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Dovin Kiernan

@dkiernan.bsky.social
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Postdoc @UCDavisHealth Orthopaedics investigating systemic bone loss following fracture. Previously PhD @UCDavis Biomedical Engineering, Kinesiology @UMaryland and @UToronto, and Sports Research @NewBalance

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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
When running, every step creates a 'shockwave' that travels up our body. Researchers have hypothesized that these 'shocks,' and how our body deals with them, may cause injury. We show that injured runners deal with these 'shocks' differently than uninjured runners, particularly as they get tired.
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Anyone know if NIH LRP payments are still disbursed during shutdown?
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Brian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Please repost! We have a second biomechanics faculty position! This is an open rank clinical-track position in sports biomechanics at the University of Michigan. This is a largely teaching-focused position and we have outstanding resources to support teaching and student learning. #BiomechSky
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Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Sports Biomechanics | U-M Careers
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Katherine Boyer @katherineaboyer.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I have agreed to chair Models and Motor Control at ISB (tuesday morning). I'm looking for a co-chair who is student/postdoc in this area. If you have a mentee or person to suggest please let me know!
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I would rather listen to something too loud or too quiet than listen on a volume setting that isn't a multiple of 5. 12 is also acceptable.
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Since RFK Jr is taking over the NIH, I've decided to pivot my grant direction. It will now be about the biomechanics of bear wrestling as a form of subsistence farming. Interested collaborators and participants HMU.
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a polar bear is licking a person 's face in the grass
ALT: a polar bear is licking a person 's face in the grass
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 23/05/2024
Thanks Katherine Panaligan for the opportunity to chat about the work we've been doing at the UC Davis College of Engineering to improve real-world measurements of running and predictions of running injury. engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/using-w...
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Using Wearable Technology to Predict Injury in Runners
Dovin Kiernan, a recent graduate from the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, explores biomechanics and wearable technology to reduce the high rates of overus...
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 03/04/2024
Work with quite possibly the best particular individual in the world. biomch-l.isbweb.org/forum/biomch...
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Felipe Carpes @felipecarpes.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
The International Society of Biomechanics is currently accepting bids to host the 2027 Congress. The Executive Council of the ISB is responsible for selecting the site for the biennial International Congress of the Society and for offering guidance and assistance to the Organizing Committee.
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
Best listening while you write or code? For me, it's Forest Swords, youtu.be/YWGCEDYJAZ4?... Fuck Buttons, youtu.be/jn5qrq-TLXU?... or this one very specific white noise (I've tried a bunch and this is the only one that doesn't distract me). youtu.be/yLOM8R6lbzg?...
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Forest Swords - Engravings [FULL ALBUM]
'Butterfly Effect', out now on Ninja Tune: https://forestswords.lnk.to/butterflyYo Buy vinyl/t-shirts/merch: https://forestswords.ochre.store/Listen to Fores...
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 16/02/2024
I thought my "procrastinate to the last second before finishing dissertation" plan was foolproof but now that my kids have school holidays, and I'm sick, and they're sick I'm starting to reconsider. O well, now I know for the next one.
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
"Aisha the orangutan became proficient at swinging a rope into her father’s face while he was minding his own business." That resonates... www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
My NSERC PDF review committee. 0 for 2 on the PDF now. Wish you could get feedback.
Three judges each hold up a score card with "0."
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 23/01/2024
Purple!
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 22/01/2024
A marked improvement over the previous system (piles on the floor)
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 20/01/2024
IMUs allow running biomechanics to be studied in the "real world." In real world scenarios, however, an IMU may be misplaced or may move across a data collection. We quantified how a small difference in IMU placement can affect accelerations and angular velocities. www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24... 🧪🦴
A person standing in a t-pose with their arms straight out to their sides. Blue squares indicate the position of IMUs on their legs and pelvis. Zoomed in we can see that beside each "correctly" placed IMU there can be an incorrectly placed IMU to the left (shown as red) or the right (shown as purple). Below, time series, frequency domain, and coherence plots show the measurements of the "correct" blue and "incorrect" purple and red IMUs.
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Felipe Carpes @felipecarpes.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
The deadline for submitting NBD grants is coming up. Join this initiative and help to share biomechanics with students all over the globe! Guidance here: thebiomechanicsinitiative.org/grants-and-s...
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 27/12/2023
One of the most satisfying days of building a house: that first coat of white primer on the drywall. One of the least satisfying days of building a house: that first coat of white paint on a white-primed ceiling. 🔨🏠
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
Reviewer 1: "In this paper, the authors describe an experiment and the data obtained, along with some analysis. I see no scientific contribution in this paper, as it is just an analysis of experimental data." 🧪
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 18/12/2023
Option A: Spend 2 minutes cleaning up my 3 year old's mess. Option B: Spend 1 hour of full-blown, all-out tantrum getting the 3 year old to clean up their own mess. I'm a good decision maker... 😵‍💫☠️
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KinesKing (been this name for years, but I'm really Paul DeVita) @kinesking.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
What's happening are the NBD 2024 Grant Programs providing ~$20K to support NBD celebrations and student development. Please apply at thebiomechanicsinitiative.org/grants-and-s... #NBD224 #Biomechanics #mocap #Motioncapture #STEM #STEMEducation
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 17/12/2023
Anyone finished a hot mop before? I'd never heard of it before moving to California. Do I have to float it first or can I do thin set-decoupling membrane-thin set-tile? 🔨🏠
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Dovin Kiernan @dkiernan.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
Runner's ground reaction forces are used to assess performance and injury risk but are hard to measure outside labs. We compared 27 potential methods to estimate real-world forces and found that measured accelerations accurately estimate ground reaction forces! Paper: www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23...
Three images. First, an image of a runner's lower legs with a small wearable device on their ankle; second, an image of acceleration measured from the device; and third, an image of ground reaction forces estimated from the device-measured acceleration
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Jessica Allen @allenjl12.bsky.social · 21/11/2023
Please RT. My lab is recruiting PhD student(s) with interest/expertise in #wearables, #biomechanics, #machinelearning, #musculoskeletalmodeling, and #mechatronics with applications to gait and balance control. Priority deadline is Dec. 5. More info at neuromoblab.com
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