Robert Catena

Professional positions

• Associate Professor of Kinesiology, teaches courses in Biomechanics
• Kinesiology Graduate Program Director
• Affiliate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
• Graduate faculty in Neuroscience
• Graduate faculty in Athletic Training
• Director of the Gait and Posture Biomechanics Laboratory

Research interests and expertise keywords

Falls; Slips; Trips; Balance Control; Gait; Musculoskeletal Anatomy; Bipedal Evolution; Divided Attention; Pregnancy; Postpartum; Traumatic Brain Injury; Concussion; Occupational Injury; Firefighting.

Educational background

• Postdoctoral, Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomics, Harvard School of Public Health (2009)
• Ph.D., Biomechanics, University of Oregon (2008)
• M.S., Biomechanics, University of Oregon (2005)
• B.S., Biological Sciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks (2003)