Dr. Tanner Thorsen
Assistant Professor
Bio
Dr. Tanner Thorsen holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, with an emphasis in Biomechanics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is currently a faculty member in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. His research interests include gait and cycling biomechanics, sport biomechanics, rehabilitation, and musculoskeletal modeling and simulation. Specifically, he is interested in biomechanically informed rehabilitation protocols for lower extremity orthopedic injuries and diseases (e.g., osteoarthritis, total knee arthroplasty, fall-risk). By utilizing biomechanics to understand patient-specific movement patterns, rehabilitation protocols can be tailored to improve therapeutic and post-operative outcomes. Additionally, he has experience in sports biomechanics, in the realm of collegiate soccer and football, and volleyball.
- Biomechanics (PHD) - University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2021)
- MS - University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2018)
KIN 301: Kinesiology
KIN 423: Biomechanics
KIN 703: Advanced Kinesiology
KIN 734: Advanced Biomechanics
SKN 680: Foundations of Evidence Based Practice in Kinesiology and Nutrition
SKN 681: Applying Evidence Based Practice in Kinesiology and Nutrition
- Changes in Lower Extremity Gait Biomechanics Following High-Cadence Cycling, Sports, 2024,
- High Cadence Cycling not High Work Rate, Increases Gait Velocity Post-Exercise, Sports Biomechanics, 2024,
- Minimum Normalized Cycling Cadence to Increase Post-Cycling Gait Velocity , Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2024
- Does Pedal Mass Affect Pedaling Biomechanics?, Journal of Sports Engineering Technology, 2025
- Increased hip flexion gait as an exercise modality for the reduction of knee joint contact forces: a preliminary investigation, Biomechanics, 2025
- Exploring Gait Velocity as a Predictor of Cardiometabolic Disease Risk in Young Adults, Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, 2024,
- Effects of Shoe Collar Height and Limb Dominance on Landing Knee Biomechanics in Collegiate Volleyball Players, Journal of Sport Sciences, 2024,
- Tibiofemoral Compressive Force During Downhill Walking in Patients with Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Statistical Parametric Mapping Approach, Clinical Biomechanics, 2023,
- Knee Joint Biomechanics of Patients with Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty During Stationary Cycling, Journal of Biomechanics, 2021,
- The effects of Increased Q-Factor on Knee Joint Biomechanics during stationary cycling in healthy adults, Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2020,
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Society of Biomechanics
- International Society of Biomechanics
- International Sports Engineering Association