Meet the team: Doug Mitchell [Lab Manager]
Douglas Mitchell is a Research Fellow and Lab Manager in the Movement & Applied Imaging Lab at Boston University. He supports day-to-day lab operations and contributes to data collection for the MODES project. Doug received his bachelor’s degree in clinical Physiology from Central Washington University and his Master’s in Exercise Physiology from San Diego State University, where his thesis research examined gait biomechanics under dual-task conditions. His work investigated how cognitive load influences walking performance and whether current metrics adequately capture dual-task cost. Doug is particularly interested in biomechanics, human performance, and injury mechanisms in a variety of populations.
Outside the lab, he enjoys hiking, strength training, playing, coaching and watching rugby, and continuing to develop his cooking skills.