jocelyn hafer
Jocelyn F. Hafer
Assistant Professor
302-831-3471
Office Location:
338 Tower at STAR
Research Interests
- Mechanisms responsible for the changes in gait that occur in response to aging, exercise, and pathology or injury
- The role of muscle and gait adaptations in knee osteoarthritis risk
- Understanding the impact of daily or long-term activity in chronic gait changes
- Development of methods to quantify real-world activity and gait behavior using wearable sensors
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Michigan, Kinesiology
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kinesiology – Biomechanics
M.A. Columbia University Teacher’s College, Applied Exercise Physiology
- B.S. Michigan State University, Physiology
Courses
- KAAP 440-010: Gait Analysis Applications
Affiliations
- Director, Gait Biomechanics Lab
- Member, American Society of Biomechanics
- Member, International Society of Biomechanics
- Member, Osteoarthritis Research Society International