{"id":1792,"date":"2015-08-21T10:48:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T14:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krss.utwebteam.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1792"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:46:11","slug":"joshua-t-weinhandl-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua T. Weinhandl, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Associate Professor
\nHPER 361
\n865-974-9556
\njweinhan@utk.edu
\n<\/a>
<\/p>\n

\n

COURSES TAUGHT
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
KNS 332<\/td>\nApplied Anatomy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KNS 422<\/td>\nBiomechanics of Human Movement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KNS 513<\/td>\nBiomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KNS 575<\/td>\nMatlab for Biomechanics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KNS 634<\/td>\nAdvanced Methods and Instrumentation in Biomechanics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Weinhandl\u2019s main research interests included lower extremity injury biomechanics, movement coordination and variability. A primary focus of his research is to address basic and applied research questions relating to neuromuscular control deficits using a combination of approaches involving kinetic, kinematic and electromyographic analyses. Coupled with computational models, Weinhandl believes these investigations may provide greater insight into the nexus between biomechanical and neuromuscular processes underlying human movement control and decision-making. The overall goal of these efforts is to develop improved intervention strategies for musculoskeletal injury prevention and rehabilitation. Most recently Weinhandl has been applying this research paradigm to the understanding of risk factors and injury mechanisms for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, knee osteoarthritis, and chronic ankle instability.<\/p>\n

\n

EDUCATION
\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n
PhD<\/td>\nUniversity of Wisconsin – Milwaukee<\/td>\nBiomechanics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MS<\/td>\nBall State University<\/td>\nBiomechanics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BS<\/td>\nGrenville College<\/td>\nKinesiology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/h4>\n

2019-Present\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee
\n2015-2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee
\n2011-2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University<\/p>\n

\n

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Weinhandl is a member of the American Society of Biomechanics, and the American College of Sports Medicine. He also regularly serves as a reviewer for several journals including Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise,<\/em>\u00a0Journal of Biomechanics, Gait and Posture, Journal of Applied Biomechanics,<\/em>\u00a0Sport Biomechanics, and Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

RECENT PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Weinhandl <\/strong>JT<\/strong>, Genter AM, Peel SA, Zhang S & Fairbrother JT. (accepted). Acquisition, retention and transfer effects of landing to increase foot progression angle during bilateral drop landings. Journal of Applied Biomechanics<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Weinhandl JT<\/strong>, Alfayyadh A, Dami LE, Zhang S & Fitzhugh EC. (2024). The effects of heading motion and sex on lower extremity biomechanics in soccer players. The Knee<\/em>. 50:154-162. DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.knee.2024.08.001<\/a><\/p>\n

Bennett HJ, Weinhandl JT<\/strong> & Sievert ZA. (2024). Musculoskeletal model degrees of freedom: are constraints hindering our understanding of human movement? Journal of Biomechanics.<\/em> 165:112026. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jbiomech.2024.112026<\/a><\/p>\n

Bennett HJ, Estler K, Valenzuela K & Weinhandl JT<\/strong>. (2024). Predicting knee joint contact forces using kinematic inputs with a long-short term neural network. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. <\/em>146(8):081004. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1115\/1.4064550<\/a><\/p>\n

Peel SA & Weinhandl JT<\/strong>. (2022). Task but not arm position influences lower extremity joint mechanics during bilateral landings. Sports Biomechanics<\/em>. 21(5):637-653. DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14763141.2019.1659394<\/a><\/p>\n

Peel SA, Schroeder LE & Weinhandl JT<\/strong>. (2022) Effects of foot progression angle on knee mechanics during an anticipated cutting task: a statistical parametric mapping approach. Journal of Biomechanics<\/em>. 130:110842. DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jbiomech.2021.110842<\/a><\/p>\n

Schroeder LE, Valenzuela KA, Zhang S, Orme JG & Weinhandl JT<\/strong>. (2021). Rounding the base: A lower extremity biomechanical analysis in softball players. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching<\/em>. 16(6):1322-1331. DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/17479541211008275<\/a><\/p>\n

Schroeder LE, Peel SA & Weinhandl JT<\/strong>. (2021). Type of unanticipated stimulus affects lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during sidestepping. Journal of Sports Sciences<\/em>. 39(6):618-28. DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/02640414.2020.1837481<\/a><\/p>\n

Peel SA, Schroeder LE & Weinhandl JT<\/strong>. (2021). Lower extremity muscle contributions to ACL loading during a stop-jump task. Journal of Biomechanics<\/em>. 121:110426. DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jbiomech.2021.110426<\/a><\/p>\n

Schroeder LE, Tatarski RL & Weinhandl JT<\/strong>. (2021). Increased ankle range of motion reduces knee loads during landing in healthy adults. Journal of Applied Biomechanics<\/em>. 37(4):333-342. DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1123\/jab.2020-0281<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Associate Professor HPER 361 865-974-9556 jweinhan@utk.edu COURSES TAUGHT KNS 332 Applied Anatomy KNS 422 Biomechanics of Human Movement KNS 513 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1792","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJoshua T. Weinhandl, PhD - Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joshua T. Weinhandl, PhD - Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Associate Professor HPER 361 865-974-9556 jweinhan@utk.edu COURSES TAUGHT KNS 332 Applied Anatomy KNS 422 Biomechanics of Human Movement KNS 513 […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-29T18:46:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/thumbnail_image0.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"549\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"549\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\\\/\",\"name\":\"Joshua T. Weinhandl, PhD - Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/thumbnail_image0-300x300.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-21T14:48:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-29T18:46:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/thumbnail_image0.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/16\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/thumbnail_image0.jpg\",\"width\":549,\"height\":549},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Joshua T. Weinhandl, PhD\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies\",\"description\":\"University of Tennessee, Knoxville\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cehhs.utk.edu\\\/krss\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Joshua T. Weinhandl, PhD - Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Joshua T. Weinhandl, PhD - Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies","og_description":"Associate Professor HPER 361 865-974-9556 jweinhan@utk.edu COURSES TAUGHT KNS 332 Applied Anatomy KNS 422 Biomechanics of Human Movement KNS 513 […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/","og_site_name":"Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies","article_modified_time":"2025-08-29T18:46:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":549,"height":549,"url":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/thumbnail_image0.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/","url":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/","name":"Joshua T. Weinhandl, PhD - Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/thumbnail_image0-300x300.jpg","datePublished":"2015-08-21T14:48:40+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-29T18:46:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/thumbnail_image0.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/thumbnail_image0.jpg","width":549,"height":549},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/joshua-t-weinhandl-phd\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Joshua T. Weinhandl, PhD"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/","name":"Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies","description":"University of Tennessee, Knoxville","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/krss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}