Episode 36: Biomechanics with the Department of Defense | Elizabeth Russel Esposito

Biomechanics on our Minds

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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Elizabeth Russell Esposito who is a biomechanist working for the Department of Defense Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence at the Center for Limb Loss and MoBility. We talk about her research on preserving and enhancing mobility in Veterans and others with foot and leg impairments or amputations, what it’s like to work for the department of defense, and the important role team science has played in her career and on the impact of her research. Follow BOOM on Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Bit of BOOM: 1. Hulfen Zheng and colleagues at Shandong Sport University in China and published in the Journal of Biomechanics in December of 2020. The effect of text-based math task on dynamic stability control during stair descent: https://www-sciencedirect-com.stanford.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0021929020305121 2. 'Normal' Body Temperatures Have Declined: https://theconversation.com/peoples-bodies-now-run-cooler-than-normal-even-in-the-bolivian-amazon-148901 kAbroWPMKm7GsdCDCltd

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