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Author:

Baxter, Josh R

Title:

Linking foot and ankle musculoskeletal structure to locomotor function

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

moment arm
ankle
plantarflexor
joint torque
sprinting
musculoskeletal variability
talocrural
center of rotation
humans

File:

Download FINALVERSION_BAXTER.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jinger Gottschall, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Vladimir M Zatsiorsky, Committee Member

Author:

van Werkhoven, Herman

Title:

Influence of Foot and Ankle Structure on Optimal Performance in Different Motor Tasks

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

biomechanics
foot
ankle
plantarflexor
moment arm
jumping
running
computational model

File:

Download HermanvW_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Hickox, Lauren

Title:

Mechanisms Underlying Plantarflexor Structure-Function Relationships and Implications for Locomotor Function

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

biomechanics
plantarflexor
achilles tendon moment arm
gait
simulations
gear ratio
musculoskeletal model
ankle
plantarflexion

File:

Download Dissertation_Hickox_final_110222.pdf

Committee Members:

Henry Sommer, Major Field Member
Stephen Piazza, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Meghan Vidt, Outside Unit Member
Jonas Rubenson, Outside Field Member
Daniel Haworth, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies