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Following the success of the first two mid year symposia in in 2021 and 2022, we are delighted to announce the schedule for our 3rd Mid Year Symposium, which will take place online on 8th - 9th February 2023 and will again be free to ISBS members.

The symposium will incorporate 11 sessions, covering a range of themes, formats, and time zones to accommodate ISBS members from around the globe. Session recordings will be made available to members after the event.

ISBS wish to thank society sponsors Vicon, Qualisys, Delsys, and Simi for their support of this symposium and all ISBS activities.

 

To attend, you must be a current (Jan-Dec 2023) member of ISBS.

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Musculoskeletal Modelling for Sport:

08:00-10:00 GMT Wednesday 8th February

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Marcus Pandy is appointed as Chair of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at The University of Melbourne and was formerly a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. A focus of his research career has been the development, validation, and implementation of experimental and computational techniques for non-invasive assessment of muscle, tendon, ligament, and joint function during human locomotion.

Dario Cazzola is a Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics at the University of Bath and his research is focused on understanding injury mechanisms and human function using in vivo, in vitro, and in silico approaches.

Paul Felton is a Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics at Nottingham Trent University. His research focuses on using computer simulation to investigate sporting technique to improve performance, reduce injury risk, or aid athlete-equipment interaction.

Michael Hiley is a senior lecturer in sport biomechanics and motor control at Loughborough University and his research is focused into the mechanics of technique and how it is influenced by the human control system, specifically in gymnastics and how motor control influences and limits human performance.

Sam Allen is a senior lecturer in biomechanics at Loughborough University and his research interests lie with understanding of technique and the optimisation of performance in dynamic jumps using computer simulation.

Glen Blenkinsop is a lecturer in motor control and biomechanics of sport at Loughborough University and his research interests relate to the interaction between biomechanics and motor control to better understand limitations to human performance.

 

Biomechanics in Field Hockey:

13:00-14:30 GMT Wednesday 8th February

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Dr Rajinikumar is the Associate Professor and Head of Sports Biomechanics and Kinesiology department at Tamilnadu Physical Education and Sports University. He is a Former Field Hockey Player and Goal Keeper representing the state of Tamilnadu and also holds FIH Level 2 Field Hockey coach credentials. He is currently the Director of Centre of Excellence in Biomechanics (the largest Biomechanics lab in Southeast Asia).

Dr Viswanath Sundar is an Assistant Professor at Visva-Bharati University. He is a FIH level 2 Field Hockey coach whose PhD thesis was on penalty corner push-in. Previously he was a Senior Sports Biomechanist with National Sports Institute of Malaysia and High performance manager at NSNIS Patiala, India.

Dr Saju Joseph was the former High Performance Director at Sports Authority of India. Previously he was the head of Research & education, biomechanics whose scientific works also include providing regular training support to National athletes in Malaysia in various sports leading Strength and conditioning, sports biomechanics, clinical biomechanics, Injury prevention, performance analysis and skill acquisition in various sports.

The session will be Moderated my Mr Vijay Dhamodharan who has MPhil and MSc Sports Biomechanics and Kinesiology, BTech in Mechanical Engineering. Has worked in FEA/CFD analysis and High Performance Strength and Conditioning. Currently he is working as Sports Performance Management Associate in Sports Development Authority of Tamilnadu.

 

The Pros and Cons of Sensor Fusion Approaches to Pose Estimation for Sports Biomechanics:

15:00-16:00 GMT Wednesday 8th February

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Dr. Scott Selbie is the CEO of Theia Markerless Inc (Canada), Director of Research at C-Motion Inc (USA), an adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University (Canada) and in the department of Kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts (USA). Scott has been involved in the development of analytical tools for biomechanics based on 3D motion capture data for most of his career, and he has been intimately involved with the evolution of C-Motion’s Visual3D software since the original technology transfer from the National Institutes of Health in 1997.

 

Unravelling Pitching & Hitting with Energy Flow Analysis:

16:30-18:00 GMT Wednesday 8th February

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Gretchen Oliver is a full Professor and Director of the Sports Medicine & Movement Lab in the School of Kinesiology at Auburn University. She is world-renowned for her expertise in softball injury prevention and performance enhancement research.

Nicole Bordelon is currently a post-doctoral researcher in Auburn University's Sports Medicine and Movement Laboratory, where she focuses on softball injury prevention and performance enhancement. Her dissertation specifically examined the relationship between energy flow, mechanics, and softball hitting performance. Nicole also recently started working as a Sports Science Consultant for University of Maryland Softball.

