Daniel Oliver Schmitt
Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
Overview
Selected Grants
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Descent Locomotion Behavior in Primates awarded by National Science Foundation (Collaborator). 2018 to 2020
Collaborative Research: Biomechanical Significance of Bone Material Variation in the Primate Locomotor Skeleton awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2014 to 2019
Ontogeny of Heel-strike in African Apes awarded by National Science Foundation (Co-Principal Investigator). 2015 to 2019
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 American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (Investigator). 2015 to 2016
Gait Mechanics of Inverted Walking: Implications for the Evolution of Suspensory Locomotion awarded by L.S.B. Leakey Foundation (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
Granatosky, MC, and Schmitt, D. "The mechanical origins of arm-swinging(Accepted)." Journal of Human Evolution 130 (May 1, 2019): 61-71. Full Text
Miller, CE, Johnson, LE, Pinkard, H, Lemelin, P, and Schmitt, D. "Limb phase flexibility in walking: A test case in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)." Frontiers in Zoology 16.1 (February 18, 2019). Full Text
Miller, CE, Pinkard, H, Johnson, LE, and Schmitt, D. "Pitch control and speed limitation during overground deceleration in lemurid primates." Journal of Morphology 280.2 (February 2019): 300-306. Full Text
Granatosky, MC, Schmitt, D, and Hanna, J. "Comparison of spatiotemporal gait characteristics between vertical climbing and horizontal walking in primates." The Journal of Experimental Biology 222.Pt 2 (January 18, 2019). Full Text
Fabre, A-C, Granatosky, MC, Hanna, JB, and Schmitt, D. "Do forelimb shape and peak forces co-vary in strepsirrhines?." American Journal of Physical Anthropology 167.3 (November 2018): 602-614. Full Text
Snyder, ML, and Schmitt, D. "Effects of aging on the biomechanics of Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli): Evidence of robustness to senescence." Experimental Gerontology 111 (October 2018): 235-240. Full Text
Hughes-Oliver, CN, Srinivasan, D, Schmitt, D, and Queen, RM. "Gender and limb differences in temporal gait parameters and gait variability in ankle osteoarthritis." Gait & Posture 65 (September 2018): 228-233. Full Text
Granatosky, MC, Fitzsimons, A, Zeininger, A, and Schmitt, D. "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 221.Pt 2 (January 22, 2018). Full Text Open Access Copy
Zeininger, A, Schmitt, D, Jensen, JL, and Shapiro, LJ. "Ontogenetic changes in foot strike pattern and calcaneal loading during walking in young children." Gait & Posture 59 (January 2018): 18-22. Full Text Open Access Copy
Queen, RM, Franck, CT, Schmitt, D, and Adams, SB. "Are There Differences in Gait Mechanics in Patients With A Fixed Versus Mobile Bearing Total Ankle Arthroplasty? A Randomized Trial." Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 475.10 (October 2017): 2599-2606. Full Text