Journal Articles:

• [su_label type="default"]Journal Article[/su_label] Sports Biomechanics
  Measuring a pirouette: examining the validity of biomechanical measures for double pirouette performances (2026)
• [su_label type="default"]Journal Article[/su_label] Medical Problems of Performing Artists
  Biomechanical Validation of a Dance-specific Heel Raise to Jump Progression (2025)

Other Scholarly outputs

Creative Practice

Other Activities

Module leader and Lecturer in Dance Science Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (London, UK; 9/2020 – present) • Module leader and lecturer of Research Methods courses. • Supervises student research projects and provides research tutorials for guidance in research design and analysis. • Contributed to the revalidation and curriculum design of the MSc/MFA Dance Science. Research assistant and Lecturer in Dance Science Institute of Sport Science, University of Bern (Bern, CH; 9/2016 – present) • Plans and executes Dance Science research studies; including survey studies, dance interventions, and biomechanical analyses of complex dance movements. • Analyzes qualitative survey data as well as quantitative kinematic and kinetic data. • Teaches Research Methods and Applied Biomechanics in the MAS Dance Science. Researcher Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University (Perth, AU; 12/2020 – 10/2021) • Performs biomechanical analysis of dance movements on large data sets (+500 motion capture recordings) with self-written algorithms. • Conducts survey studies, gathering practitioner insights to inform dance-specific, bio-mechanical measures. Professional dancer The Henny Jurriens Foundation (Amsterdam, NL; 3/2019 – present) • Engages in professional dance training. Physical therapy assistant Westside Dance Physical Therapy (New York, USA; 6/2016 – 8/2016) • Assisted in the rehabilitation setting of professional dancers of the New York City Ballet. Research assistant Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles USA; 2010-2014) • Managed the EEG lab, collecting data on participants during tasks of attention. Membership in Committees Review editor Journal of Dance Medicine and Science Review editor Editorial Board of Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science Research Committee member (currently) International Association of Dance Medicine and Science Student Committee member (previously) International Association of Dance Medicine and Science • Founded and piloted the Mentorship Program, connecting those in pursuit of further education and careers in dance medicine and science to professionals in the field.