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Samantha Weiss, MS

PhD Candidate
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samweiss24@vt.edu

Sam Weiss completed her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Missouri in Spring 2023 and her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Tech in Spring 2025. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Biomedical Engineering. She is originally from northern Virginia but her family currently resides in Charlottesville, VA. She is passionate about female athlete research, injury prevention and rehabilitation, and the incorporation of psychological components into biomechanics research. Her M.S. thesis is focusing on understanding the implication of common data processing techniques when applied to patients with ACL injuries and the influence of psychological components of predicting loading symmetry in patients with ACL reconstruction. Sam enjoys being active through sports including running, weightlifting, boxing, rugby, intramural sports, and hiking. In her spare time, Sam volunteers with the Virginia Tech Equine Program, the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center, and spends time with friends.

Areas of Interest:

  • Female athlete
  • Injury prevention
  • Rehabilition
  • Psychological influence on performance

  • B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Missouri, 2023
  • M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, 2025

  • Thomas J, Weiss S, Bliss R, Guess T. Serial Subtraction Alters Lateral Step-down Tibiofemoral Kinematics in Healthy Adults. Int J Sports Med 2023. doi: 10.1055/a-1982-9978

  • Weiss, S., Gioia A., Ford, K., Kiefer, A., Queen, RM. Accurate Markerless Motion Capture Kinematic Comparison During Unilateral and Bilateral Landings (Poster Presentation). Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference 2024.
  • Weiss, S., Ford, K., Hart, J., Queen, RM. Sex-Specific Differences in Peak Force and Impulse Symmetry during Running and Walking Following ACLR (Oral Presentation). Engineering Science and Movement 2024.
  • Weiss, S., Arena, SL., Queen, RM. Impact of Testing Environment on Symmetry During Sit-to-Stand Task (Poster Presentation). American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting 2024.
  • Lawrence A, Hall J, Middleton KM, Thomas J, Alsharafi A, Weiss S, Guess TM, Ward CV. Effect of Hip Joint Orientation and Skeletal Torsion on Human Locomotor Biomechanics: Implications for Interpretations of Hominin Locomotor Diversity (Presentation). American Association of Biological Anthropologists 2024.
  • Lawrence A, Hall J, Middleton KM, Thomas J, Alsharafi A, Weiss S, Guess TM, Ward CV. Effect of Skeletal Torsion on Human Locomotor Biomechanics: Support for Hominin Locomotor Diversity (Poster Presentation). Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology 2024.
  • Lawrence A, Middleton KM, Hall J, Alsharafi A, Weiss S, Thomas J, Guess TM, Ward CV. A Novel Workflow for Quantifying 3D Skeletal Anatomy of Living Humans for Morpho-Functional Analysis (Poster Presentation). American Association for Anatomy Annual Meeting 2023.
  • Hall, JB, Thomas JT, Weiss, S, Guess, TM.  Multi-dimensional assessment of age-related changes in gait and balance. (Poster Presentation). American Society of Biomechanics Annual Conference 2023.
  • Weiss S, Thomas, J, Bliss B, Guess T. Serial Subtraction Dual-Task Alters Lateral Step-Down Tibiofemoral Kinematics in Healthy Adults (Oral Presentation). Kansas City Musculoskeletal Diseases Consortium 2022.
  • Tasnim N, Hansen R, Weiss S, Arena SL, Queen RM. Improvements in Bilateral Balance aber Unilateral Total Ankle Arthroplasty (Poster Presentation). North American Congress of Biomechanics 2022.