Members of Sport Insight
Sport Insight consists of experts in the field of Biomechanics, Engineering, Kinesiology, Human Movement and Sport Science. Situated in the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary, Sport Insight has the access and expertise to address an extensive range of biomechanics questions. Whether it be performing a study to determine how a new shoe technology influences joint loading and injury risk, quantifying how new equipment or apparel technology affects performance, or working to create new products and develop equipment to meet specific needs or address specific issues, at Sport Insight we are committed to delivering excellence and innovation to our clients.
Darren Stefanyshyn
President & CEO
Darren is a mechanical engineer with specialization in biomechanics. His experience in sport biomechanics is extensive, with a thorough history investigating athletic equipment and its interaction with athletes concentrating on performance and athlete safety. The work done by Dr. Stefanyshyn encompasses many different sport domains, including sprinting, basketball, football, soccer, speed skating, hockey, tennis, and general human locomotion.
Dr. Stefanyshyn has been working with industry partners for over 25 years, having collaborated with world leaders such as adidas, TaylorMade, Mark's Work Wearhouse, Ariat International, the Canadian Olympic Team, as well as sport leagues such as the NHL, NBA and NFL.
Bill Wannop
Project Manager & COO
Bill graduated with a PhD in biomechanics in 2012 and since graduation has been an integral part of the Sport Insight team. His expertise is grounded in improving athletic performance and reducing the injury risk of athletes. The work done by Dr. Wannop includes investigating the influence of footwear traction on athletic injury risk and athletic performance, investigating how different mechanical properties of sport surfaces and footwear can improve athletic performance and investigating how different athletic apparel influences the movements and performance of athletes. The work done by Dr. Wannop was recognized in 2012 as he was awarded the Young Investigator Award by at the 2011 Footwear Biomechanics Symposium for his work on footwear traction and injury in American Football.
Shaylyn Kowalchuk
Research Technician
Shaylyn graduated with a Masters Degree in Integrative Biomechanics in 2016 from the University of Western Ontario and since graduation has been working as a member of the Sport Insight team.
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Christian Clermont
Post Doc
Christian graduated with a Doctoral Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Calgary. His research has focused on the use of wearable technology for the collection of human biomechanics data in health and sports science. Most recently, his doctoral work provided evidence for the effective use of wearable sensor data with pattern recognition methods to monitor typical and atypical running biomechanics in competitive and recreational athletes. Christian’s Postdoctoral research project with Sport Insight aims to use impact monitoring mouthguards to monitor head impacts in youth athletes to identify key biomechanical features that characterize sport-related concussion.
Michael Esposito
Graduate Student
Michael graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biomechanics from the University of Calgary in 2018 and has been with the Sport Insight team ever since. Michael is currently researching the effects of footwear cushioning on running performance and investigating a possible mechanism of improved running performance.
Zach Barrons
Graduate Student & Research Technician
Zach graduated with a MSc specializing in Biomechanics from the University of Northern Colorado in 2019. Working for Sport Insight as both an intern and research technician, Zach has since transitioned to PhD student, a role in which he continues to work on Sport Insight projects.
Pratham Singh
Graduate Student
Mr. Singh has experience conducting gait experiments related to the reduction of slips and falls in humans. He also has experience investigating the association of foot strike to lower limb loading in healthy and injured runners. At Sport Insight, he is currently working on validating an accelerometer equipped with a local positioning system (LPS) in runners and to resolve issues seen in current IMU technologies such as reducing drift error.
Ishan Don
Post Doc
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