Patricia A. Kramer

Professor
Biological Anthropology
Patricia 2021

Contact Information

Denny Hall, DEN143

Biography

PhD, Anthropology, University of Washington, 1998
BSCE, Civil Engineering, University of Texas, 1984

My principal research interest is the study of locomotor energetics from the perspective of mechanical engineering. To do this, I utilize many tools, including finite element modeling, musculoskeletal modeling, motion capture, Matlab, and kinematic/kinetic analysis. My lab (Primate Evolutionary Biomechanics Lab) is equipped with analysis computers, a scanner, and a 3D printer; primate skeletons and radiographs are available. I use the motion capture capabilities of the Amplifying Movement and Performance (AMP) Laboratory and I collaborate with researchers in the Departments of Orthopaedics and Sport Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Mechanical and Civil Engineering. My research is, however, firmly grounded in modern evolutionary theory.

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