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Cara Lewis Awarded for the FastOA Initiative

October 4th, 2024

The Arthritis Foundation has awarded Cara Lewis as part of their Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial Network initiative called FastOA. To carry out this initiative, the Human Adaptation Lab (HAL) at Boston University will be evaluating hip morphology and movement in young female athletes (18 to 30 years old).

Congratulations to Drew, Izzy, and Matt

October 31st, 2018

HAL would like to congratulate Drew, Izzy, and Matt on the completion and presentation of their UROP projects! They all worked hard over the summer and we were so happy to have them in the lab!

Dr. Kari Loverro Presents at ACSM Conference

June 4th, 2018

Kari Loverro, PhD, recently presented at the 2018 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting hosted in Minneapolis, MN. The Annual Meeting, held this year from May 29-June 2, focuses on the science, practice, public health, and policy aspects of sports medicine, exercise science, and physical activity. Kari had the opportunity to present her poster titled "Local Dynamic Stability is Affected by Soldier-Relevant Torso Loads and Gait Speeds" at this conference.

Congratulations, Kari!

 

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Kari with her poster at the 2018 ACSM Annual Conference

 

Congrats to HAL’s Class of 2018

May 22nd, 2018

Congratulations to the following HAL members on their recent graduation and accomplishments!

 

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Jing-Sheng Li (right) received his PhD degree in Rehabilitation Sciences from Sargent College with a concentration in Human Movement & Adaptation. He successfully defended his dissertation titled Knee Joint Kinematics Before and After Body Weight Change. Jing-Sheng will be working as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Washington this June.

 

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Kari Loverro (second from right) received her PhD degree in Rehabilitation Sciences from Sargent College with a Concentration in Human Movement & Adaptation. She successfully defended her dissertation titled Variability and Local Dynamic Stability During Gait – An Investigation of Military Relevant Load Carriage and Hip Pathology. Kari will be working as a Research Physiologist at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center in Natick, MA.

 

Congratulations again to Jing-Sheng and Kari! We wish them well as they start their new adventures.

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(Above) Kari, Cara, and Jing-Sheng

More photos from this year's graduation are posted in our Photo Gallery.

HAL Welcomes Dr. Helen French

May 14th, 2018

HAL is happy to welcome Dr. Helen French, PhD, MSc., who will be joining us this summer. Helen is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and has been awarded a Visiting Fulbright Scholarship. We look forward to working with her!

Welcome, Helen!