Researchers in the Human Movement Analysis Labs support the university mission of discovery and innovation to transform health care and promote wellness and our department’s vision to foster critical thinking and scholarship through the dissemination of scientific, clinically relevant research. Our collaborative research environment promotes discovery and dissemination of innovations that minimize the impact of movement-related limitations.
Dr. John Willson
Musculoskeletal Injury Biomechanics
Dr. Stacey Meardon
Neuromechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury and Recovery
Dr. Chia-Cheng Lin
Age-related Balance Control and Sensorimotor Processing
Dr. Swati Surkar
Pediatric Evaluation and Rehabilitation
Dr. Ryan Wedge
Locomotion Optimization
Dr. Amy Gross McMillan
Neuromotor Skill Development and Childhood Obesity
Students
Student researchers are vital to the success of the HMAL. We mentor doctoral research students in the Movement Sciences and Disorders concentration of the Rehabilitation Sciences PhD program and the Physical Therapy program. We also mentor master’s students and undergraduates from outside our programs.
Collaborators
HMAL investigators collaborate with scientist across ECU’s campuses and beyond including: