Morgan, Kristin

Kristin Morgan

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Email kristin.2.morgan@uconn.edu
Phone (860) 486-8118
Mailing Address 260 Glenbrook Road, Unit 3247 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-3247
Campus Storrs
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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.

 

  • Gait pattern analysis;
  • quantifying dynamic joint stability;
  • computational modeling of human movement;
  • detecting and assessing lower extremity injury risk.
  • BME 3600 Biomechanics
  • BME 3620 Failure Analysis for Biomedical Applications
  • BME 5600 Human Biomechanics

Morgan, K.D., Zheng, Y., Bush, H. and B. Noehren. “Nyquist and Bode Stability Criteria to Assess Dynamic Knee Stability in Healthy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructed Individuals during Walking.” Journal of Biomechanics, 2016; 49(9): 1686-1691.