Team

Principal Investigator

Owen N. Beck, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Director, Human Loco Lab

Department of Kinesiology & Health Education
University of Texas at Austin

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Doctoral Students

Hui Tang

PhD Student in Kinesiology & Health Education
MS Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University
MEd Special Education, Central China Normal University
BS Early Childhood Education, Central China Normal University
Google Scholar | ResearchGate

Ningzhen Zhao

PhD Student in Kinesiology & Health Education
MS Movement & Cognitive Rehabilitation Science, University of Texas at Austin
BA Sport Science, Beijing Sport University

Ciera Price

PhD Student in Translational Health Sciences
MS Health Science, California State University – Dominguez Hills
BS Biology, Duke University
Email | Linkedin

Kaitlin Jackson

PhD Student in Kinesiology and Health Education
MS Human Kinetics, University of Windsor
BS Kinesiology, Bowling Green State University

Jason Cullum

PhD Student in Ad Hoc Interdisciplinary Program, Kinesiology & Health Education and Cell & Molecular Biology
BS Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin

Dylan Page

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering (co-advised by Dr. Fey)
MS Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
BS Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Master’s Students

Meghan McCarthy

MS Student in Kinesiology & Health Education
BS Southwestern University

Andrew Thornton

MS Student in Kinesiology & Health Education
BS Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin

Undergraduate Students

Kamen Wong, Biology

Active Collaborators

Inseung Kang, PhD – Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
- AI-driven hip exoskeleton control framework that rapidly generalizes to a broad range of users and real-world locomotor tasks
Ross Miller, PhD – Associate Professor in Kinesiology at the University of Maryland College Park
John Heydemann, MD – Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics, Austin, Texas
Nick Fey, PhD – Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin

Alumni

MS Students (year); program; next position

Brooke Measeles (2025); Kinesiology; Lecturer at Southwestern University
Kaleigh Renninger (2025); Mechanical Engineering; Saucony
Negin Fallah (2024); Kinesiology; Master’s Student in Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin

Undergraduate Students (year); program

Dev Rajagopalan (2025); Neuroscience (Polymathic Honors)
Jason Cullum (2024); Kinesiology & Health Education
William Dure (2024); Liberal Arts and Sciences (Plan II Honors)
Ahan Mistry (2024); Biology

The Human Locomotion Lab is looking to build a team of curious and motivated individuals interested in the biomechanics of human performance. We encourage individuals with unique backgrounds, identities, perspectives, and expertise to reach out about joining the lab. Contact Dr. Beck