EDUCATION

• Post Doc. University of Kentucky (Physical Therapy)
• PhD University of Tennessee (Biomedical Engineering)
• MS Virginia Commonwealth University (Biomedical Engineering)
• BS Duke University (Biomedical Engineering)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Professor Kristin Morgan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests are focused on the implementation of biomedical engineering tools to optimize the long-term health and performance of individuals following lower extremity injuries. To accomplish this goal, her laboratory is dedicated to developing new metrics to identify the restoration of healthy neuromuscular control, designing novel rehabilitation protocols to improve long-term lower extremity injury outcomes, and implementing computational musculoskeletal modeling to optimize individual’s movement. Her work has been published in high impact journals and she serves as the Principal Investigator of many competitive research grants. Professor Morgan’s work has been funded by General Dynamics Electric Boat, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

COURSES

• BME 3600 Biomechanics
• BME 3620 Failure Analysis for Biomedical Applications
• BME 5600 Human Biomechanics

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Mentored Research Scientist Career Development (K01) Award, National Institute of Health (NIAMS), 2022
• Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation, 2022
• US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Selectee, National Academy of Engineering, 2021
• Pre-K Scholar Career Development Awardee, Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering, 2020
• USBJI Young Investigator Program Participant, United States Bone and Joint Institute, 2017-2019