Robyn Hansen, MS
PhD Candidate
Robyn is a three-time Hokie, completing her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Biomedical engineering. She is originally from Long Island, New York, but her family recently moved on to a farm in Madison, Virginia. She is passionate about rehabilitation and sports biomechanics. Her M.S. thesis focused on analyzing upper extremity movement in a pediatric population, while her Ph.D. dissertation aims to investigate ACL injury risk in volleyball players during competition-based, game-like scenarios. Robyn enjoys playing sports, especially volleyball and soccer, hanging out with her friends, and volunteering at the local animal shelter.
Areas of Interest:
- Pediatric rehabilitation
- Sports injury and performance
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2022
- M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, 2023
- Hansen RM, Arena SL, Queen RM. Characterizing upper extremity kinematics in typically developing children during box and blocks test. Journal of Biomechanics 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.111946
- Hansen RM, Arena SL, Queen RM. Validation of upper extremity kinematics using Markerless motion capture. Biomedical Engineering Advances 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.bea.2024.100128
- Kugach, K., Farah, H. G., Stark, N. E., Hansen, R. M., Arena, S. L., Queen, R. M. Total Ankle Arthroplasty Improves Gait Symmetry. Gait & Posture 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.06.022
- Hansen RM, Arena SL, Queen RM. Shoulder and Wrist Kinematic Variability is Different Between Box and Blocks Test Trials (Oral Presentation). Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference 2024.
- Hansen RM, Arena SL, Queen RM. Markerless and Marker-based Motion Capture Show Comparable Results for Upper Extremity Kinematics in Typically Developing Children during the Box and Blocks Test (Poster Presentation). Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference 2023.
- Hansen RM, Farah HG, Arena SL, Queen RM. Total Ankle Arthroplasty Improves Gait Symmetry (Oral Presentation). Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference 2022.