 

Weightlifting Biomechanics:

19:00-21:00 GMT Wednesday 8th February

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Throwing Biomechanics:

22:00-00:00 GMT Wednesday 8th February

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Gretchen Oliver, PhD, is world-renowned for her expertise in softball injury prevention and performance enhancement research.

The research interest of Kristof Kipp, PhD, focuses on high force/impulse sports and activities, such as weightlifting, throwing, and jumping tasks. He also works with USA Weightlifting to provide biomechanics support to some of their national team lifters.

Glenn Fleisig, PhD, is the Research Director of the American Sports Medicine Institute the founding president of the American Baseball Biomechanics Society. He is also an advisor for Major League Baseball, USA Baseball, Little League Baseball, and DARI Motion.

Marc Portus, PhD, did his doctoral research on cricket fast bowling biomechanics at The University of Western Australia and has worked at the Australian Institute of Sport and Cricket Australia as a sport biomechanist and sport science and medicine manager. He currently provides sport consultancy services in cricket and rugby league.

Prior to commencing her role at James Cook University, Sara Brice, PhD, was a member of the biomechanics discipline at the Australian Institute of Sport where she worked closely with elite hammer throwers and coaches. Her PhD and current research focus on examining ways in which hammer throwers can improve speed development.

 

Data Science for Injury Prevention:

10:00-12:00 GMT Thursday 9th February

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DirkJan Veeger is a Full Professor at the department of the BioMechanical Engineering at Delft University of Technology. His current research focuses on the development of systems and methods to improve throwing and hitting technique in baseball and tennis, and wheelchair handling technique in wheelchair sports. This implies both the development of better insight in the fundamentals of these motions, as well as methods to provide the necessary feedback to players, coaches and other interested parties.

Evert Verhagen holds a University Research Chair as a Full Professor at the Amsterdam UMC Department of Public and Occupational Health and the Amsterdam Movement Science Research Institute. He is the Editor in Chief of BMJ Open Sports & Exercise Medicine, the director of the Amsterdam Collaboration on Health and Safety in Sports (one of the 11 IOC research centres), and the director of the Amsterdam Institute of Sports Sciences (AISS). His research revolves around preventing sports and physical activity-related injuries, including monitoring, cost effectiveness and implementation issues.

Erik van der Graaff is the founder of PITCHPERFECT, the first multi-sensor system for baseball pitchers that provides real-time biomechanical feedback to players on the field. He obtained his PhD in Biomechanics and Motor Learning in 2019 at the Vrije University Amsterdam on the thesis ‘Perfecting your Pitch’. He worked for the Dutch Baseball Federation (KNBSB) as an Embedded Scientist.

Larisa Gomaz is a PhD researcher in Statistics at the Delft University of Technology. She is part of the “Citius, Altius, Sanius” research consortium that studies injury prevention in overhead sports. The aim of her research is to develop individualised and tailor-made prediction models on injury risk and sports performance by incorporating heterogeneous training and health data from various sources.

 

Using High-Density Surface Electromyography to Overcome Bias in Sport and Exercise Studies:

14:00-15:00 GMT Thursday 9th February

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Andrew Vigotsky holds a BS in Kinesiology, an MS in Biomedical Engineering, and is currently a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering. Over the past decade, he has studied, written about, and presented on electromyography and its (mis)application in sports, exercise, and rehabilitation sciences.

Taian Vieira has a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and a PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering.  He earned over 15 years of experience with the detection, processing and interpretation of high-density surface electromyograms, from muscles with different architectures and in different, applied contexts.

 

New Perspectives of ACL Injuries in Sports:

16:00-18:00 GMT Thursday 9th February

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Gerwyn Hughes is an Associate Professor in the Kinesiology Department at the University of San Francisco. His main area of research is gender differences in landing and/or cutting biomechanics associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Sports Biomechanics. 

Yu Song is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wyoming and is expected to graduate in Spring 2023. Her dissertation is focused on the effect of mid-flight external trunk perturbation on landing and cutting mechanics with implications for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Yu is also interested in understanding bilateral asymmetries following ACL reconstruction, ACL re-injury risk, as well as exoskeleton and low-back loading. 

Kat Daniels is a Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. A major focus of her work to date, based primarily in a clinical environment, has been on understanding the role of biomechanical analysis for informing clinical decision-making after ACL reconstruction. She also has active research interests in the control and optimisation of locomotor manoeuvres across both healthy and physically impaired populations.   

