Dovin Kiernan

Differences in 10–20 Hz ‘shock’ attenuation emerge between injured and uninjured runners across a 30-minute run Running is associated with high rates of injury. One mechanism that has been proposed to contribute to running injury is greater exposure to 10–20 Hz …

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When running, every step creates a 'shockwave' that travels up our body. Researchers have hypothesized that these 'shocks,' and how our body deals with them, may cause injury. We show that injured runners deal with these 'shocks' differently than uninjured runners, particularly as they get tired.

Anyone know if NIH LRP payments are still disbursed during shutdown?

Please repost! We have a second biomechanics faculty position!

This is an open rank clinical-track position in sports biomechanics at the University of Michigan. This is a largely teaching-focused position and we have outstanding resources to support teaching and student learning. #BiomechSky

I have agreed to chair Models and Motor Control at ISB (tuesday morning). I'm looking for a co-chair who is student/postdoc in this area. If you have a mentee or person to suggest please let me know!

I would rather listen to something too loud or too quiet than listen on a volume setting that isn't a multiple of 5.

12 is also acceptable.

If the objective is to maximize ecological validity and study the speeds people actually use, you could also ask for self selected "typical" and self selected "fastest"

a polar bear is licking a person 's face in the grass ALT: a polar bear is licking a person 's face in the grass

Since RFK Jr is taking over the NIH, I've decided to pivot my grant direction. It will now be about the biomechanics of bear wrestling as a form of subsistence farming. Interested collaborators and participants HMU.

Using Wearable Technology to Predict Injury in Runners Dovin Kiernan, a recent graduate from the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, explores biomechanics and wearable technology to reduce the high rates of overus...

Thanks Katherine Panaligan for the opportunity to chat about the work we've been doing at the UC Davis College of Engineering to improve real-world measurements of running and predictions of running injury.

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Work with quite possibly the best particular individual in the world.

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The International Society of Biomechanics is currently accepting bids to host the 2027 Congress. The Executive Council of the ISB is responsible for selecting the site for the biennial International Congress of the Society and for offering guidance and assistance to the Organizing Committee.

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Best listening while you write or code?

For me, it's Forest Swords,

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Fuck Buttons,

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or this one very specific white noise (I've tried a bunch and this is the only one that doesn't distract me).

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All my simulations crawl

I thought my "procrastinate to the last second before finishing dissertation" plan was foolproof but now that my kids have school holidays, and I'm sick, and they're sick I'm starting to reconsider. O well, now I know for the next one.

"Aisha the orangutan became proficient at swinging a rope into her father’s face while he was minding his own business."

That resonates...

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Three judges each hold up a score card with "0."

My NSERC PDF review committee.

0 for 2 on the PDF now. Wish you could get feedback.

Purple!

A marked improvement over the previous system (piles on the floor)

A person standing in a t-pose with their arms straight out to their sides. Blue squares indicate the position of IMUs on their legs and pelvis. Zoomed in we can see that beside each "correctly" placed IMU there can be an incorrectly placed IMU to the left (shown as red) or the right (shown as purple). Below, time series, frequency domain, and coherence plots show the measurements of the "correct" blue and "incorrect" purple and red IMUs.

IMUs allow running biomechanics to be studied in the "real world." In real world scenarios, however, an IMU may be misplaced or may move across a data collection. We quantified how a small difference in IMU placement can affect accelerations and angular velocities.

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The deadline for submitting NBD grants is coming up. Join this initiative and help to share biomechanics with students all over the globe! Guidance here:

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What does that look like when doing descriptive research?

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One of the least satisfying days of building a house: that first coat of white paint on a white-primed ceiling.

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I think that's probably it! The paper quantifies what happens to IMU measurements (a, w) if we misplace the IMU or if it moves across the duration of a data collection so it's very descriptive and not really hypothesis-driven.

Reviewer 1: "In this paper, the authors describe an experiment and the data obtained, along with some analysis. I see no scientific contribution in this paper, as it is just an analysis of experimental data."

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NSERC PDF "intended to secure a supply of highly qualified Canadians with leading-edge scientific and research skills" = 34k USD

Banting "attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally" = 52k USD

*MINIMUM* U California postdoc = 60k USD

That's really good to know, thanks!

Out of coffee and can't keep me eyes open trying to grade these papers 🥱

Option A: Spend 2 minutes cleaning up my 3 year old's mess.

Option B: Spend 1 hour of full-blown, all-out tantrum getting the 3 year old to clean up their own mess.

I'm a good decision maker... 😵‍💫☠️

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Anyone finished a hot mop before? I'd never heard of it before moving to California. Do I have to float it first or can I do thin set-decoupling membrane-thin set-tile? 🔨🏠