Alumni – Undergraduate Scholars
2025 Undergraduates
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Smuck, Orthopaedic Surgery
Analyzing mobility impairment of stroke patients using a single wearable sensor
Paul Bergeron
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Kevin Shea, Orthopedic Surgery
Is the luggage tag suture the future for repairing pediatric meniscus root radial tears?
Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisor: Seth Sherman, Orthopaedic Surgery
Establishing an enhanced baseline for orthopaedic vital signs using smartphone-based motion capture analysis
Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisor: Maléne Lindholm, Medicine/Cardiovascular Medicine
Comparative effects of HIIT and MICT on metabolic hormones and proteomic signatures over 12 weeks in sedentary adults
Department: Biology with Neuroscience Concentration
Faculty Advisor: Joseph Donahue, Orthopaedic Surgery
Does cardio-locomotor synchronization explain the high incidence of false positive treadmill-based cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing, particularly in female patients?
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Seth Sherman, Orthopaedic Surgery
Predicting post-surgical rehabilitation phase transitions following knee procedures using OpenCap motion analysis software
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Judith Frydman, Biology
(predictive vs reactive) Continuous psychophysics in brain injury for diagnostic and disease monitoring
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Marily Oppezzo, Medicine – Med/Stanford Prevention Research Center
Assessing lower limb strength in resource-limited settings: Can time-to-failure wall sit substitute gold-standard dynamometry?
Miranda Johnson
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Joshua Knowles, Medicine
Knockdown of handgrip strength gene (GBE1) causes mitochondrial dysfunction in skeletal muscle
Department: Biochemistry
Faculty Advisor: Michael Zeineh, Rad/Neuroimaging and Neurointervention
Closed-head impact on porcine models using MRI validated by histology
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Kevin Shea, Orthopedic Surgery
3D motion analysis of single-leg hop biomechanics in pediatric patients following ACL reconstruction with and without meniscus repair
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Michaelle Mayalu, Mechanical Engineering
Modeling the effects of probiotics on recovery from exercise-induced inflammation in athletes
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Ashwin Ramayya, Neurosurgery
Continuous psychophysics dot tracking task for brain injury diagnosis and disease monitoring by assessing predictive and reactive decision making
Department: Symbolic Systems
Faculty Advisor: Laura Gwilliams, Psychology
Investigating real-time comprehension: Surprisal and auditory cues
Elle Rosenfeld
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Maléne Lindholm, Medicine – Med/Cardiovascular Medicine
Comparative analysis of mitochondrial haplogroups in elite athletes
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Justin Sonnenburg, Microbiology and Immunology
Impact of exercise and diet on intestinal mucosal thickness: A comparative imaging study
Department: Biomedical Computation
Faculty Advisor: Jonathan Long, Pathology
Investigating SLC transporters in the cellular trafficking of BHB-amino acid metabolites
Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisor: Scott Delp, Bioengineering
Using OpenCap to evaluate the impact of surface type on ACL injury-related kinematics
Department: Computer Science
Faculty Advisor: Scott Delp, Bioengineering
Optimizing max jump height by validating kinetics predictions during volleyball attacks using machine learning
Department: Data Science
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Wheeler, Cardiovascular Medicine
Analyzing metabolomic responses to endurance training in human adults
2024 Undergraduates
Department: Psychology, Sociology
Faculty Advisor: Jamie Zeitzer, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
From pillow to podium: Investigating the relationship between wearable sleep technology, student-athlete mindset, and orthosomnia
Department: Symbolic Systems
Faculty Advisor: Anthony Wagner, Psychology
Effects of short-form media on attention and memory
Department: Mathematical and Computational Science
Faculty Advisor: Ehsan Adeli, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Decoding frailty with computer vision
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Emily Kraus, Orthopaedic Surgery
Enhancing return-to-run protocols for female endurance athletes: Impact of integrating wearable technology for load monitoring
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Craig Heller, Biology and Human Biology
The effects of palmar cooling on strength conditioning in women
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: David Spiegel, Medicine (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