Dr. MOK Kam-Ming is currently the Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Lingnan University. He published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, and contributed to 4 book chapters in the field of Sport Injury Biomechanics and Motion Analysis. He is currently the Co-Op member of Asian Federation of Sports Medicine and the Vice-President of Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science. 

Mark Robinson is a Reader of Biomechanics at Liverpool John Moores University. His research applies innovative methods and perspectives to problems in sport and clinical biomechanics. Mark has published over 60 journal articles in areas related to ACL injury risk, wearable technology and statistical parametric mapping. He is currently an Associate Editor for Journal of Sports Sciences and PeerJ and on the editorial board for Sport Biomechanics. In 2022, Mark hosted the 40th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports at LJMU.

 

Women in Science: Bridging Gaps Between Industry, Practice, and Academia:

18:15-19:15 GMT Thursday 9th February

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Dr Helen Bayne is a biomechanist whose career has included roles in sports coaching, injury rehabilitation, applied sports science, research and education. She holds a doctoral degree in sports biomechanics from the University of Western Australia, contributes to coach and practitioner education programmes, and consults to private coaches, sports organisations and biomechanics technology companies.

Maria Pasquale (BS, MS, Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh) is the Director of Application Development and Biomechanist for Novel Electronics Inc., providing accurate and reliable pressure distribution and mobile force measurement technology solutions for researchers and practitioners. She has worked closely with researchers across multiple fields to develop and advance the use of biomechanics measurement technology for assessment of loads on the human body and is an active member of several biomechanics societies.

Gillian Weir is the Senior Biomechanist for the New York Yankees, where she engages and services all arms of the organization (i.e., players, coaches, performance, medical, scouting, quantitative analysis) with biomechanics initiatives, and has also undertaken consulting engagements with teams from the NFL, MLB, AFL, Super Rugby and A-League Soccer. Gillian completed her PhD at the University of Western Australia in conjunction with Hockey Australia, followed by a postdoc at the University of Massachusetts in conjunction with Brooks Running.

 

ISBS Mothers Café:

19:30-21:00 GMT Thursday 9th February

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Diana Soares is a 3rd year PhD student and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. She became pregnant early in her second year and, has since, been trying to navigate motherhood while working and finishing her PhD. Diana will be sharing how parenting has transformed her in ways she never anticipated". 

Ina Janssen is a sports biomechanist at the Olympic Training Centre in the Netherlands. She has a 6- and 9-year-old child, with the first one arriving 3 months before the PhD was handed in. Ina will share her experiences balancing pregnancy, PhD and working in elite sport.

We are delighted to announce the schedule for our 4th Online Symposium, which will take place online on 7th - 8th February 2024 and will again be free to ISBS members.

The symposium will incorporate 10 sessions, covering a range of themes, formats, and time zones to accommodate ISBS members from around the globe. Session recordings will be made available to members after the event unless otherwise stated.

ISBS wish to thank society sponsors Vicon, Qualisys, Delsys, and Simi for their support of this symposium and all ISBS activities.

 

Members, click here to view session recordings.

You can renew your membership or join the society here.

 

Hit the Ball! (The Biomechanics of Batting, Swinging, and Hitting):

00:00-02:00 GMT Wednesday 7th February

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Glenn Fleisig literally wrote the book on The Biomechanics of Batting, Swinging, and Hitting. He serves as the Biomechanics Research Director of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI), as well as an advisor for Major League Baseball, USA Baseball, Little League Baseball, and DARI Motion. Dr. Fleisig is also a fellow of ISBS.

Shawn Robbins is an Associate Professor in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University. His research evaluates the impact of player characteristics, task demands, and equipment design on sport performance including in ice hockey, soccer, and water polo. Dr Robbins also examines neuromuscular and biomechanical factors underlying mobility in patients with orthopaedic health conditions.

Habib Noorbhai is a Professor in Health & Sports Science and Director of the Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare Technology (BEAHT) Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). He is currently undertaking his Fulbright Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr Noorbhai's primary research interest lies in investigating key elements that lead to proficiency in cricket batting.

Kiran Kanwar has over 34 years of experience as a golf instructor. Her dissertation research evaluated a simplified golf swing that enhances performance and reduces injury risk. Dr Kanwar began her career as a golf expert by winning the All-India Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship.

Yoichi Iino is a research associate at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo. His main research field is the biomechanics of hitting motion in table tennis and other sports. Dr Iino is currently a vice-chair of the Sports Science and Medicine Committee of the Japan Table Tennis Association.

