with people developing approaches to apply biomechanics in practice so things like performance training or even just standard weight training but in a safer way. This episode is Part 2 with Bill DeSimone. Bill is a personal trainer who focuses on teaching and sharing biomechanics-informed training to help prevent injury and improve performance. Part 1 was released earlier this month with Dr. Bryon Weinberg and Dr. Patrick Welsh from Athletic Movement Assessment. They are two doctors of chiropractic medicine who develop movement screens and can be used with everyday patients and clients, elite athletes, and teams. So if you haven’t listened to that, make sure to go back and check it out. Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Connect with Bill! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jffproject/ Twitter: @BillDeS Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources Bit of BOOM: https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381211056089

If you’re interested in learning more about how research in biomechanics can be translated into real and practical guidelines for improving training performance and safety, this episode is for you! We learn about putting biomechanics into practice with Dr. Bryon Weinberg and Dr. Patrick Welsh from Athletic Movement Assessment. Bryon and Patrick are doctors of chiropractic medicine who develop movement screens and can be used with everyday patients and clients, elite athletes, and teams. They are developing approaches to apply biomechanics in practice so things like performance training or even just standard weight training but in a safer way. Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Connect with Bryon and Patrick! Website: http://www.athleticmovementassessment.com/ Instagram: @athleticmovementassessment Twitter: @AssessMovement Facebook: Athletic Movement Assessment Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources Bit of BOOM: https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381211056089

In this episode we talk with Professor Robin Queen, a professor at Virginia Tech in the department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the principal investigator of the Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Lab. We discuss her diverse research projects including how she investigates the intersection of race and biomechanics and how she is developing better biomechanical metrics to better quantify and prevent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reinjury. She also shares the importance of building diverse teams, vulnerability, and connecting with others to do impactful work. Thank you to our sponsors SageMotion: sagemotion.com Connect with Robin Queen! Lab website: https://www.granatalab.beam.vt.edu/ Lab twitter: @GranataLab Personal twitter: @rmqueen_VT Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8959750/pdf/0200157.pdf https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14763141.2022.2056075 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021929020304942 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865421000703

In this episode we talk with Maria Holland, Assistant Professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame. We talked about the implications of different properties of the brain and how we can apply biomechanics to study brain growth such as changes in folding and cortical thickness. Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Support BOOM on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/biomechanicsonourminds Connect with Maria! Lab website: https://commandlab.nd.edu/ Twitter: @mholla_back Biomechanics in the wild: https://sites.nd.edu/biomechanics-in-the-wild/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources More info about the NSF Career award: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/faculty-early-career-development-program-career Papers on cortical thickness: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hbm.25776 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10237-020-01400-w https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjst/e2020-000001-6

We had so much fun talking to Professor Ashley Weaver, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Wake Forest School of Medicine about both her impactful research and educational projects. Her research spans three themes: 1) injury/crash biomechanics to improve car safety design elements 2) osteoporosis in aging and 3) the effects of space and microgravity on astronaut musculoskeletal systems. She uses a number of imaging modalities and modeling techniques to explore these themes and improve human biomechanics and health. She also directs university graduate and undergraduate programs to train the next generation of leaders and shares some tips on mentorship and building community. Connect with Ashely Weaver! Personal webpage: https://school.wakehealth.edu/Faculty/W/Ashley-Anne-Weaver Twitter: @AshleyAWeaver LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-weaver-3808548/ Wake Forest BME department Twitter: @WakeBME Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Support BOOM on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/biomechanicsonourminds Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources Bit of BOOM paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021929021006576?casa_token=YUAIfXRWLb8AAAAA:G3jlIzklFlJQVa73ALl9OdCGjyZ4lw-_AiPUmjrZ8xME-_rg0xl250KK8sKD3QYWUrffPyU Paper referenced in question 5: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10439-021-02745-8

Happy 50th episode of BOOM! The tables are turned on the "BOOM doctors" Hannah and Melissa and they answer YOUR questions about BOOM, biomechanics, the future, fails, and more. A note from your hosts... We are SO grateful for all of your support since the beginning of BOOM. We've loved being on this journey with you and can't wait to see what the future holds for BOOM and biomechanics. Much love, Melissa and Hannah Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Thank you to our sponsors! SageMotion: sagemotion.com Support BOOM on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/biomechanicsonourminds

