Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Lautzenheiser's research focuses on the biomechanics of the foot and ankle of modern humans. Understanding how the human talus responds to force allows him to examine the selective pressures that would have affected the morphology of the foot structure and, hence, the entire locomotor system. To do this he synthesizes anthropological and engineering theories and methods, including motion capture and kinematic/kinetic analysis using Matlab.
