Biography
Dr. Allison Singles teaches biomechanics at several different levels at Penn State Berks and researches the mechanics of running with a jogging stroller. She frequently works with undergraduate students in her interdisciplinary research program spanning kinesiology, mechanics, biology, and epidemiology. Dr. Singles enjoys being outdoors, running, and spending time with her husband and two sons.
Research Interests
Dr. Singles broadly centers around the mechanical factors that are associated with overuse injuries in athletes. She has focused on the affects of footstrike patterns, footwear, and floor surfaces for a variety of running and jumping athletes.
Her current collaborative work centers around the mechanics of running with a jogging stroller in many different contexts: in the lab, outside, on hills, around turns, different stroller designs, and more. This work has been highlighted by the Washington Post and The Conversation.
Dr. Singles also has a line of research focusing on the benefits, challenges, and experiences of undergraduate researchers in the field of biomechanics, as well as inclusive pedagogy.
Publications
Altman, AR, Tseng, WJ, Chandra, A, Lan, S, Huh, BK, Luo S, Qin, L, Liu, XS. Quantification of skeletal growth, modeling, and remodeling by in vivo micro computed tomography. Bone. 2015 81:370-379
Altman, AR, Davis, IS, Prospective comparison of running injuries between shod and barefoot runners. Br J Sports Med. 2015 0:1-6
Education
- Postdoc, Orthopaedics and Bioengineering McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2015)
- Ph.D., Biomechanics and Movement Sciences Running Research Laboratory University of Delaware, Newark, DE (2012)
- M.S., Biomechanics and Movement Sciences Running Research Laboratory University of Delaware, Newark, DE (2009)
- B.S., Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (2007)