People
Faculty & Research Staff
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 & Distinctions:
President, American Society of Biomechanics, 2018-2019
Associate Editor, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Fellow, National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research
Outstanding Teacher Award, UMass School of Public Health & Health Sciences, 2010
Excellence in Research Award, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, 2006
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
Students
Alex Denton, M.S.
Doctoral Candidate, Movement Science
School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan
Education:
M.S., University of Michigan, 2019
B.S., University of Oregon, 2018
Research Interests:
Human locomotion
Computer modeling and simulation
Matt Mulligan, M.S.
Doctoral Student, Movement Science
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
Yiliu Cao
Undergraduate Student, Movement Science
School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan
Education:
B.S., University of Michigan, in 2022
Research Interests:
Human locomotion: motion and muscles
Computer modeling and simulation
Lab Alumni
From UMich, UMass, and UKy
Russell Johnson, Ph.D.
Ryan Wedge, Ph.D., PT
Alexis Gidley, Ph.D.
Jonaz Moreno, M.S.
Leng-Feng Lee, Ph.D.
Nathan Smith, M.S.
Brian Friscia, M.S.
Michael Busa, Ph.D.
Allison Gruber, Ph.D.
Matthew O’Neill, Ph.D.
Michelle LaBoda, M.S.
Matthew Seeley, Ph.D.
Gabe Fendley, M.S.