Advisory Board and Editors Biomechanics
Yumna Albertus
Dr. Yumna Albertus is a Senior Lecturer, Division of Physiological Sciences, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town.
Her research focus is on neuromuscular physiology. Her research has ranged from rehabilitation using robotic over-ground walking in spinal cord injury, exercise-based rehabilitation in cardiovascular disease, elite para-athletes with Cerebral Palsy, injury risk in running using different shoe conditions. She has a keen interest in understanding the effects of rehabilitation interventions on neuroplasticity, functional outcomes and quality of life.
Carlos Albuquerque
Carlos Manuel de Sousa Albuquerque is a Professor at the Escola Superior de Saúde of the Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (ESSV).
His other roles at ESSV include; Coordinating Professor, Pro-President of the IPV, Vice-Coordinator of the Health and Education Sciences Research Unit, President and Vice-President of the Pedagogical Council, and Vice-President of the Technical-Scientific Council.
Dr. de Sousa Albuquerque is also President of the General Assembly of the Scientific Association for Health Promotion and Education, of which he is Co-Founder. He is Vice-President of the National Board of the Catholic Association of Nurses and Health Professionals-ACEPS, and an integrated doctoral researcher at the Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UNICISA-E) at the Coimbra College of Nursing.
Dr. de Sousa Alburquerque's research interests include, Determinants of Health and Disease, Psychomotor Rehabilitation Processes, Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, and Child and Adolescent Psychology.
In addition to these roles, Dr. de Sousa Albuquerque is also a collaborating researcher at the Center for Research in Child Studies at the University of Minho and Center for Studies in Education and Innovation at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu.
Dr. de Sousa Albuquerque received his Integrated Master's degree in Medicine, from the Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra (2014), his Postgraduate degree in Medical Hydrology, from the Faculty of Medicine of Porto (2017), his degree in Psychology, from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (2009), and his PhD in Psychology, specializing in Psychological Development and Intervention, from the University of Extremadura (2004). In addition, he also received his Master's degree in Health Sociopsychology, from the Instituto Superior Miguel Torga (1999), and his degree in Nursing, Rehabilitation specialty, from the Coimbra Nursing School (1988).
He is the author of numerous scientific articles published in National and International Scientific Journals, also collaborating on the team of editors of recognized journals in the field of health sciences and social sciences. He is a scientific referee expert for several journals: Millenium-Journal of Education, Technologies, and Health; Reference Magazine; Serving Magazine; Interação em Psicologia Magazine; and Health Magazine of the University of Guarulhos - Brazil.
Luca Paolo Ardigò
Prof. Luca Ardigò is an exercise physiologist and biomechanist.
His research focuses on:
1) bio-mechanics & -energetics of natural human/comparative movement/locomotion
2) bio-mechanics & -energetics of assisted human movement/locomotion
3) portable devices for measuring physical activity & metabolic expenditure
4) Research methods issues
Dr. Ardigò is a member of Propulsione Umana (Italian national association member of WHPVA) and leader of international team to design & manufacture a handwaterbike.
Rafael Reimann Baptista
Rafael Reimann Baptista, PhD, is a Full Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil. He is also member of the Brazilian Society of Biomechanics. Professor Baptista completed his PhD in Human Movement Sciences at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 2011. Professor Baptista maintains active membership of numerous professional and academic societies. In 2012, he was awarded by the Young PhD grant by the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS), Brazil. In 2017, he was the President of the XVII Brazilian Congress of Biomechanics, supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological (CNPQ), the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, and the Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES). Professor Baptista sits on the editorial board for the Frontiers in Physiology as Associate Editor in Exercise Physiology and at the Editorial Board of PeerJ Life and Environment, and has published 78 papers including 30 in international peer-reviewed journals according to Scopus, with a 9 h-index. He is a frequent invited keynote speaker at academic conferences and educational events across Brazil and South America. He works in exercise physiology and biomechanics, with an emphasis in the clinical aspects of gait in older adults. He coordinates the Physical Activity Research and Evaluation Laboratory (LAPAFI) at the School of Health and Life Sciences at PUCRS.
Meir M Barak
I received my bachelor degree (B.Sc) in animal science and my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from The Hebrew University (Rehovot, Israel). I received my Ph.D. in bone biomechanics and my teaching certificate (biology teacher for high schools) from the Weizmann institute of Science. During my Ph.D. my research focused on the relation between trabecular bone structure and whole bone mechanical function. Next, I started a joint Postdoc position at Harvard University's Department of Human Evolutionary Biology (Cambridge, MA) and The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig, Germany). There, I did research on extinct hominins bipedal locomotion (Australopithecines) and its manifestation in the structure of the ankle's trabecular bone.
