Our lab director, Cara Lewis, recently presented at the 2018 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) hosted by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This event, held in New Orleans, LA from February 21-24, drew in a record attendance of 17,000 people. Cara had the opportunity to present a poster titled “Gait Alterations in Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome […]
We’d like to give a warm welcome to a few new members of our lab! Sarah Booker and Anne Halverstadt will be joining HAL as our new research assistants. Sarah is a student in the Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program here at Boston University, while Anne is working towards her Bachelor of […]
Anna Applegate, one of HAL’s DPT students, recently presented her research at the 2017 American Physical Therapy Association of Massachusetts (APTAMA) Annual Conference on October 28, 2017. The APTAMA, part of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is comprised of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students in the field. At this conference, Anna also […]
Kari Loverro, our PhD candidate, was recently featured in the 2017 edition of Inside Sargent magazine. Her dissertation examines the biomechanical effects of load carriage at different speeds on female and male soldiers. Congrats, Kari!
Jing-Sheng Li, one of HAL’s PhD candidates, and his wife Fang-Yi recently announced the birth of their second son, Yuan-Bo. Yuan-Bo was born on October 16, 2017 in the early hours of the morning at 5:15am. (Above) Yuan-Bo, the newest addition to the Li family. Photo credits go to Jing-Sheng Li. Congrats, Jing-Sheng […]
Anna Applegate, one of our DPT students, recently presented her research at the 20th Annual Undergraduate Research (UROP) Symposium on October 13, 2017. Her project, titled “Altered movement patterns in individuals with FAIS during deep squat”, looked at the differences between a squat task in subjects with FAIS versus controls, and differences in those patterns between […]
Anna Applegate, one of HAL’s DPT students, recently attended the 2017 World Congress of the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT) in Madrid, Spain from September 29-October 1, 2017. Each year, the congress brings together researchers, professionals, teachers, and students from the fields of sport, exercise, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. Congrats, Anna!
We’re happy to introduce two of our newest undergraduate research assistants, Drew Faria and Izzy Garza! Drew is a junior majoring in biology and minoring in human physiology, while Izzy is a sophomore majoring in biology. Welcome, Drew and Izzy!
Welcome back to the 2017 Fall Semester! We’d like to also give a warm welcome to our new PhD student, Josh Tanor. Josh is joining us from the University of Pittsburgh, where he recently completed his MSc in Prosthetics and Orthotics. Welcome, Josh!
Lab director, Cara Lewis, along with our lab members Anne Khuu, Jing-Sheng Li, and Kari Loverro recently presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) in Boulder, CO from August 8-11, 2017. Their podium presentation titles are listed below. Anne Khuu presenting Hip Lateral Rotator Muscle Force during Variations of the […]