Brief Bio

Dr. Morgan is a biomedical engineer and my primary research focus is human movement biomechanics. In particular, she is interested in investigating how changes in joint motion and muscle function relate to lower extremity injuries; such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and patellofemoral pain. In her work, both advanced engineering and statistical techniques – including Nyquist and Bode stability analyses, time series modeling, and wavelets – are employed to detect and characterize changes in joint stability. By using these findings and OpenSim, a musculoskeletal software system, computational models and subject-specific simulations of human movement are developed to better understand how muscles generate force during athletic and other dynamic tasks.