Speaker Information
Irene Davis, PhD
Director of the Spaulding National Running Center
Faculty, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Education: Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts, and in Physical Therapy from the University of Florida. She earned her Master's degree in Biomechanics from the University of Virginia, and her PhD in Biomechanics from Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Davis previously served as a Professor in Physical Therapy and Director of the Running Research Lab at the University of Delaware, where she was recently honored with a Professor Emeritus appointment. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Davis has established relationships between faulty mechanics and overuse injuries such as tibial stress fractures and patellofemoral disorders. This has led to the development of innovative interventions such as gait retraining, aimed at altering faulty running mechanics.
The Spaulding National Running Center, being established by Dr. Davis, will be based at the Spaulding Hospital Cambridge campus. Comprised of a running injury clinic and running research lab, it will focus on the treatment and prevention of running-related, musculoskeletal injuries.
Joseph Hammill, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Exercise Science, Associate Dean, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.
Dr. Hammills research interests have revolved around the study of the mechanics of the lower extremity. In order to do this, he used human locomotion as a model. Specifically, he is interested in mechanisms for both overuse and traumatic injuries to the lower extremity. One particular focus of his research has been the investigation of the coupling of the lower extremity segments. A second area of interest involves the foot/ground collision during locomotion. Other current work includes a study on stress fractures in runners (with Dr. Irene Davis, University of Delaware) funded by the U.S. Army, studying lower extremity stiffness as a function of footfall pattern and investigations of the anterior cruciate ligament injuries in females.
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