In 2012, I became a teaching fellow at Harvard University and later I accepted a lecturer position. I taught the labs for “Life Science 2” (anatomy and physiology) and my own course - “Bone Biology and Biomechanics”. In 2013, I accepted an Assistant Professor position at Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC) and started to teach during Fall semester 2013. At Winthrop I taught “Human Anatomy” (lectures and labs), “The Biology of Bone” (lectures and labs), and other undergraduate and graduate courses (both for Biology and non-Biology majors). In January 2019 I accepted an Associate Professor of anatomy position at the Lewyt College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Vet Biomedical Sciences at Long Island University. Currently Dr. Barak serves as Professor of Anatomy and Assistant Dean of Admissions at the Lewyt College of Veterinary Medicine at Long Island University
Tiago M Barbosa
Tiago Barbosa holds an appointment as professor of sport sciences (biomechanics) at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal.
His research interests encompass the forecast and modelling of the performance of elite and age-group athletes, notably in time-based sports. He is serving as Science and Technology consultant for the Portuguese Olympic Committee, board member for the Portuguese Swimming Federation, member of the sub-committee for Events and Development at FINA, the world swimming governing body.
Tiago Barbosa is the biomechananist of Mário Trindade, Paralympics finalist and European champion in wheelchair sprinting events. He also serves in several editorial boards of peer-review journals.
Julieta Carril
Dr. Julieta Carril is a researcher at the CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council), Argentina. Working at the Laboratory of Histology and Descriptive, Experimental and Comparative Embryology (LHYEDEC), Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of La Plata, Argentina. Her research focuses on the role of developmental reprogramming processes in the morphological evolution of Neornithes birds. Dr. Carril is also a member of the Avian Biomorphodynamic Research Group (ABRG)
Christoph Centner
Dr. Christoph Centner is a researcher within the Department of Sport and Sport Science at the University of Freiburg. Christoph carries out research in Exercise as well as Sports Medicine.
His primary research areas include Resistance Training, Muscle Physiology, Clinical Biomechanics, Sports Medicine, and Exercise Physiology. More specifically, his current project focuses on the effects of blood flow restriction training on musculoskeletal and tendinous adaptations.
Stanisław H. Czyż
Stanisław Czyż is Associate Professor within the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences in Poland. He is Associate Professor (Incubator of Kinanthropology Research) at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia; and Extraordinary Associate Professor within the Physical Activity, Sport, and Recreation focus group at North-West University, South Africa.
Tim L A Doyle
Dr Tim Doyle is a biomechanics and physical performance researcher at Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. He has a broad network having studied within Australia (The University of Queensland, Edith Cowan University) and overseas at Ball State University in the USA. In addition to his academic qualifications he is also an accredited level 2 strength and conditioning coach (ASCA), an accredited level 2 sport scientist and exercise scientist (ESSA). He was awarded an Endeavour Executive Fellowship which provided the opportunity to spend time at The Mayo Clinic and Stanford University. His research involves neuromuscular biomechanics, injury prevention, and physical preparation in athletes and tactical populations.
Mário C Espada
Dr. Mário Espada is Adjunct Professor at the Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, teaching in Higher Education School (ESE-IPS) and Higher School of Health (ESS-IPS).
He carried out his Postdoctoral in Human Kinetics, Sport Sciences specialty in 2015 at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP, São Paulo - Brazil), and earned his PhD in Human Kinetics, Sport Sciences in 2013 within the Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Portugal (FMH-UL).
Dr. Espada also holds the following roles:
Effective member of Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center (SPRINT).
Collaborating member of Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculty of Human Kinetics of the University of Lisbon, Portugal (FMH-UL), Comprehesive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, Portugal (UE), and Life Quality Research Center (CIEQV).
Dr. Espada has published several articles in specialized journals. Regular presence and presentation of communications in international technical and scientific events.
His primary research areas are Sport and Exercise, focusing in Exercise Physiology and Training Methodology.
Peter A Federolf
Prof. Peter Federolf was born and received his high school education in Germany. He completed a degree in physics and a Dr. sc. ethz from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETHZ). He held research positions at ETHZ and Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) in Davos (2000-2005), postdoc positions at the University of Salzburg, Austria and at the University of Calgary, Canada (2005-2007). He was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Calgary (2007-2011) and stayed as visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and at BioMotion Lab in Stanford. As Senior Researcher he joined the Norwegian School for Sport Sciences (NIH) in Oslo, Norway (2011-2013). In 2014 he was a Full Professor for Biomechanics at Department of Neuroscience in the Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway and Professor II (Adjunct Professor) at NIH. In 2015 he moved to Austria to assume a Full Professorship for Neurophysiology at the Institute for Sport Science (ISW) at the University of Innsbruck. From 2020 to 2024 he held the office of Head of Department at ISW.
Federolf is a Fellow of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) and currently serves on their Scientific Board. He served on the Executive Board of the Austrian Society of Sport Scientists (“Österreichische Sportwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft”, ÖSG) was was their President between 2022 and 2024.
Federolf's primary research interests include human movement and sensorimotor control with a focus on (1) balance and stability, (2) technique analysis in various sports disciplines, (3) injury prevention and rehabilitation from injury, (4) human motion adaptation to sport equipment.