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Two Undergraduate Research Fellowships Awarded to
SMML Students
The Sports Medicine and Movement Laboratory is fortunate to have several undergraduate research assistants working on a variety of projects with Dr. Oliver and their respective doctoral student mentor. This year, we are especially excited for Maia Engelkes and Trent Agee for being award fellowships for their proposed research projects! Maia is studying the relationship between stride mechanics and collegiate softball hitting performance, while Trent is determining the
relationship between field tests and youth baseball hitting performance. They will both be presenting their findings at the Auburn University Undergraduate Research Symposium in Spring 2023.
Dr. Oliver named President of American Baseball Biomechanics Society
School of Kinesiology Professor Gretchen Oliver, director of the Sports Medicine and Movement Lab, is now serving as president of the American Baseball Biomechanics Society.
The American Baseball Biomechanics Society, or ABBS, is a not-for-profit organization that was established in February 2020. The first purpose of the organization is to provide valid, valuable biomechanical information to baseball players, coaches, teams, and organizations. The second purpose of the organization is to set standards for biomechanical evaluations and analyses within a baseball setting.
Learn more about ABBS at https://baseballbiomechanics.org/.
Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Awarded toan SMML Student
The Sports Medicine and Movement Laboratory is fortunate to have several undergraduate research assistants working on a variety of projects with Dr. Oliver and their respective doctoral student mentors. This year, we are especially excited for Sofia Byrd for being awarded a fellowship for their proposed research projects! Sofia is studying the relationship between shoulder rotation angle and velocity, fastball velocity, and upper extremity kinetics in collegiate pitchers during NCAA games. She will also be presenting her findings at the Auburn University Undergraduate Research Symposium and at the annual Southeast ACSM Conference in Spring 2027.