PhD In Human Movement Science
Current Students
Dept. of AHS |
Division of Physical Therapy |
Dept. of Exercise and Sports Science
Center for Human Movement Science
Hsin-yi Liu hsin-yi_liu@med.unc.edu
Hsin-yi Liu is a sixth year doctoral student in Biomechanics She received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 1997 from National Yang Ming University in Taiwan. She continued her studies there and earned her Master's Degree in Biomechanics in 1999. Her current research interests are: Lower quarter biomechanics during ambulation and the relationship between leg length discrepancy and low back pain.
Sadye Paez spaez@email.unc.edu
Sadye Paez is a fifth year doctoral student. She received a Bachelor of Science in Micro and Molecular Biology in 2001 from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. She also earned her Master's of Science degree in Physical Therapy in 2003. Her current research interest include motor control/motor learning, health advocacy and public policy.
Michelle Boling, MS, ATC boling@email.unc.edu
Michelle Boling is a fourth year doctoral student. She graduated from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) with a BA in Exercise and Sport Science (with a specialization in Athletic Training) in 2002. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Master's Degree in Kinesiology and Health Promotion, specializing again in Athletic Training. Her research interests include changes in kinematics, kinetics, and electromyography secondary to patellofemoral pain syndrome. Also predictive factors for the development of patellofemoral pain syndrome. She is a staff athletic trainer for the University of North Carolina baseball team.
Sukwida Manorangsan sukwida@unc.edu
Sukwida Manorangsan is a fourth year doctoral student. She graduated from Mahidol University in Thailand with a Bachelor's degree and Master's Degree in Physical Therapy.
Jason Mihalik jmihalik@email.unc.edu
Jason Mihalik is a fourth year doctoral student, and completed his undergraduate degree in Exercise Science with a specialization in Athletic Therapy at Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) in 2001. Jason completed his graduate work in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), earning his Master's Degree in December 2004. He is a recipient of the Dr. Thomas S. and Mrs. Caroline H. Royster Merit fellowship.
His research interests include the neurocognitive and postural deficits associated with sports-related mild traumatic brain injury, analyzing postural control strategies, and investigating the sequellae associated with MTBI in athletes (i.e. postconcussion syndrome, posttraumatic migraine, etc.).
Kristin Sutika Ondrak, MS kondrak@unc.edu
Kristin Ondrak is a fourth year doctoral student in the Human Movement Science program, focusing in Exercise Physiology. She received her BS in Health and Exercise Science from Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC), with minors in Biology and Psychology in May 2001. She completed her MS degree in Kinesiology at Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) in August of 2003. Some of her research interests include pediatric exercise physiology, bone mineral density and obesity.
David Bell, MEd, ATC bell@email.unc.edu
David is a third year doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Human Movement Science. He graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with a BA in Exercise and Sport Science (with a specialization in Athletic Training) in 2001. In 2002, he graduated from the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) with a Master's Degree in Education, specializing in Athletic Training. He has served as clinical coordinator for Longwood University's Athletic Training Education Program, and worked for Novacare Rehabilitation performing clinic outreach in Greater Cincinnati. His main research interest is ACL injury prevention.
Michelle Cwiklinski, MEd cwiklins@email.unc.edu
Michelle is a third year doctoral student in the Human Movement Science Program. She received both her Bachelor's of Science degree in Biology and Master's of Education at Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH). Michelle also received her Master's in Physical Therapy from Texas State University (San Marcos, TX). Her research interests include neurological rehabilitation including stroke recovery programs and neuromuscular diseases, developmental neurology, the neurology of aging, and neural plasticity post injury.
Shana Harrington, MPT shanapt@nc.rr.com
Shana is a third year doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Human Movement Science. She graduated from UNC-CH with a BA in Exercise and Sport Science in 1998. She completed her Master's of Physical Therapy degree at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.
Shana's research interests include shoulder dysfunction and biomechanics in the swimming population and gender differences with regard to injury.
Yukiko Makihara m71226191@yahoo.co.jp
Yukiko is a third year doctoral student in the Human Movement Science Program. She graduated with a BA is Human Sciences from Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan), and a Physical Therapy degree from Tokyo National Chest Hospital. Her research interests include the mechanism of ACL injury and hamstring strain injury.
