Sports Biomechanics

Dr. Boyi Dai is a professor in the Division of Kinesiology and Health at the University of Wyoming. His research areas include sports biomechanics, injury biomechanics, and ergonomics, with a focus on jump-landing mechanics and anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention and perturbation and fall prevention. Dr. Dai is an associate editor for Sports Biomechanics and an editorial board member for Research in Sports Medicine and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. He is a fellow of and serves as the Vice President of Research and Projects for the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. Dr. Gerwyn Hughes is an Associate Professor in the Kinesiology Department at the University of San Francisco. Dr. Hughes’s main area of research is gender differences in landing and/or cutting biomechanics associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury. He has also published research in the areas of golf ball kinematics during putting, the biomechanics of simulated ankle sprains, and the use of mobile technology for in-field monitoring of athletes. Dr. Hughes currently serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Sports Biomechanics and is a member of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. Dr. Steve Leigh is an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology at Marshall University. He teaches courses in biomechanical analysis, instrumentation, and data processing. His research interest is the role of 3-D visual perception in the production of coordinated throwing and grasping skills. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Physics and Marshall University's Student Success Fellow.