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Robin Queen, Ph.D.

Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow
  • Professor
Portrait of Robin Queen, outside with blurred trees as background, in a red jacket and pearls
300A Norris Hall
495 Old Turner St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Lab

Granata Biomechanics Lab

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Research Areas

  • Biomechanics

Research Interests

  • Foot and ankle biomechanics
  • Sports Biomechanics
  • Footwear Biomechanics
  • Load and movement symmetry
  • Development and Implementation of Clinic/Field Based Assessments
  • Post-operative return of function
  • Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Rehabilitation Clinical Trials

Education

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, 2004
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: M.S., Biomedical Engineering, 2001 
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: B.S., Applied Science - Biomaterials, 2000 

Awards, Honors, and Service

  • Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (FAIMBE), 2022
  • Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics, 2021
  • Fellow of International Orthopaedic Research (FIOR) from the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Society, 2019
  • Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2014
  • Jean Landa Pytel Award, American Society of Biomechanics 2023
  • Honorary Doctor of Science - Union College, Schenectady, NY, 2022
  • Adele Boskey Award, Orthopaedic Research Society, 2020
  • Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) Fellow, 2019-2020
  • AAOS Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award, 2017
  • Chair - Orthopaedic Research Society: Women’s Leadership Forum Committee (2015-2017)
  • Chair - American Society of Biomechanics: Diversity Committee (2017-2020)
  • Executive Board - American Society of Biomechanics: Diversity Chair (2017-2020)
  • Chair – American College of Sports Medicine: Exhibits Advisory Committee Chair (2018-2024)
  • Executive Board - Orthopaedic Research Society: Member-at-Large (2022-2024)
  • Executive Board - American Society of Biomechanics: Program Chair-Elect/Program Chair (2023-2025)
  • Orthopaedic Research Society Program Committee (2021-2022)
  • Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting Topic Chair: Foot and Ankle (2019-2021)
  • American College of Sports Medicine: SHI: Youth Health and Sports Committee (2013-2022)
  • American Society of Biomechanics: Executive Board (2017-2020)
  • American Society of Biomechanics: Diversity Chair (2017-2020)
  • Orthopaedic Research Society: Diversity and Inclusion Task Force (2019-2020)
  • Biomedical Engineering Society: Ethics Subcommittee (2017-2020)

Selected Publications

‡JM Brisbane, MBA McCullough, C Baker, JS London, RM Queen. Impact of Race, Gait Speed and Arch Height on Plantar Loading. Journal of Biomechanics (In Press). 

§R Hatfield, §H Sheppard, ‡AT Peebles, KR Ford, JM Hart, RM Queen. Using load sensing insoles to identify knee kinetic asymmetries during landing in patients with an ACL reconstruction. Clinical Biomechanics (In Press)

‡N Stark, ‡J Streamer, RM Queen. Patients with Unilateral Ankle Arthritis Have Decreased Ankle and Limb Loading Symmetry Compared to Healthy Controls. Journal of Orthopaedic Research (In Press)

‡A Luftglass, D. Feeney, RM Queen. The Effect of Upper Panel Stiffness on Biomechanical Performance in Athletic Footwear. Footwear Science (In Press)

RM Queen and D Schmitt. Reflections on Presurgical and Postsurgical Gait Mechanics After 50 Years of Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Perspectives on the Next Decade of Advancement.  Foot and Ankle Clinics (In Press)

‡K Renner, §C Delaney, ‡C Hill, L Sands, R Queen. Predicting Post-Operative Walking Speed Based on Pre-Operative Gait Mechanics. Journal of Orthopaedic Research (In Press)

RJ Larsen, RM Queen, D Schmitt. Adaptive locomotion: Foot strike pattern and limb mechanical stiffness while running over an obstacle. Journal of Biomechanics. 2022; 143. PMID: 36113387.

‡AT Peebles, TK Miller, J Savla, T Ollendick, SP Messier, RM Queen. Reduction of Risk Factors for ACL Re-injuries using an Innovative Biofeedback Approach: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Physical Therapy in Sport. 16(57): 78-88, 2022. PMID: 35940085.

‡RA Brindle, CM Bleakley, JB Taylor, RM Queen, KR Ford. Validity of estimating center of pressure during walking and running with plantar load from a 3-sensor wireless insole. Wearable Technologies. 3, E8. doi:10.1017/wtc.2022.5.

‡CN Hill, W Reed, D Schmitt, S. Arent, LP Sands, RM Queen. Racial Differences in Running and Landing Measures Associated with Injury Risk Vary by Sex. Sports Biomechanics 2022, 1-19. PMID: 35352977.

‡K Renner, ‡AT Peebles, JJ Socha, RM Queen. The Impact of Sampling Frequency on Kinetic Outcomes. Journal of Biomechanics. 135:111034, 2022. PMID: 35288314

‡CN Hill, S Ross, ‡AT Peebles, RM Queen. Continuous Similarity Analysis in Patient Populations. Journal of Biomechanics. 131:110916, 2022.  PMID: 34952349

‡CN Hughes-Oliver, W. Reed, D Schmitt, S. Arent, LP Sands, RM Queen. Factors Contributing to Racial Differences in Gait Mechanics Differ by Gender. Gait and Posture. 95: 277-283, 2022. PMID: 33658154.

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