The biomechanics concentration is of interests to students who want to pursue careers in injury and biomechanics, athletic training, physical therapy, strength and conditioning, and rehabilitation. Our research areas include understanding the mechanisms of exercise, sports, and work-related lower extremity and spinal injuries, development of effective injury prevention and rehabilitation strategies, analysis of sports techniques and performance, and motor control and learning. The laboratory is equipped with motion capture systems, multiple force platforms, and electromyography measurements to study human movements during a variety of athletic and daily-life activities. Recent projects cover strength and balance assessments in collegiate athletes, jump-landing mechanics and anterior cruciate ligament injury risk, biomechanical analyses of strength and conditioning exercises, and dance techniques. Most of our graduates entered competitive Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Physical Therapy programs. Helping students achieve their long-term goals is our priority.