Kristin Morgan

Assistant Professor

Biomedical Engineering

I am a biomedical engineer and my primary research focus is human movement biomechanics. In particular, I am interested in investigating how changes in joint motion and muscle function relate to lower extremity injuries; such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and patellofemoral pain. In my work, both advanced engineering and statistical techniques – including Nyquist and Bode stability analyses, time series modeling, and wavelets – are employed to detect and characterize changes in joint stability. By using these findings and OpenSim, a musculoskeletal software system, computational models and subject-specific simulations of human movement are developed to better understand how muscles generate force during athletic and other dynamic tasks.