Harvard on the Move: Run Tomorrow 10am, Injury Prevention Workshop Tuesday

[Alexios Monopolis]

HARVARD ON THE MOVE REMINDER:

3, 6, and 8-14 mile runs tomorrow morning (on our regular routes towards Fresh Pond and the Arnold Arboretum, respectively), starting at 10am from the Holyoke Center arcade!

Also, on Tuesday:

"INJURY PREVENTION: FOOT STRIKES, FOOTWEAR & RUNNING FORM" 

lecture, discussion and workshop with Dan Lieberman, PhD and Irene Davis, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FACSM

Tuesday, March 1st, 7:30pm, Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Daniel Lieberman, PhD is Chair and Professor of the Department of HumanEvolutionary Biology at Harvard University; his is also a member of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.  He was educated at Harvard (AB ‘86, PhD ’93) and Cambridge (M.Phil. ’97).  His research is on how and why the human body is the way it is, with particular foci on the origins of bipedalism, how humans became superlative endurance runners, and the evolution of the highly unusual human head. To address these questions he combines experimental biomechanics and physiology, paleontology, and comparative anatomy. He teaches a variety of courses on human evolution, anatomy, and physiology. He also loves to run, sometimes barefoot, sometimesshod.

Irene Davis, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FACSM received a BS in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts, a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of Florida, an MEd in Biomechanics from the University of Virginia and a PhD in Biomechanics from Pennsylvania State University.  Dr. Davis is the Director of the Spaulding National Running Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School.  Her areas of study include biomechanical factors associated with gait related injuries such as knee osteoarthritis, tibial stress fractures and patellofemoral disorders. She has been investigating ways to retrain faulty gait patterns associated with these conditions with the use of real-time biomechanical feedback. She has received funding from the Department of Defense, Army Research Office and National Institutes of Health to support her research in these areas. Dr. Davis has presented over 300 lectures nationally and internationally and authored over 100 papers on the topic of lower extremity mechanics and injuries. She is a named Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association, as well as of the American College of Sports Medicine.  Dr. Davis is a Past-President of the American Society of Biomechanics. She has been featured on ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, Discovery Channel, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

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Dr. Alexios Monopolis, Harvard University
Program Manager & Coach

Harvard on the Move || Center for Wellness

Resident Sustainability, Wellness & Outings Tutor

Kirkland House || Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Tel. 818.ALEXIOS (818.253.9467)
www.alexios.org