Daniel Oliver Schmitt
Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
Overview
Selected Grants
Collaborative Research: Biomechanical Significance of Bone Material Variation in the Primate Locomotor Skeleton awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2014 to 2020
Ontogeny of Heel-strike in African Apes awarded by National Science Foundation (Co-Principal Investigator). 2015 to 2020
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Descent Locomotion Behavior in Primates awarded by National Science Foundation (Collaborator). 2018 to 2020
Effects of Aging and Nutrition on Gait Mechanics: Interpretations of Skeletal and Muscular Material awarded by Wenner Gren Foundation (Co-Principal Investigator). 2015 to 2018
The Effects of Vibration on Mouse Behavior awarded by (Investigator). 2015 to 2016
Gait Mechanics of Inverted Walking: Implications for the Evolution of Suspensory Locomotion awarded by (Principal Investigator). 2015
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: The Biomechanics of Vertical Clinging and Grasping in Primates awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2012 to 2014
Gait Mechanics in Primate and Nonprimate Quadrupeds awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2005 to 2010
Biomechanics and Inflammation in Osteoarthritis awarded by National Institutes of Health (Consultant). 2003 to 2008
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: Vertical Climbing Efficiency in Primates awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2005 to 2006
Pages
Queen, Robin M., et al. “Gait Analysis Reveals that Total Hip Arthroplasty Increases Power Production in the Hip During Level Walking and Stair Climbing..” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, vol. 477, no. 8, Aug. 2019, pp. 1839–47. Epmc, doi:10.1097/corr.0000000000000809. Full Text
Granatosky, Michael C., and Daniel Schmitt. “The mechanical origins of arm-swinging..” Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 130, May 2019, pp. 61–71. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2019.02.001. Full Text
Miller, C. E., et al. “Limb phase flexibility in walking: A test case in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus).” Frontiers in Zoology, vol. 16, no. 1, Feb. 2019. Scopus, doi:10.1186/s12983-019-0299-8. Full Text
Miller, Charlotte E., et al. “Pitch control and speed limitation during overground deceleration in lemurid primates..” Journal of Morphology, vol. 280, no. 2, Feb. 2019, pp. 300–06. Epmc, doi:10.1002/jmor.20944. Full Text
Granatosky, Michael C., et al. “Comparison of spatiotemporal gait characteristics between vertical climbing and horizontal walking in primates..” The Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 222, no. Pt 2, Jan. 2019. Epmc, doi:10.1242/jeb.185702. Full Text
Fabre, Anne-Claire, et al. “Do forelimb shape and peak forces co-vary in strepsirrhines?.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 167, no. 3, Nov. 2018, pp. 602–14. Epmc, doi:10.1002/ajpa.23688. Full Text
Snyder, Megan L., and Daniel Schmitt. “Effects of aging on the biomechanics of Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli): Evidence of robustness to senescence..” Experimental Gerontology, vol. 111, Oct. 2018, pp. 235–40. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.exger.2018.07.019. Full Text
Hughes-Oliver, C. N., et al. “Gender and limb differences in temporal gait parameters and gait variability in ankle osteoarthritis..” Gait Posture, vol. 65, Sept. 2018, pp. 228–33. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.180. Full Text
Granatosky, Michael C., et al. “Mechanisms for the functional differentiation of the propulsive and braking roles of the forelimbs and hindlimbs during quadrupedal walking in primates and felines..” The Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 221, no. Pt 2, Jan. 2018. Epmc, doi:10.1242/jeb.162917. Full Text Open Access Copy
Zeininger, Angel, et al. “Ontogenetic changes in foot strike pattern and calcaneal loading during walking in young children..” Gait & Posture, vol. 59, Jan. 2018, pp. 18–22. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.09.027. Full Text Open Access Copy