In this episode we talk to Jonathan Samir Matthis, tenure-track professor of human movement neuroscience in Boston and founder of the FreeMoCap Foundation. We discuss how FreeMocap is collaboratively and thoughtfully “duct-taping together” open-source software to make it more accessible and usable for all. Connect with Jon Matthis! FreeMoCap website: freemocap.org Twitter: @JonMatthis Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982218303099

Our guest today is Dr. Mike Sonne, chief scientist at Three Motion AI where they use biomechanics to elevate athlete training and performance in baseball! We learn about how to translate biomechanical evaluations into useable applications like quantifying changes in performance. While you don’t need to be a baseball expert to enjoy this epsiode, we think you’ll be excited to see how biomechanics is informing professional baseball players and get inspired to make a big impact in your own work. Connect with Mike Sonne! Twitter: @DrMikeSonne ProPlayAI twitter: @proplayai ProPlayAI: proplayai.com Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

On this episode, we talk with Dr. Bob Guldberg, who is the Vice President and the Executive Director of the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact at the University of Oregon. We loved learning about being a successful academic entrepreneur and his work in musculoskeletal tissue regeneration. Bob also shares the importance of embracing interdisciplinarity and creating diverse and inclusive communities (even with our four-legged friends). Connect with Bob Guldberg! Lab website: https://www.guldberglab.org Knight Campus Twitter: @UOKnightCampus Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Twitter: @WuTsaiAlliance Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ YouTube: Biomechanics On Our Minds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Resources https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9627987

On this episode of BOOM, we host Dr. Martha Hall, the Director of Innovation of Health Sciences at the University of Delaware and the founder of Dr. Martha Hall Designs and FashionableScience.com, which are dedicated to promoting and creating adaptive apparel, wearable technology, and other innovative solutions to empower populations with special needs. Martha shares with us how she successfully bridges fashion, biomechanics, engineering, entrepreneurship, and other fields for the human-focused, holistic design of wearable systems. She shares her insights on translating research developments into accessible devices and carving a new field spanning fashion and biomechanics. Connect with Martha! Innovation Lab website: https://sites.udel.edu/innovationlab/ Martha's website: https://drmarthahalldesigns.com/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsOOM LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this episode, we dive into markerless motion capture with Dr. Scott Selbie, the Chief Executive Officers of Theia Markerless Inc, Director of Research at C-Motion Inc, an adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University and in the department of Kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts. We talk about the exciting future of markerless motion capture, the barriers of markerless becoming the new “gold standard” to motion capture, and how Theia aims to overcome these challenges. We also discuss start-ups, industry, and (one of our favorite topics) failure! Additional clarification: To add to our discussion about discussing feature identification, we wanted to add the note that the salient points for the neural network are points that are not necessarily equivalent to the locations that markers are placed. With a physical marker, palpation identifies bony landmarks. For salient features it is less important that the marker represent a bony prominence than it is a location that can be reliably identified on a video image. It turns out that the reliable locations are not coincident with a bony prominence. Theia Markerless is a young start-up that is revolutionizing motion capture in biomechanics by harnessing machine vision and artificial intelligence to provide incredibly accurate markerless motion capture software that is simple, powerful, and versatile. To find out more, follow Theia on Twitter or go to www.theiamarkerless.ca Connect with Theia! Website: www.theiamarkerless.ca Twitter: @theiamarkerless Connect with Scott Sebie! Twitter: @wscottselbie Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsOOM LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this episode, Professor Alison McGregor is on the show! Alison is a Professor of Musculoskeletal Biodynamics in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at the Imperial College London, where she manages the Human Performance Group. We dive deep into the importance of speaking the language of engineers and clinicians when developing digital health solutions for clinical problems. Alison shares her tips for communicating across disciplines and with patients to develop the most effective treatments. She also shares how biomechanics has played a role in developing interventions for managing lower back pain and improving sedentary behavior. Connect with Alison! Alison's website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.mcgregor Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsOOM LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this interview, we talk with Pete Shull, Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and who is the principal investigator of the Wearable Systems Laboratory. Pete shares exciting new wearables and robotics research including hand gesture recognition from a wrist-worn sensor and energy harvesting shoes. We discuss the pros and cons of starting a company that stems from research innovations and he shares his experience starting a research lab in Shangai, from both a research and personal perspective! Follow Pete Shull! Wearable Systems Lab: http://www.wearablesystems.org/research SageMotion Systems: https://www.sagemotion.com/ Connect with BOOM! Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @biomechanicsOOM LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomechanicsoom/ Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

