Background

Dr. Wendi Weimar is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Sport Biomechanics Laboratory in the School of Kinesiology at Auburn University. She earned her doctorate in Biomechanics from Auburn University in 1999.

Dr. Weimar's research is focused on the function of the lower extremity with specific interest in gait dynamics. One particular study that garnered tremendous attention compared the gait kinematics of individuals wearing sneakers versus flip-flops. This particular project lead to an interview on Good Morning America and an estimated 600 million people interacting with this research. In addition, Dr. Weimar is the co-author of the third most utilized kinesiology textbook.

In addition to the Sport Biomechanics Laboratory, Dr Weimar has very close links to the Laboratory for Movement Studies and Sports Medicine directed by Dr. Gretchen Oliver and the Laboratory for the Study of Rehabilitation Biomechanics directed by Dr. Wei Liu.


Classes Taught

Graduate

KINE 7420: Biomechanics of Sport Technique: Dartfish I
KINE 7430: Biomechanics of Sport Technique: Dartfish II
KINE 7400: Advanced Anatomical Principles (with Lab)
KINE 7620: Principles of Biomechanics in Human Movement
KINE 7660: Biomechanics of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation
KINE 7670: Laboratory Techniques in Biomechanics
KINE 8750: Three-dimensional Analysis of Human Movement
KINE 8970: Special Topics: Mat Lab Prog

Undergraduate

KINE 3620: Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement
KINE 4400: Applied anatomy for the Allied Health Professions

Dr Weimar also has developed a on-line graduate certificate program on Movement Analysis. For more information please click here.


Sports Biomechanics Lab:

The Sports Biomechanics laboratory is a very applied lab that consults with athletes at the University as well as from the general community. We analyze movement and help people to improve their performance. We also work sport camps in the summer, using Dartfish to help campers get more out of their camp experience.

The research in the Sport Biomechanics Laboratory is mainly focused on the lower extremity, with our primary focus on gait. We have completed studies investigating footwear, sprint mechanics, even the starts of Greyhounds and the walking gait of Western Pleasure Horses. I am currently involved with colleagues in the School of Veterinary Medicine, considering the role of footwear in hoof development in horses, as well as with the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences considering cleat to turf frictional properties.

The lab has a 10 camera MX Vicon motion capture system, 2 AMTI force platforms (one that can be used underwater), and an 8 channel Noraxon EMG system. In addition, we have a Gaitrite mat as well as a Basic Balance Master.

For more details about the biomechanics program, click here.


 

Click HERE for Wendi Weimar's full vita

Last Updated: October 8, 2013


 

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