Nicholas Busuttil is an Applied Sports Biomechanist having supported athletes on the professional tennis tour, namely Ons Jabeur and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Nicholas is finalising his PhD which specialises in coaching science (Biomechanics and Skill acquisition) in using physically constraining tools for skill development.

Gen Horiuchi is an Assistant Professor in the College of Sport and Health Science at Ritsumeikan University and is also an advisor for batting biomechanics of a Japanese professional baseball team. Dr Horiuchi's research interest is how to increase the bat swing speed in baseball batting.

 

Teaching Biomechanics:

09:00-11:00 GMT Wednesday 7th February

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Qichang Mei is a Senior Research Fellow (A/Prof) of biomechanics in Ningbo University, China. Dr Mei currently teaches musculoskeletal modeling and sport injury, and conducts research around gait biomechanics, foot and footwear development and musculoskeltal bioengineering.

Steph Forrester is a Professor of Sports Engineering and Biomechanics at the School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom. She is currently the Programme Director for the Sports Engineering postgraduate programme and Director of the Sports Engineering and Human Factors Research Priority Area.

Ian Harris Sujae is a Senior lecturer at the School of Sports, Health and Leisure, Republic Polytechnic in Singapore. He has many years of teaching experience through Problem-based Learning (PBL) and other learner-centred approaches.

Malia Ho is Senior Lecturer at the School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Australia. As a podiatrist, she has almost 20 years of clinical experience both in the private and public health sectors. She is currently teaching biomechanics-related courses to allied health students.

This session will be moderated Pui Wah (Veni) Kong who obtained her PhD in sports biomechanics from Loughborough University, United Kingdom. She is currently an Associate Dean at the Office of Graduate Studies and Professional Learning, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

 

Mothers’ Café:

12:00-13:00 GMT Wednesday 7th February

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Sports Biomechanics in Soccer:

16:00-17:30 GMT Wednesday 7th February

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Josef Viellehner is a post-doctoral researcher at the German Sport University Cologne. He focuses on biomechanics and sports technology. Current soccer-related projects focus on footwear's effects on cutting maneuvers.

Wolfgang Potthast is  Professor of Clinicial Biomechanics at German Sport University Cologne – ‎German Sport University Cologne. He is a professor of biomechanics and orthopaedics. He is also a member of the Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics.

Neal Smith is a Reader in Biomechanics at the University of Chichester, UK.  He was a past Vice President of Awards for the Society, and has conducted biomechanical studies in many varied areas, but mostly focussing on the various codes of Football.  His presentation will focus on the current knowledge available in the area of biomechanics of soccer heading.

Hiro Nunome is currently a Professor of Biomechanics at Fukuoka University Japan, President of International Society of Biomechanics (ISBS) and an associate editor of “Sports Biomechanics”. Hiro organized the ISB Congress in 2023. Hiro is also well-known as a Pioneer of Soccer Kicking Biomechanics and gathered 4 awards in International, 5 awards in National and 3 awards in Regional Conferences.

 

Student Spotlight:

19:00-20:30 GMT Wednesday 7th February

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Matthew Slopecki is a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University. His research focuses on using wearable technologies to quantify performance and develop our understanding of fatigued-related movement adaptations in Paralympic swimmers.

Michael Silvestri is a Ph.D. candidate at St Mary's Twickenham University, where he is researching the role of hip mechanics, specifically abduction and adduction, in relation to skating speed in ice hockey. Michael also works in strength and conditioning/sport science in Toronto, Canada, operating his own facility and working with local sport organizations.

Heron Medeiros is a master's degree student in Biomechanics at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. His research interests lie in the fields of functional biomechanics and upper extremity biomechanics, with a particular focus on racket sports. Heron has been honoured with two Young Investigator Awards from the Brazilian Society of Biomechanics in previous congresses.

Jun (Sam) Liu is a Ph.D. candidate at Stevens Institute of Technology. His research focuses on understanding linear and angular momentum control strategies as it relates to sports performance in baseball pitching and running jumps in basketball.

Daniel Williams and Molly Goldacre are the ISBS Student Directors. Daniel will moderate the session and Molly has led the ISBS Student Mentor Programme during the Online Symposium.

 

The Application of AI in Sports Biomechanics Research:

02:00-04:00 GMT Thursday 8th February

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Yi Qu is a Ph.D. candidate in biomechanics at Beijing Sport University and his research interest lies in techniques of sports biomechanical measurement. At the same time, as the CEO of a technology company, he participated in the development of a markerless motion capture system.

