
Workshops
The pre-Congress workshops will take place on August 21st at the Shaw Centre and will be available to all registered NACOB attendees in Ottawa. Attendees can register for these sessions during Congress registration at no additional cost. Please see the various descriptions below.
Diversifying Your Workplace
Sunday August 21st, 2022, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Kayla Seymore¹, Kat Daniels², Alexa Johnson³, Andrew Mitchell⁴, Jonaz Moreno⁵, Erica Bell⁶, Matthew McCullough⁷
¹University of Delaware, ²Manchester Metropolitan University, ³University of Michigan, ⁴University of Bedfordshire, ⁵University of Massachusetts Amherst, ⁶Mayo Clinic, ⁷North Carolina A&T State University
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As professionals in the field of biomechanics, it’s critical to consider the broader impact of our work and presence within society. One way to continually make a positive impact for biomechanists of diverse backgrounds is to reduce barriers to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). There have been many discussions about the type of DEI work that should be done to improve inclusion within the field of biomechanics. In a post-workshop survey on cultural competency hosted by the Black Biomechanists Association (BBA) at the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) 2021 meeting, all attendees expressed support for DEI initiatives. However, the majority also described barriers to the effective incorporation of these DEI initiatives in their workplace. Building on our previous workshop, this proposed workshop will provide practical actions that can be taken to reduce barriers to sustainable DEI initiatives in biomechanics, while providing space for open discussion and self-reflection. Facilitators will offer tools and resources to help you effectively promote and enact DEI in your own workplace. Ultimately, this workshop will instill confidence in attendees to make changes towards more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace environments that improve the field of biomechanics. The workshop will be offered in collaboration with Latinx in Biomechanix (LiB) and International Women in Biomechanics (IWB).
Multifractal Methods for Movement Science
Sunday August 21st, 2022, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Aaron Likens¹, Anaelle Charles²
¹UNO, ²University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Canadian and United States Federal Funding for Biomechanics Research
Sunday August 21st, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Jennifer Jackson¹, Linda McKenzie², Marie Claude Caron³, Mohamad Nasser-Eddine⁴, Toyin Ajisafe⁵, Laurel Kuxhaus⁶, Brian Schulz⁷, Akua Roach⁸
¹National Institutes of Health, ²Canadian Institutes of Health Research, ³Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, ⁴Canada Foundation for Innovation, ⁵National Institutes of Health / National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, ⁶National Science Foundation, ⁷Veterans Health Administration, ⁸Department of Defense / Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
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Keys to Successful Outreach Programs
Sunday August 21st, 2022, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Lisa MacFadden¹, Paul DeVita², Erica Bell³, Kimberly Bigelow⁴, Antonia Zaferiou⁵, Scott Monfort⁶
¹Sanford Health, ²East Carolina University, ³Mayo Clinic, ⁴University of Dayton, ⁵Stevens Institute of Technology, ⁶Montana State University
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1. Philosophy, purpose, and value of biomechanics outreach including unifying outreach across the field of biomechanics
2. Mechanisms and procedures for successful, sustained universal outreach
3. Diversifying biomechanics science through outreach
4. Educational outcome assessment and publication
5. Broadening biomechanics science dance biomechanics
A Clinical Trials Tutorial for Biomechanists
Sunday August 21st, 2022, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Stephen P Messier¹, Monica Maly2
¹Wake Forest University,2University of Waterloo