Melanie McGrath, MS, ATC mmcgrath20@hotmail.com
Melanie is a third year doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Human Movement Science. She completed her undergraduate work in Athletic Training and Exercise Science at Linfield College (McMinnville, OR) in 2001, graduating summa cum laude. In 2005, Melanie completed her Master's of Science in Exercise and Sports Science at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She has received the University Merit Assistantship for the 2005-2006 school year.
Melanie is a research assistant for the JUMP-ACL study. Her research interests include the prevention of ACL injuries, as well as the etiology and treatment for exertional anterior compartment syndrome.
Lindsay DiStefano, MA, ATC ljs7@email.unc.edu
Lindsay is a third year student in the Human Movement Science program. She graduated from Boston University with a BS in Athletic Training in 2003. In May 2005, she completed her graduate work in Exercise and Sport Science at UNC-CH, specializing in Athletic Training.
Her research interests include lower extremity kinematics and kinetics with focus on ACL and ankle injury prevention. She is a staff athletic trainer for the University of North Carolina gymnastics team.
Steve Leigh, MS, stvleigh@email.unc.edu
Steve is a second year student in the Human Movement Science program. He received his Master’s in Human Movement Science from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2006. He received his Bachelor’s of Science in Physical Education, Sports Science, and Physics from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Steve serves as the lab manager in the Center of Human Movement Science.
His research interests focus on the demands placed on the upper extremity joints to identify risk factors for injury.
Johna Register-Mihalik, MA, ATC johnakay@email.unc.edu
Johna is a second year doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Human Movement Science. She graduated from The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) with a BS in Athletic training in 2004 and completed her graduate work in May 2006 with a MA in Exercise and Sports Science (Athletic Training Specialization) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Her research interests include sports-related concussion; knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding management of sport-related concussion; neurocognitive deficits associated with mild traumatic brain injury; and headache in the athletic population. She is also interested in the epidemiology of injuries associated with baseball.
Portia Flowers, MS flowersp@email.unc.edu
Portia is a first year doctoral student in the Human Movement Science Program. She received a Bachelors of Arts in Physical Science at Colgate University and a Masters of Science in Bioengineering at Syracuse University.
Portia's research interests include biomechanics, movement analysis, and optimization of sport techniques.
Benjamin M. Goerger, MS, ATC bgoerger@email.unc.edu
Ben is a first year doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Human Movement Science. In 2005, he graduated from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) with a B.A. in Exercise and Sports Science (Athletic Training concentration). In 2007, he received his M.S. in Sports Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA).
His research interests include lower extremity and trunk biomechanics and the role they play in injury prevention.
Peter Hosick, MS hosick@email.unc.edu
Peter Hosick is a first year doctoral student in the Human Movement Science program, focusing in Exercise Physiology, working under the direction of Dr. Robert McMurray. Peter received his BS in Health and Physical Education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Edinboro, PA), with a minor in Athletic Coaching in Dec of 2003. He completed his MS degree in Exercise Science from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) in August of 2007. Some of his research interests include endocrine response to exercise, metabolic syndrome, and antioxidants
Marc F. Norcross, MA, ATC norcross@email.unc.edu
Marc is a first year doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Human Movement Science. He graduated from Boston University (Boston, MA) with a BS in Athletic Training in 2001. In 2003, he completed his MA in Exercise and Sport Science (with a specialization in Athletic Training) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC). He then served as the staff athletic trainer for Men's Soccer and Track & Field at the University of California—Los Angeles from 2003-2007.
His research interests include biomechanics and neuromuscular control of the trunk and hip and the implications for prevention of lower extremity injury.
Sakiko Oyama, MS, ATC oyamas@email.unc.edu
Saki is a first year doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Program in Human Movement Science. She completed her undergraduate degree in Exercise and Sports Science at Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) in 2004, and completed her Masters degree in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) in 2006. Saki continued on to pursue her Doctoral degree at the University of Pittsburgh. She transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2007, after completing her first year of the doctoral program in Pittsburgh.
Her research interests include scapular kinematics in overhead athletes, sports specific adaptations in overhead athletes' shoulders, and biomechanics of baseball pitching injuries.