Ru Feng is a lecturer in sports biomechanics at Nanjing Sports Insitute and her research interest lies in techniques of sports biomechanical measurement and human motion assessment via machine learning.

Yulin Zhou is a Ph.D. candidate in biomechanics at Beijing Sport University and his research interests lie in estimating kinetics from kinematics during various non-laboratory movements via machine learning and analyzing sports techniques combined with artificial intelligence.

Jianqiao Guo is an associate professor at Beijing Institute of Technology and his research interest lies in multibody system dynamics and its applications in human musculoskeletal modeling.

Huijuan Shi is a lecturer in sports biomechanics at Beijing Sport University and her research interest lies in improving performance and reducing injuries through the analysis of movement techniques.

 

Supporting the Paralympic Athlete: Perspectives from Four Sports:

08:00-10:00 GMT Thursday 8th February

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Laura Gastaldi is Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics and Mechanics Applied to Biomedical Systems at Politecnico di Torino. A focus of her research activity is related the analysis of sport gestures in athletes with physical disabilities, physical interaction human-machine, development of sports equipment and prostheses.

Rienk van der Slikke currently works at Human Kinetic Technology at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Most of his career, Rienk was involved in research/education in the application of inertial sensors for ambulatory monitoring. Initially for evaluation of joint replacement and during his recent Ph.D. for the measurement of wheelchair kinematics in sports.

Thomas Rietveld is a postdoctoral research associate in wheeled sports and technology at the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, Loughborough University. He focuses on the field of wheelchair sports via the development and translation of research around wheelchair sensor technology, wheelchair ergometers and wheelchair ergonomics.

Cecilia Severin is a researcher and para-research coordinator at the Centre for Elite Sports Research at NTNU in Trondheim. Her research focuses on several aspects of para-sports, including the use of sensor technology in competition analyses, and the effects of different functional impairments on performance.

 

Using Biomechanical Analyses to Inform Injury Risk and Performance Considerations in Rugby Union:

12:00-13:30 GMT Thursday 8th February

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Neil Bezodis is a Professor of Biomechanics & Technology at Swansea University, UK. He has worked on numerous rugby biomechanics projects with a range of sporting partners and academic collaborators. These projects have primarily focussed on place kicking and range from mechanistic laboratory-based studies to highly applied field-based studies.

Ezio Preatoni is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Biomechanics and Motor Control at the University of Bath, UK. He obtained the Laurea degree (BSc + MSc) in Biomedical Engineering (2003) and completed his PhD in Bioengineering (2007) at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. His research interests include human movement dynamics and coordination, with a specific focus on sports biomechanics, and on the use, development and integration of novel methods for the assessment of motor skills, learning, technique, injury mechanisms and injury prevention.

Alexandra Atack is an Associate Professor of Biomechanics and the Research Lead in the School of Sport, Exercise and Applied Science at St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK. She completed her PhD in 2016, investigating the biomechanics of rugby place kicking with a focus on identifying technique differences between successful and less successful male kickers. Recently, this has expanded to encompass both female and youth kickers through a range of laboratory and field-based studies.

Elena Seminati is a lecturer in clinical biomechanics in the Department for Health at the University of Bath. Elena is a biomedical engineer with a PhD in Human physiology. Her research is focused on understanding how does to body move and how we can control the movement, in different forms of locomotion and sports (mainly rugby and volleyball). Elena’s research methods include experimental approaches and musculoskeletal simulations.

 

In-Game Markerless Motion Capture and Its Applicability to Coaches’ Questions and Player Development:

17:00-18:30 GMT Thursday 8th February

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Women in Biomechanics (Open to All): #IAmRemarkable Workshop:

21:15-22:45 GMT Thursday 8th February

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Mary Sullivan is a Platinum-level IAmRemarkable facilitator who has spent her career at the frontline of workplace leadership. After over 30 years’ experience as an executive leader, she founded her own company focused on accelerating the careers of women in the workplace. Mary has a passion for helping women and other under-represented groups and has been involved with many organisations working towards these goals.

This session will be hosted by Crystal Kean and Kat Daniels.

Kat Daniels is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research is focused on understanding the mechanics, energetics and control principles of adaptive locomotion.

Crystal Kean is a Senior Lecturer at Central Queensland University, Australia. Her primary research interest combines aspects of biomechanics, neuromuscular physiology, and clinical sciences to investigate biomechanical and neuromuscular mechanisms that underlie musculoskeletal injuries and conditions.