Breathwork and hypnosis for stress reduction and performance
Department: Management Science and Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Kevin Shea, Orthopedic Surgery
Using statistical shape modeling to understand trochlear physis development
Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisor: Seth Sherman, Orthopaedic Surgery
Evaluating the reliability of the up and go test through OpenCap motion kinematic analysis
2023 Undergraduates
Department: Undeclared
Faculty Advisor: Peter Yang, Orthopedic Surgery
Optimization of biocompatibility in the novel hybprinter
Department: Bioengineering, Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Seth Lawrance Sherman, Orthopedic Surgery
Smartphone-based kinematic analysis for rehabilitation and return to sport assessment
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Emily Kraus, Orthopedic Surgery
Feasibility of using wearables in a return-to-play protocol post bone stress injury
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Mike Snyder, Genomics
Exercise dependence in female endurance athletes at risk for relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S)
Department: Symbolic Systems
Faculty Advisor: Maléne Lindholm, Cardiovascular Medicine
Redefining the essential 8 using a VO2 max interface
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Craig Heller, Biology
Effect of hypoxia on lactate production and recovery
Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisor: Scott Delp, Bioengineering
Initiating StaBLE study: Stanford balance level evaluation
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Emily Kraus, Orthopedic Surgery
Understanding collegiate female athletes’ perceptions surrounding their menstrual cycle and menstruation education in sport
Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisor: Scott Delp, Bioengineering
MRI segmentation for OpenSim muscle path adaptation
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Maléne Lindholm, Cardiovascular Medicine
Salivary mitochondrial DNA copy number as a measure of VO2max in athletes
Department: Biology
Faculty Advisor: Lou Halamek, Pediatrics
Self-regulating physiologic response and intensity in navigating time-sensitive situations (SPRINTS)
Department: Symbolic Systems
Faculty Advisor: Leanne Maree Williams, Psychiatry
Neural circuit in depressed patients predicts treatment response
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Wheeler, Cardiovascular Medicine
Impact of acute exercise interventions on quality of life in sedentary adults
2022 Undergraduates
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Scott Delp, Bioengineering
Closed your rings? Estimating energy expenditure with wearable technology in the real-world
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Emily Kraus, Orthopaedic Surgery
Optimizing translational practices for female athlete research
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Emily Kraus, Orthopaedic Surgery
A closer look at bone stress injury recovery using MRI
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Seth Sherman, Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthobiologic injections in NCAA division 1 athletes
Department: Biomechanical Engineering & Film Studies (minor)
Faculty Advisor: Andrea Kussman, Orthopaedic Surgery
Biomechanics of rowing on the water
Department: Psychology
Faculty Advisor: Alia Crum, Psychology
The role of mindsets in health, well-being and burnout among elite college students
Department: Mathematics and CS
Faculty Advisor: Syed Khizer Rahim Khaderi, Opthalmology
Umaki – Choose your own adventure video game – ADHD screener
Department: Computer Science
Faculty Advisor: Karen Liu, Computer Science
Optimizing muscle model parameters to improve joint torque-angle relations
Department: Product Design
Faculty Advisor: Craig Heller, Biology
Assessing the impact of palm cooling on muscular fatigue in isometric exercise
Department: Mechanical Engineering, minoring in Management Science & Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Joseph DeSimone, Chemical Engineering
Kinesthetic latticed programmable (KLaP) tape for treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Scott Delp, Bioengineering
Quantifying the impact of the menstrual cycle on athletic performance
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Allan Reiss, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Investigating the effects of aerobic exercise on working memory and brain activity in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Department: Human Biology
Faculty Advisor: Craig Heller, Biology
Burnin’ up: Physiological responses to exercise-induced hyperthermia at constant workloads
Department: Biomechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Scott Delp, Bioengineering
Hamstring mechanics in accelerative sprinting: An experimental study
Department: Undeclared
Faculty Advisor: Kevin Shea, Orthopaedic Surgery
3D shape modeling of anatomic variations in patellar instability patients
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