Research Interests

I serve as the Associate Director the National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research,  an NIH-funded center at Stanford University that brings state-of-the-art engineering tools to rehabilitation scientists. I also serve as the Director of Data Science for our Mobilize Center, where my focus is using data science tools to understand and improve treatment for conditions that limit human movement. In addition, I am the Research and Development Manager for the OpenSim software project, guiding the project’s development team and serving as the voice of the software user/researcher.

Degrees

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2010
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2006
B.S. in Biomechanics, University of Delaware, 2004

Honors and Awards

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowship, 2006
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2004
AAUP Student Award for Graduate Study, 2004
Phi Kappa Phi Award for Undergraduate Research, 2004
Young Investigator Award, GCMAS Meeting, 2003

Representative Publications

Hicks, J.L., Uchida, T.K., Seth, A., Rajagopal, A., Delp, S.L. Is my model good enough? Best practices for verification and validation of musculoskeletal models and simulations of movement. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2015.

Ong, C.F., Hicks, J.L., Delp, S.L. Simulation-Based Design for Wearable Robotic Systems: An Optimization Framework for Enhancing a Standing Long Jump. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2015.

Dorn, T.W., Wang, J.M., Hicks, J.L., and Delp, S.L. Predictive simulation generates human adaptations during loaded and inclined walking. PLOS One, 2015.

Hicks, J.L., Delp, S.L., Schwartz, M.H. Can biomechanical variables predict improvement in crouch gait? Gait and Posture, 2010.

Hicks, J.L., Schwartz, M.H., Delp, S.L. Modeling and Simulation of Walking, In Diagnosis and Management of Movement Abnormalities in Cerebral Palsy. Edited by J.R. Gage and M. Schwartz, Cambridge Press.

Hicks, J., Arnold, A., Anderson, F., Schwartz, M., Delp, S. The effect of excessive tibial torsion on the capacity of muscles to extend the hip and knee during single-limb stance. Gait & Posture, 2007.