Core Faculty

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• Erik Hummer
• Assistant Professor
• Area: Biomechanics
• End Degree: Ph.D., Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies (Biomechanics)
• Office: Loree Classroom Building 108 (Douglass Campus)
• Email: erik.hummer@rutgers.edu
• Specialization: Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Science, Sport Science
• Laboratory: Rutgers Applied Biomechanics Laboratory (RABL)

Course Taught:

• 01:377:350 Biomechanics

Educational/Research Interests

Dr. Hummer is interested in biomechanics can inform and improve rehabilitative exercise for a wide range of populations. Dr. Hummer’s research has a large emphasis on patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, those following total knee arthroplasty, and pediatric patients diagnosed with cerebral palsy. An overarching goal is to assess and develop novel interventions to assist patients during their rehabilitation and/or treatment of their medical diagnoses to achieve a higher quality of life and better lifelong outcomes.

Selected Publications

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1. Hummer, E.T., Thorsen, T., Weinhandl, J., Reinbolt, J., Cates, H., and Zhang, S. (2022). Medial and Lateral Tibiofemoral Compressive Forces in Patients with Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty during Stationary Cycling. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 38(3), 179-189. 
2. Rosete, F., Brilla, L., San Juan, J., Hummer, E.T., and Suprak, D. (2021) Isometric, Eccentric, and Concentric Strength in Trained and Untrained Older Adults: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Kinesiology & Sports Science: 9(4), 13-20.
3. Hummer, E.T., Murphy, E., Suprak, D.N., Brilla, L., and San Juan, J. (2021). Movement Direction Impacts Knee Joint Kinematics During Elliptical Exercise at Varying Inclines. The Knee: 29, 201-207.
4. Hummer, E., Thorsen, T., and Zhang, S. (2021). Does Saddle Height Influence Knee Frontal-Plane Biomechanics during Stationary Cycling? The Knee: 29. 233-240.
5. Thorsen, T., Hummer, E., Reinbolt, J., Weinhandl, J.T., and Zhang, S. (2021). Increased Q-Factor Increases Medial Compartment Knee Joint Contact Force During Cycling. Journal of Biomechanics: 118.
6. Hummer, E., Thorsen, T., Weinhandl, J.T., Cates, H., and Zhang, S. (2021). Knee Joint Biomechanics of Patients with Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty During Stationary Cycling. Journal of Biomechanics: 115.
7. Hummer, E., Murphy, E., Suprak, D.N., Brilla, L., and San Juan, J. (2020). The effects of a standard elliptical vs. a modified elliptical with a converging footpath on lower limb kinematics and muscle activity. Journal of Sports Sciences: 38(20), 2382-2389.

• 
• Nadyne Venturin-Trindade
• Teaching Instructor
• Area: Sport Management
• End Degree: MSc Sports Management
• Office: Loree Classroom Building 132 (Douglass Campus)
• Email: nadyne.trindade@rutgers.edu
• Specialization: Global Sports Policy and Governance

Educational/Research Interests:

Nadyne is interested in the relationship between social responsibility and governance practices in the sports and leisure industry. Her research and teaching practice focus on i) global sports policies and governance issues and ii) strategic corporate social responsibility in private and publicly funded sports organizations and programs. She is currently involved in several research projects, collaborations, and public engagement activities with other academics, advocates and nonprofit sports organizations in the United States, The United Kingdom, Cape Verde, Italy and Brazil.

Publications:

Trindade, N. V. (2021). Leisure provision for LGBTIQ+ refugees: opportunities and constraints on building solidarity and citizenship across difference in Brazil. In Caudwell, J. & Ugolotti, N. M. Leisure and Forced Migration: Lives Lived in the Asylum Systems. Routledge. London. De

Almeida, B. S., Graeff, B. & Trindade, N. V. (2021). Sport and Development in Brazil: Lessons from Multiple Sport Mega-Event Hosting and Sporting Programmes in Disadvantaged Communities. In Tinaz, C. & Knott, B. Sport and Development in Emerging Nations. Routledge. London.

• 
• Morgan Murray
• Teaching Instructor
• Area: Exercise & Sport Science
• End Degree: M.S. Kinesiology & Applied Physiology
• Office: Loree Classroom Building 134 (Douglass Campus)
• Email: msm272@kines.rutgers.edu
• Laboratory: Exercise Physiology Teaching Lab
• Lab Location: Nelson Biological Labs - Room 126, 604 Allison Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854

• 
• Reubinedde Malamug
• Teaching Instructor
• Area: Exercise Science & Public Health
• End Degree: Master of Health Administration
• Office: Loree Classroom Building 130 (Douglass Campus)
• Email: malamug@rutgers.edu

 Professional Background:

Reubinedde Malamug is a proud alumni of Rutgers University and graduated from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. She majored in Exercise Science and Public Health and minored in Environmental Policy, Institutions, & Behavior. After graduating from Rutgers University, she immediately started working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where she was able to work directly in patient care. She worked primarily with Multiple Myeloma, Solid Tumor Head and Neck, Breast, and Lymphoma clinics and patients. While working, she was able to obtain her certificate in Health and Hospital Law from Seton Hall Law School. Shortly after, she went on to get her Master of Health Administration degree from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions. These things have helped her increase her knowledge and grow passionate about giving the best patient care and the patient population.