Team
Jeremy R. Crenshaw, PhD
Falls and Mobility Laboratory Director; Associate Professor
- 2012-2014: Postdoctoral training in Rehabilitation Research, Mayo Clinic
- 2011: Ph.D. Movement Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
- 2007: M.S. Exercise Science, University of Delaware
Graduate Students
Michael S. Christensen, B.S., B.S.
Doctoral student in Biomechanics and Movement Science
- 2018: B.S. Exercise Science, B.S. Applied Nutrition, University of Delaware
Grace Kellaher, M.S.
Doctoral student in Biomechanics and Movement Science
- 2021: M.S. Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida
- 2019: B.S. Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, University of Florida
Nancy Nguyen, B.S.
Doctoral student in Biomechanics and Movement Science
- 2021: Post-Baccalaureate Fellow, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- 2020: B.S. Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Alumni
James B. Tracy, M.S.
Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- 2022: Ph.D. in Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware
Dissertation: Modifiability and Laterality of Walking Stability in Unimpaired Adults - 2017: M.S. Exercise Physiology, Brigham Young University
- 2015: B.S. Exercise Science, Brigham Young University
Jennifer Barnes, Ph.D.
Co-mentored with Jonathan Wolpaw, MD; Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept. Health
- 2020: Ph.D. Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware
Dissertation: An Investigation of the Neuroplasticity Underlying an Improved Reactive Balance Response - 2015: M.S. Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware
- 1985: B.S. Mathematics of Operations Research, United States Military Academy
Jamie Pigman, Ph.D.
Post-graduate Position: Monmouth University – Lecturer
- 2019: Ph.D. Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware
Dissertation: Fall-recovery training applied to individuals with chronic stroke - 2014: M.A. Exercise Science, Montclair State University
- 2012: B.S. Exercise Science, Montclair State University
Drew A. Petersen, M.S.
Post-graduate Position: Drexel University – Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
- 2018: M.S. Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware
Thesis: The contribution of arm motion during the feet-in-place fall-recovery response - 2016: B.S. Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University
Benjamin C. Conner, M.S.
Post-graduate Position: University of Arizona M.D. – Ph.D. Program
- 2017: M.S. Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware
Thesis: Compensatory stepping thresholds in children with and without cerebral palsy - 2015: B.S. Biological Science with Honors in Biological Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University