Assistant Professor
Kimberly Bigelow is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She also holds a joint appointment in the Bioengineering Masters Program. Upon joining the university in 2009, Dr. Bigelow established a departmental focus area in biomechanics and also opened the Engineering Wellness through Biomechanics Lab. Dr. Bigelow is an experimentalist in the clinical biomechanics field, focusing on the evaluation of postural control and gait. Her research interests include improving mobility in individuals with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions, preventing falls in older adults, optimizing ankle-foot orthosis prescription, developing assistive devices, and studying human movement variability by applying non-linear analysis techniques. Her work is highly interdisciplinary and she works especially closely with her long-time clinical collaborator Dr. Kurt Jackson in UD's Department of Physical Therapy. Drs. Bigelow and Jackson have engaged over 150 undergraduate engineering students and doctor of physical therapy students together in meaningful research. Four of Dr. Bigelow's students have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to continue to pursue biomechanics research. Dr. Bigelow serves on the Executive Board of the American Society of Biomechanics and is an associate editor for the Journal of Applied Biomechanics. In addition to her work in biomechanics, Dr. Bigelow is also active in the engineering education community, including an emphasis area in teaching and incorporating universal design into the engineering curriculum.
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About Kimberly Edginton Bigelow
Kimberly Bigelow is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She also holds a joint appointment in the Bioengineering Masters Program. Upon joining the university in 2009, Dr. Bigelow established a departmental focus area in biomechanics and also opened the Engineering Wellness through Biomechanics Lab. Dr. Bigelow is an experimentalist in the clinical biomechanics field, focusing on the evaluation of postural control and gait. Her research interests include improving mobility in individuals with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions, preventing falls in older adults, optimizing ankle-foot orthosis prescription, developing assistive devices, and studying human movement variability by applying non-linear analysis techniques. Her work is highly interdisciplinary and she works especially closely with her long-time clinical collaborator Dr. Kurt Jackson in UD's Department of Physical Therapy. Drs. Bigelow and Jackson have engaged over 150 undergraduate engineering students and doctor of physical therapy students together in meaningful research. Four of Dr. Bigelow's students have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to continue to pursue biomechanics research. Dr. Bigelow serves on the Executive Board of the American Society of Biomechanics and is an associate editor for the Journal of Applied Biomechanics. In addition to her work in biomechanics, Dr. Bigelow is also active in the engineering education community, including an emphasis area in teaching and incorporating universal design into the engineering curriculum.
| 2009 - Present | Assistant Professor, University of Dayton ‐ Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | |
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| Present | Director, Engineering Wellness & Safety Laboratory, University of Dayton | |
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| Present | Joint Appointment with Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Dayton | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Top Engineering Female Professor, University of Dayton Society of Women Engineers, 2011
- American Society of Engineering Education Women in Engineering Division Apprentice Educator Award, 2010
- U.S. Bone and Joint Decade's Young Investigators Initiative Selection, 2010
- Best Presentation Award — Biomechanics/Human Factors, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium, 2009
Courses
- EGR 103 Engineering Innovation
- MEE 341 Engineering Experimentation
- MEE 430/530, BIE 521 BiomechanicalEngineering
| 2008 | PhD, The Ohio State University ‐ Mechanical Engineering | |
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| 2005 | MS, The Ohio State University ‐ Mechanical Engineering | |
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| 2003 | BS, Michigan State University ‐ Engineering Mechanics | |
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Contact Information
Location: Kettering Laboratories Room 363F
Phone: 937-229-2918
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