M.S. assistantships are available starting Fall 2016 at East Carolina University.

[Zachary Domire]

Re: M.S. assistantships are available starting Fall 2016 at East Carolina University.

Review of applications will begin next week. However, we will continue to accept applications all spring.

[Zachary Domire]

M.S. assistantships are available starting Fall 2016 at East Carolina University.



Degree Offered:
Master of Science in Kinesiology with a Biomechanics concentration

Responsibilities:
Teaching assistants contribute 20 hour per week towards teaching and laboratory research.

Each student in the M.S. program works with a faculty mentor but also has opportunities to work with biomechanics/ motor control researchers in physical therapy, athletic training, and engineering. There are presently 17 graduate students in the program.

Possible faculty members include:

Zachary Domire, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology
332A Ward Sports Medicine Building
(252) 737 - 4564
domirez@ecu.edu

Dr. Domire completed his graduate training at The Pennsylvania State University and post graduate training at The Mayo Clinic. He has published research on musculoskeletal simulation, orthopedics, and magnetic resonance elastography. His current research interests include: examining the effects of age related changes in muscle material properties on muscle function, improving musculoskeletal simulations, subject specific foot modeling, balance as an assessment of concussion recovery, and prevention of ACL injuries.

http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Pv_1REQAAAAJ

Paul DeVita, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Kinesiology
332B Ward Sports Medicine Building
(252) 737 - 4563
devitap@ecu.edu

Dr. DeVita has extensive experience mentoring Master’s students and in placing them in Biomechanics positions after graduation. He has numerous publications in human locomotion investigating clinical issues of osteoarthritis, obesity, and aging and he investigates other issues related to walking and running gaits. His research can be seen at

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YEpOENoAAAAJ&hl=en

Anthony S. Kulas PhD, LAT, ATC
Associate Professor
Department of Health Education & Promotion
249 Ward Sports Medicine Building
East Carolina University
252-737-2884
kulasa@ecu.edu

Dr. Kulas completed his graduate training at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has published research on the effects of trunk biomechanics on lower extremity biomechanics, with emphasis on ACL loads. His current research interests include: mechanisms that mitigate hamstring injury and re-injury risk, improving ACL outcomes post reconstruction, and subject-specific musculoskeletal modeling to estimate knee muscle and ligament loads.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=M-RszTUAAAAJ&hl=en

Chris Mizelle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Kinesiology
Mizellej15@ecu.edu

Dr. Mizelle completed his graduate training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and post-graduate training at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has published research in the areas of sensorimotor integration and motor control and uses neuroimaging techniques to study these topics. His current research interests include: examining the effects of age-related changes on cognitive motor control, the effects of sensory function and hand dominance in motor control and brain strategies for moving in 2-D and 3-D virtual environments.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Mizelle%20JC[Author]%20OR%20Mizelle%2C%20Chris[Full%20Author%20Name]&cmd=DetailsSearch

Nicholas Murray, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology
166 Minges Colesium Exercise and Sport Science
252-737-2977
murrayni@ecu.edu

Dr. Murray is the Director of the Visual Motor Laboratory. He completed his Ph.D. training at The University of Florida. His current publications include topics such as visual motor control, EEG, and the influence of cognitive effort within motor function. His primary research interest is to determine antecedents and consequences of an individual’s ability to function in dynamic situations based on the physiological changes that can either facilitate or debilitate motor control.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NjgjluAAAAAJ&hl=en

Minimum Qualifications:
1. A baccalaureate degree in a related field from an institution accredited by a regional association.
2. A grade point average of 2.5 or greater on a 4.0 scale on all undergraduate work or a grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale in either the undergraduate major work or work taken during the senior year.
3. Satisfactory scores on either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Generally minimum requirements are a combined score (i.e., verbal and quantitative) of around 300 (1000 by the old scoring system) on the GRE.
4. Students, whose first language is not English, must receive an acceptable score on the Test of English As A Foreign Language (TOEFL).
5. Students whose undergraduate preparation lacks essential prerequisite coursework or whose baccalaureate degree is in a non-related field may have additional requirements.

Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are required.

Applications:
Please send a letter of interest, transcript, CV/resume, a writing sample, GRE scores, and the names and contact information of two references to domirez@ecu.edu

Additionally please visit the following website to apply to the program:

https://gradapply.ecu.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/Welcome.aspx

and complete the department assistantship application found here:

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-hhp/exss/grad-assistantship.cfm

To receive full consideration for assistantships, applications should be completed by March 1^st. However, we will continue our search until suitable candidates are found.

About ECU and Greenville:
East Carolina University was founded in 1907 and is home to nearly 28,000 students. The University is one of the largest in the University of North Carolina system and is rapidly growing. It has been the fastest growing campus in the system for six consecutive years.

The Department of Kinesiology at East Carolina has over 100 graduate students. The National Academy of Kinesiology’s 2010 Review and Evaluation of Doctoral Programs ranked East Carolina’s Bioenergetics and Exercise Science Program in the top ten in the nation. The Biomechanics program has graduate over 50 M.S. students, all of whom obtained positions in commercial or academic settings.

Greenville is located half way between Raleigh NC and the Atlantic coast.
The city of Greenville has a population of approximately 85,000 people. Greenville has a relatively mild climate (average summer temperature - 84^oF; average winter temperature - 44^o F) and will experience all four seasons. Greenville has a cost of living approximately 10% lower than the US average.

For additional information please email me at domirez@ecu.edu or visit the following websites.

ECU homepage:

http://www.ecu.edu/

Graduate program in Biomechanics:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-hhp/exss/biomechanics-program.cfm
Biomechanics Laboratory:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-hhp/exss/biomechlab.cfm
Biomechanics Laboratory Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/EcuBiomechanicsLaboratory
Department of Kinesiology at East Carolina University:
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-hhp/exss/index.cfm
Graduate School at East Carolina University:

http://www.ecu.edu/gradschool/

National Academy of Kinesiology Program Results:

http://www.nationalacademyofkinesiology.org/results

Greenville Information:

http://www.greenvillenc.gov/

http://www.city-data.com/city/Greenville-North-Carolina.html