People
Principal Investigator: Owen N. Beck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Movement and Cognitive Rehabilitation Science
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Education
- McCamish Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
- B.S., Humboldt State University
Doctoral Students
Hui Tang
Texas New Scholar Fellow
Education
- M.S., Georgia Southern University (Health Sciences and Kinesiology)
- M.Ed., Central China Normal University (Special Education)
- B.S., Central China Normal University (Early Childhood Education)
Ningzhen Zhao
Texas New Scholar Fellow
Co-advised by Dr. Griffin
Education
- M.S., University of Texas at Austin (Movement and Cognitive Rehabilitation Science)
- B.A., Beijing Sport University (Sport Science)
- Visiting Scholar, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (Kinesiology)
Master’s Students
Alumni
- Negin Fallah, M.S.
Subsequent Position: Master’s Student in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate Students
Active
- Jason Cullum, Kinesiology & Health Education and Chemistry
- Kamen Wong, Biology
- Collier Bryant, Mechanical Engineering
- Aiden Wallock, Kinesiology & Health Education
- Peyton Hilfinger, Kinesiology & Health Education
- William Dure, Liberal Arts and Sciences [Plan II Honors]
- Dev Rajagopalan, Neuroscience [Polymathic Honors]
Alumni
- Ahan Mistry, Biology, 2024
- Caroline Frenzel, Kinesiology & Health Education, 2023
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.
Prospective Graduate Students
The lab is comprised of graduate students with expertise in physiology, engineering, or related fields. If interested, please consider applying to the MCRS program and contact Dr. Beck with your research interests and a CV.
At this time, we do not anticipate any new graduate student openings.
Prospective Undergraduate Students
The lab invites undergraduate students to get involved in research. Contact Dr. Beck for further information.