Lydia Brough
Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State, M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Currently Pursuing: Post-doc in the Biomechanics and Neuromotor Control of Human Movement.
Research: My research investigates how muscles coordinate to perform walking and balance tasks in healthy individuals and those with neuromotor impairments.
2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Sarah Hildreth
Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin.
Currently Pursuing: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Research: My research is focused on understanding the influence of a novel foot orthotic device on walking and running performance.
Aude Lefranc
Education: B.S. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the UW-Madison.
Currently Pursuing: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Research: My research is focused on understanding the influence of load carriage and prosthetic foot stiffness on amputee gait performance.
Lindsey Lewallen
Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Currently Pursuing: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Research: My research seeks to determine how subject-specific motor control impairments limits biomechanical function execution and mobility capability in individuals post-stroke.
Stephanie Molitor
Education: B.E. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University.
Currently Pursuing: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Research: I am interested in developing technologies that optimize human performance, including augmenting movement with exoskeletons, enabling prosthesis users to gain more from their device, and restoring movement and autonomy to those recovering from an injury.
Kendrick Neptune
Currently Pursuing: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Research: My research is focused on developing a dual-stiffness prosthetic ankle to improve the gait performance for individuals with lower-limb amputations.
Ella Small
Education: B.A. in Physics from Swarthmore College, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Currently Pursuing: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Research: My research focuses on identifying the neuromuscular and biomechanical mechanisms that contribute to walking and balance performance in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis.
2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Kristen Stewart
Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah.
Currently Pursuing: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Research: My research focuses on identifying the influence of load carriage technique on muscle function and coordination in various subject populations.
Shelby Walford
Education: B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Currently Pursuing: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Research: My project is analyzing the relationships between propulsion technique, asymmetry and the development of upper extremity pain in manual wheelchair users.
2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellow