Karen Roemer

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Karen Roemer

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Karen Roemer received her PhD in Sports Science from the Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany. Her area of expertise is biomechanical modeling and human movement analysis. In Germany she worked as a biomechanist in the Olympic Training Center in Saarbruecken. Afterwards she became a research fellow at the Institute of Mechatronics in Chemnitz and a lecturer at the Chemnitz University of Technology. In 2004 she finished her PhD thesis on musculoskeletal modeling. In 2008 she moved to the USA and is now a full professor for biomechanics at Central Washington University in the Department of Health Sciences. Dr. Roemer teaches various classes in biomechanics and statistics. Her current research interests include balance and stability, high performance sports (javelin) and signal processing.

Education & Certifications

Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

  • PhD Biomechanics
University of Tübingen, Germany
  • Dipl. Sport Science

Courses Taught and CWU

Undergraduate courses

  • EXSC 154 Lab: Science of Healthy Living
  • EXSC 254: Foundations of Fitness
  • EXSC 371: Movement Analysis
  • EXSC 471: Sport Biomechanics
  • HESC 360: Statistics in Health Sciences

Graduate courses

  • IHP 560: Inferential Statistics
  • IHP 575: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 

Research Interests

  • Balance and stability
  • Javelin throwing
  • Rowing
  • Biomechanical modeling
  • Signal processing

Selected Publications

Köhler HP, Schüler A, Quaas F, Fiedler H, Witt M, Roemer K. The influence of body segment estimation methods on body segment inertia parameters and joint moments in javelin throwing. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 2023, 1-9.

Kupper C, Roemer K, Jusko E, Zentgraf K. Distality of attentional focus and its role in postural balance control. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020 Feb 21;11:125ff.

Roemer K, Raisbeck L. Temporal dependency of sway during single leg stance changes with age. Clinical Biomechanics. 2015;1(30):66-70.

 

 

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