People

Brian R. Umberger, Ph.D.

   Professor, Movement Science

   School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan

Education:

• Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2003

• M.S., Springfield College, 1997

• B.S., Central Connecticut State University, 1993

Honors & Awards:

• Fellow, American Society of Biomechanics, 2024

• Fellow, National Academy of Kinesiology, 2023

• Founders’ Award, American Society of Biomechanics, 2022

• President, American Society of Biomechanics, 2018-2019

• Outstanding Teacher Award, UMass School of Public Health & Health Sciences, 2010

• Excellence in Research Award, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, 2006

Curriculum Vitae

Varun Joshi, Ph.D.

   Postdoctoral Research Fellow

   Movement Science Program, University of Michigan

Education:

• Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2018

• M. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2012

• B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2011

Research Interests:

• Movement of biological systems

• Computer modeling and simulation

Personal Website

Matt Mulligan, M.S.

   Doctoral Candidate, Movement Science & Scientific Computing

   School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan

Education:

• M.S., University of Colorado, 2018

• B.S., Claremont McKenna College, 2017

Research Interests:

• Data Science and Machine Learning

• Computer modeling and simulation

Sheeba Davis, M.Tech.

   Doctoral Student, Movement Science

   School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan

Education:

• M.Tech., Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 2006

• B.E., Madurai Kamaraj University, 2004

Research Interests:

• Human locomotion

• Computational biomechanics

Daphna Raz, M.S., M.A.

   Doctoral Student, Robotics

   Co-advised with Necmiye Ozay, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Education:

• M.S., University of Michigan, 2020

• M.A., University of Michigan, 2018

• B.Mus., University of Michigan, 2010

Research Interests:

• Verification & validation of controllers for assistive devices

• Computational biomechanics

Luca Braun, M.Sc.

   Visiting Graduate Student

   Offenburg University, Germany

Education:

• M.Sc., University of Freiburg, 2023

• B.Sc., University of Freiburg, 2020

Research Interests:

• Biomechanics and energetics of human running

• Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation

Wenxin Zhou

   Undergraduate Student, Movement Science

   School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan

Education:

• B.S., University of Michigan, in 2025

Research Interests:

• Biomechanics of human locomotion

• Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation