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Renoa Choudhury, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow
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renoac@vt.edu

Renoa is a postdoctoral associate in the Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Lab. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Her Ph.D. work focused on healthy aging and fall prevention in older adults using an interdisciplinary approach that combined biomechanics, behavioral science, and biomechatronics. In her post-doctoral training, she is studying functional load symmetry in patients post-ACL Reconstruction and healthy controls to determine therapeutic targets for ACL rehabilitation. Renoa is passionate about diversifying the STEM workforce and supporting initiatives that foster diversity, inclusion, and cultural competencies in STEM. She enjoys travelling, hiking, Indian classical dancing, and reading fiction.

Areas of Interest:

  • Gait and balance
  • Rehabilitation
  • Injury prevention

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2017
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2022
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2024

  • Choudhury R, Park JH, Banarjee C, Coca MG, Fukuda DH, Xie R, Stout JR, Thiamwong L. Associations between monitor-independent movement summary (MIMS) and fall risk appraisal combining fear of falling and physiological fall risk in community-dwelling older adults. Frontiers in Aging 2024. doi: 10.3389/fragi.2024.1284694.
  • Kadhim IF, Banarjee C, Fu J, Choudhury R, Mangum LC, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Cramer JT, Park JH. Resistance Training Using VAriable Resistance Suit (VARS) Increased Isometric and Isokinetic Muscle Strength. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 2024. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2024.3435798.
  • Fu J, Choudhury R, Park JH. Deep reinforcement learning based upper limb neuromusculoskeletal simulator for modelling human motor control. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) 2023. doi: 10.1109/SMC53992.2023.10394268.
  • Choudhury R, Park JH, Thiamwong L, Xie R, Stout JR. Objectively measured physical activity levels and associated factors in older US women during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional study. JMIR Aging 2022. doi: 10.2196/38172.
  • Carbonell GR, Choudhury R, Frankle E, Kadhim IF, Fukuda D, Park JH. Work-sharing of Upper and Lower Limbs (WULL) to Assist Ambulatory Movements. In 2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) 2022. doi: 10.1109/BioRob52689.2022.9925403.

  • Choudhury R., Arbeeva L., Hill C., Huffman K.F., Schwartz T.A., Allen K.D., Queen R.M. Loading Asymmetry Persists Despite Physical Activity and Symmetry Intervention After Total Knee Arthroplasty (Oral Presentation). American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting 2025.
  • Choudhury R., Hart J., Ford K., Queen R.M. Impact of Sports Specialization on Load Symmetry During Unilateral and Bilateral Landings After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (Poster Presentation). American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting 2025.
  • Choudhury, R., Park, J. H., Banarjee, C., Fukuda, D., Xie, R., Stout, J., & Thiamwong, L. Accelerometry-Based Physical Activity (Mims/Day) and Fall Risk Appraisal Matrix in Older Adults (Poster Presentation). Innovation in Aging 2023.
  • Choudhury, R., Banarjee, C., Park, J. H., Xie, R., Stout, J. R. & Thiamwong, L. Body composition and fall risk in mutually exclusive categories of physical activity in older women (Oral Presentation). Innovation in Aging 2023.
  • Choudhury, R., Thiamwong, L., Garcia, O., Xie, R., Stout, J., & Park, J. H. Accelerometry-Based Assessment of Physical Activity in Older Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic (Poster Presentation). Innovation in Aging 2021.