Research Interests

Determining ways to minimize injury risk in running using biomechanics; Identifying differences in running patterns and correlating these differences with injury risk

Degrees

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2011
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2009

Honors and Awards

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowship, 2012
Graduate Engineering Fellowship, 2009
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Northwestern University, 2009

Representative Publications

Yong, J.R., Silder, A., Delp, S.L. Differences in muscle activity between natural forefoot and rearfoot strikers during running. Journal of Biomechanics, 2014.

Hobbies

Running, hiking, step aerobics, cooking, reading, knitting