Today’s episode is the last in a three-part series looking at wellness through the lenses of movement, sleep, and mindset. For today’s conversation, Melissa and Hannah invite Professor Alia Crum to discuss mindset. Alia is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and the Principle Investigator of the Stanford Mind & Body Lab. Her research focuses on mindsets; how they affect important outcomes in such domains as exercise, diet, and stress; and how they can be consciously and deliberately changed through intervention to increase psychological well-being. Alia explains why mindsets are so important, and offers some practical tips on how to leverage our mindsets to improve our health and wellbeing. She shares many interesting research findings from her lab and others, and also offers her own personal experiences of how she practices what she researches.

Today’s episode is the second in a three-part series looking at wellness through the lenses of movement, sleep, and mindset. For today’s conversation, Melissa and Hannah invite Professor Jamie Zeitzer to discuss his work on sleep. Jamie is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, conducting research in the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine. Jamie is very “light focused” in his research, working a lot with circadian rhythms, which are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. Americans spend just about 7% of their time in natural light and our circadian rhythms are very sensitive to lights. Jamie recommends going outside just a half hour every day can help set us up for better sleep at night. Additionally, exercise, regular routines, and temperatures can be important to getting better sleep. He also recommends being more cognizant of what is helpful and relaxing to you before going to sleep.

Today’s episode is the first in a three-part series looking at wellness through the lenses of movement, sleep, and mindset. For today’s conversation, Melissa and Hannah invite Professor Abby King to discuss movement. Abby is an award-winning Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and of Medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. Her research focuses on the development, evaluation, and translation of public health intervention to reduce chronic disease in the US and globally. Through her research, Abby has found that one of the main barriers to healthy movement practices is environment. Thus, her research centers not only on individuals, but individuals within given contexts. Abby explains what it can look like for an environment to foster movement, encourages simple queues and social support, and describes different forms of healthy movement. They end the conversation with a discussion about the intersection of human and planetary and what Abby is most excited about in her field. Connect with Abby King! - HARTS Lab website: https://med.stanford.edu/healthyaging.html - Our Voice: Citizen Science for Health Equity: https://med.stanford.edu/ourvoice.html Connect with BOOM (and enter to win a water bottle)! - Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @biomechanicsoom - Email: [email protected] - Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this episode, we cover skin biomechanics! As our largest organ, the skin is an essential part of movement and a source of protection for our bodies. Learn about why studying skin biomechanics is so critical from Professors Manuel Rausch and Adrian Buganza Tepole, from UT Austin and Purdue University, respectively. They share how their expertise in modeling and experimental techniques support each other in understanding skin mechanics and applications to diseases and conditions affecting the skin, such as pressure ulcers. We also learn about what has made their cross-university collaboration (and friendship) so successful. Follow Adrian and Manuel! Manuel’s Twitter: @ManuelKRausch1 Manuel’s research lab: http://www.manuelrausch.com/ Adrian’s Twitter: @ABuganzaT Adrian’s research lab: https://engineering.purdue.edu/tepolelab/ Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Bit of BOOM: Song, et al. 2021. Miniaturized electromechanical devices for the characterization of the biomechanics of deep tissue. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 5: 759–771. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-021-00723-y)

This episode of Student Voices is hosted by Corey Tanaka, who is in his 4th year of undergrad and works in the Movement Science Laboratory at California State University Long Beach. He interviews his mentor, Dr. Kevin Valenzuela who is a professor and researcher at California State University Long Beach. In this interview, Dr. Kevin Valenzuela talks about his diverse experiences in biomechanics. Topics include experiences of racism, underrepresentation in biomechanics, international research in Japan, biomechanics in extreme sports (including his future research that involves him skydiving to collect data), and researching topics that you genuinely enjoy. He explains his passion for extreme sports and the importance of pursuing a career in which you are passionate about. Dr. Kevin Valenzuela can be found at: Instagram: @bromechanics (personal account) @movementsciencelab_csulb (csulb research account) Email: [email protected] Corey Tanaka can be found at: Instagram: @corey_tanaka Email: [email protected]

