I am a clinical gait biomechanist and human movement analyst, performing research as a post-doctoral fellow in the Emory University School of Medicine. I have a Ph.D. in Kinesiology (Biomechanics concentration) from The Pennsylvania State University and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics concentration) from The University of Rochester. 

My post-doctoral research supports biomechanical study of adaptive gait capacity in a variety of populations, ranging from professional athletes, to older adults with neurodegenerative conditions, including prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. My work seeks to characterize and rehabilitate gait modulation deficits arising from individual-specific motor-cognitive limitations, as manifested by heterogeneous neurodegenerative disease processes. One particularly interesting aspect of my work is that I integrate quantitative biomechanical insights with qualitative insights of individuals' experiences and accultured preferences to optimize therapeutic design and delivery.  

In my graduate research, I investigated the biomechanical and neuromuscular control mechanisms that enable humans to maintain stable, adaptive locomotion in complex, dynamic walking environments. My work integrated principles of biomechanics and motor control to identify the strategies that humans use to coordinate their step-to-step movements to successfully overcome considerable balance challenges imposed by their environments.

My research integrates creative analytical and experimental approaches to capture and broaden individuals' movement repertoires and has  implications for earlier identification and targeted treatment of gait modulation deficits in aging populations with and without neurodegenerative conditions.