Jin, Li
Preferred: li.jin@sjsu.edu
Assistant Professor
Spantan Complex 111
(408) 924-3046
li.jin@sjsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Human Physiology (Emphasis: Biomechanics), University of Oregon
M.S. in Human Physiology (Emphasis: Biomechanics), University of Oregon
B.S. in Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport
Bio
Dr. Li Jin earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Human Physiology with a concentration in Biomechanics from University of Oregon. He earned his B.S. in Kinesiology from Shanghai University of Sport. Prior to joining San Jose State University, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at The University of Iowa.
Dr. Jin’s main area of research focuses on identifying lower extremity system biomechanical patterns, injury prevention and balance control in walking and running gait. Outside the lab, Dr. Jin enjoys piano, hiking and photography.
Expertise, Research & Teaching Interests
Dr. Jin’s current research focuses on human lower extremity joint mechanics patterns in walking and running gait, as well as gait balance control and injury prevention among different population settings (elderly people, endurance runners, amputees, etc.). Specifically, he plans to identify foot and ankle system mechanical energy flow in different locomotion tasks and speeds. Based on that, he also plans to evaluate different footwear, prostheses and ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) design and the connection with ankle-foot system energetic patterns during locomotion, with the longer-term goal to improve gait performance.
Additionally, Dr. Jin is working on wearable sensors research. With the goal to apply inertia measurement units (IMUs) in the following two areas: 1) the evaluation of walking gait balance control and fall prevention among elderly people, and it would be helpful to facilitate IMUs application in clinical gait balance evaluation; 2) track and identify the potential risk factors of running related overuse injuries (tibial stress fracture, patella femoral pain, etc.) on endurance runners.
Dr. Jin have taught various courses related to biomechanics, exercise and performance, biostatistics and research methods. He is teaching KIN 158 Biomechanics class at SJSU. He incorporates his own research into teaching and guide the students to actively engage in acquiring knowledge through critical thinking, discovery and creativity process.
Courses Taught
At SJSU
KIN 158 – Biomechanics
KIN 257 – Biomechanics
Course Topics from Previous Institutions
Evidence, Inference, and Biostatistics
Exercise and Performance
Exercise Physiology
Understanding Human Disease
Selected Publications
Jin, L. (2021). The effects of increasing insoles stiffness on foot and ankle mechanics in walking gait. Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications, 33(3):2150023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.4015/S101623722150023X)
Donahue, S.R., Jin, L., Hahn, M.E. (2020). User independent estimations of gait events with minimal sensor data. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 25(5),1583-1590. (DOI: http://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2020.3028827)
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E. (2019). Comparison of lower extremity joint mechanics between healthy active young and middle age people in walking and running gait. Scientific Reports, 9(1):5568. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41750-9)
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E. (2018). Modulation of lower extremity joint stiffness, work and power at different walking and running speeds. Human Movement Science, 58:1-9. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2018.01.004)
Resseguie, S.C., Jin, L., Hahn, M.E. (2016). Analysis of dynamic balance control in transtibial amputees with use of a power prosthetic foot. Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications, 28(2):1650011. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4015/S1016237216500113)
Jin, L., Adamczyk, P.G., Roland, M., Hahn, M.E. (2016). The effect of high and low-damping prosthetic foot structures on knee loading in the uninvolved limb across different walking speeds. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 32(3):233-240. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jab.2015-0143)
Selected Presentations
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E.: Lower extremity joint moment angular impulse during gait transitions. XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Virtual Conference, July 2021. (Online Podium Presentation)
Jin, L.: Effects of increasing footwear insole stiffness on foot and ankle mechanics in gait. 2020 Western Society for Kinesiology & Wellness Conference. Virtual Conference, October 2020.
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E.: Relationship between joint stiffness and limb stiffness in running across speeds. 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Virtual Conference, August 2020.
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E.: Lower extremity joint stiffness and energy generation in gait transitions. 67th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. Virtual Conference, May 2020. Abstract was published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 52(7S), 731, 2020. (DOI: http://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000683124.30124.9d)
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E.: Lower extremity joint stiffness and work performed across different walking and running speeds. 41th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Boulder, CO, USA, August 2017.
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E.: Joint stiffness and work performed in lower extremities while walking and running at different speeds. 13th Annual Northwest Biomechanics Symposium. Eugene, OR, USA, May 2017.
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E.: Lower extremity joint stiffness and power generation in the walk-to-run transition. 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. Raleigh, NC, USA, 2016.
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E.: Lower extremity joint stiffness and power generation across different walking and running speeds. XIV International Symposium on 3D Analysis of Human Movement. Taipei, Taiwan, 2016.
Jin, L., Hahn, M.E.: Joint stiffness and power generation in the lower extremity during the walk-to-run transition. 12th Annual Northwest Biomechanics Symposium. Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2016.
Undergraduate/Graduate Student Research Supervision
If you are interested in conducting biomechanics research with Dr. Jin, please feel free to reach out to him.
Professional Affiliations:
American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)