In this episode, we talked with Professor John McPhee, whose research focuses on modelling, simulation, model-based control, and optimal design of dynamic physical systems. He is able to apply his expertise in modeling and simulation widely, to everything from golf, to cars, to improving athletic performance. He also shares his 3 tips for being a good team leader: 1) Remember that “it’s all about people.” 2) Everyone in the group should learn from each other 3) Make it fun. Follow John McPhee! morg.uwaterloo.ca Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Bit of BOOM: Biomechanics of hang-time in volleyball spike jumps https://www-sciencedirect-com.stanford.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0021929021001603#f0005

In this bonus episode, we talk with Dr. Kerry Costello, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Movement & Applied Imaging Lab at Boston University. In addition to teaching us about her awesome work, Kerry shares her insights on what it's like to be a postdoctoral fellow and how international research helped shaped her career. She shares what she's learned from starting her podcast, Hey OA, which focused on osteoarthritis, and how all researchers can learn from it! Follow Kerry: @kecostello Follow Hey OA: @heyoapodcast Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with Scott Riewald, who is the Senior Director of High-Performance Projects on the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee. He shares his experiences as a biomechanist working with Olympic and Paralympic athletes and coaches. His expertise sheds light on how a little empathy can go a long way and how biomechanists, physiologists, physical therapists, coaches, and athletes can work together to help athletes be the best they can. Follow BOOM on Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Follow BOOM on Instagram and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds BOOM Official website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Contact us: [email protected]

In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with Sarah Shultz, Professor and Chair of Kinesiology at Seattle University. She shares her passion and enthusiasm for diversifying research teams, populations and questions. She talks about the importance of flexing - being resilient and adaptable and how science is better when we work together and across disciplines. Follow Professor Sarah Shultz! Twitter: @SarahPShultz Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

You've been waiting for it... the grand finale, our fourth and final episode in the mobility, accessibility, and design series! We had such an amazing conversation with Sara Hendren, artist, design researcher, writer, and professor at Olin College of Engineering. She eloquently shared her thoughts and experiences with design, art, and accessibility. We discuss many topics that come from her recent book, “What can a body do” where she challenges the notion that disability is only a physical construct, and rather a product of an inflexible, built environment. Follow Sara! Website: https://sarahendren.com/ Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram: @biomechanicsonourminds Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds

BOOM BOOM BOOM! We are releasing our third episode in the mobility, accessibility, and design series! We met with Amos Winter, a professor at MIT who taught us a lot about how he uses design in his research, and does need-finding “on the ground”, traveling all over the world to talk to users and learn their stories first-hand. Follow Amos! Website: gear.mit.edu Twitter: @amoswinter TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/amos_winter_the_cheap_all_terrain_wheelchair?language=en Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram: @biomechanicsonourminds Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds

This episode features an inspiring conversation with Josh Halstead, an activist, designer, and author, who shares their perspectives and expertise on design pedagogy, co-design, crip time, and many other ideas. He also brings the unique perspective of how these ideas have played out in their own experiences living with a disability, which has led to truly impactful innovations. We are so happy to share our second episode in the mobility, accessibility, and design series! If you didn’t listen to our first episode with Professor Kat Steele on universal design and accessibility, make sure to check it out. Follow Josh! Twitter: @dis_aspora Instagram: @cripjoy Website: https://disaspora.com/ [not updated] Three Paradigms of Disability & Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzL8AY03KUM Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram: @biomechanicsonourminds Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds

We are always trying to improve BOOM and we couldn’t do it without you. Thanks to your survey feedback, we created our first-ever BOOM series where we focus on one topic for a series of interviews. The theme of this series is mobility, accessibility, and design! Our first episode features Professor Kat Steele, who is at the University of Washington and leading her own reimagining mobility series with the community. We discuss her own research that employs principles of universal design and accessibility, and learn how she continually adapts everything from her writing process to her classroom design to be more inclusive of people of all abilities. Learn more: Steele Lab: https://steelelab.me.uw.edu/ Reimagining Mobility Series: https://create.uw.edu/join-us-reimagining-mobility/ Project Sidewalk: https://sidewalk-spgg.cs.washington.edu/ (not open sidewalks as we stated in the episode) Access map: https://www.accessmap.io/ Accessibility courses: https://sbctc.instructure.com/courses/1698678 Making presentations more accessible: https://sbctc.instructure.com/courses/1698678 & https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3085564 Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram: @biomechanicsonourminds Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds

We had an amazing conversation with Kharma Foucher who talks about how to make research patient-centric and integrate biomechanics and clinical outcomes. She also shares her experiences being part of teams that are focusing on inclusion and diversity in science, as well as what it means to her to be a good mentor. She encourages others to focus on their strengths and helps support them in areas where they might want to improve. We also learn how she stays resilient and keeps it moving. Follow Kharma! Twitter: @KharmaMDPhD, Instagram: @drdrfoucher Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram: @biomechanicsonourminds Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds

In this episode, we were lucky to have a conversation with N’Dea Irvin-Choy. N’Dea is a Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Delaware, working on impactful translational research in women’s health. N’Dea talks about overcoming the challenges of being part of an underrepresented group in STEM and how we can be supportive allies. She also shares some of her Kween pro tips, teaching us how to embrace our true Kween. We know you'll find this episode really inspired and ready to let your unique light shine and help others do the same!

The guest on this episode is Dr. Glen Lichtwark. Glen is a Professor in the School of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland and is a member of the International Society of Biomechanics Council. He shares his research on muscle and tendon mechanics, locomotion, modeling and simulation, robotics, and “all things nerdy," including his team's recent work on intrinsic foot muscles and how they contribute to our forward propulsion. We also talk about how basic science and translational research can inform each other and how to have an effective collaboration between academia and industry. Follow Glen on Twitter: @GlenLichtwark Follow BOOM on Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Follow BOOM on Instagram and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds BOOM Official website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com Contact us: [email protected]

How can we be facilitators of learning in STEM for young black girls? Learn from Black Girls Do STEM, which does just that. In this bonus episode, we talk with the founder of BGDSTEM, Cynthia Chapple, as she shares how they designed STEM programs for young black girls rooted in scholarship, training, empowerment, equity, and mentorship. She teaches us the importance of knowing your why and listening to the stories of the people you are trying to serve. We hope this episode is a reminder of the responsibility we have in creating a more and diverse equitable future in STEM. We can take action today - volunteer with or donate to BGDSTEM or learn from their experiences to become a better facilitator of STEM knowledge in whatever capacity you can. Follow Black Girls Do STEM! Twitter: @BGDSTEM Instagram: @BGDSTEM Facebook: Black Girls Do STEM Website: bgdstem.com Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram: @biomechanicsonourminds Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds

In this episode, we learn about how to conduct a good peer review with Dr. Jess Fiedorowicz! Dr. Fiedorowicz is the Head and Chief of the Department of Mental Health at the Ottawa Hospital and a Professor and Senior Research Chair in Adult Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Psychosomatic Research. He shares helpful tips on the peer review process as well as reinforced why it is so important and should be part of our role as scientists. We also learned about his really interesting work on bipolar disorder and he shared some of his advice on prioritizing by passion. We really enjoyed this interview and think you will too! Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram: @biomechanicsonourminds Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds

This Student Voices episode is hosted by Kaleb Burch, Kayla Pariser, and Luke Nigro, who are all members of Dr. Jill Higginson's Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab at the University of Delaware. In this episode, our hosts share experiences and lessons learned in both adapting to COVID and advocating for their fellow students. Learn more about … The Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab (https://sites.udel.edu/higginsonlab/) Advocacy/Mentorship Groups at UD: MEGA (https://sites.udel.edu/mega/) and EmPOWER (https://sites.udel.edu/coe-empower/) Follow BOOM on Twitter: @BiomechanicsOOM FollowBOOM in Instagram: @BiomechanicsOnOurMinds

We are excited to start the year off by talking about self-work with life coach Casey Everhart. We dive into intention setting, mindset, and giving yourself space for self-work! The only way we can help others is if we can first love and help ourselves. It can be hard to dedicate time for the work we need to do for this, but we talk about small, tangible ways we can work towards living our best lives. We hope this episode helps you start off the year on the right foot and remember to show up for yourself - you deserve it! Follow Casey on Instagram: @CaseyRoseCoaching Casey’s website: https://www.caseyrosecoaching.com/ Follow BOOM on Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM