Kota Takahashi, PhD
Kota Takahashi, PhD
- Biomechanics, Assistant Professor
General Information
Biography
Dr. Takahashi’s work is driven by a curiosity for understanding how humans move in the world. He specifically focuses on foot and ankle functions using perspectives from biomechanics, engineering and physiology. He uses these insights to understand healthy mechanics and identify weak points of biological structures to restore, enhance or augment human performance with assistive devices, such as prostheses, exoskeletons and shoes.
Teaching Interests
Biomechanics, Advanced Biomechanics
Research Interests
Locomotion, foot and ankle, energetics, muscle-tendon mechanics, thermoregulation, assistive devices (prosthetics, exoskeletons, shoes)
Education
Ph D, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, Biomechanics & Movement Science, 2012
MS, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., Biomedical Engineering, 2007
BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Kinesiology, Movement Science, 2006
Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity
Selected Publications
Gonzalez, A, Pineda Gutierrez, A, Kern, Andrew, Takahashi, Kota. 2021. Association between foot thermal responses and shear forces during turning gait in young adults., PeerJ, 9, e10515.
Ray, S, Takahashi, Kota. 2020. Gearing Up the Human Ankle-Foot System to Reduce Energy Cost of Fast Walking., Scientific reports, 10, 1, 8793.
Hedrick, E, Malcolm, Philippe, Wilken, J, Takahashi, Kota. 2019. The effects of ankle stiffness on mechanics and energetics of walking with added loads: a prosthetic emulator study., Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 16, 1, 148.
Ray, S, Wurdeman, S, Takahashi, Kota. 2018. Prosthetic energy return during walking increases after 3 weeks of adaptation to a new device., Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 15, 1, 6.
Takahashi, Kota, Worster, Kate, Bruening, D. 2017. Energy neutral: the human foot and ankle subsections combine to produce near zero net mechanical work during walking., Scientific reports, 7, 1, 15404.