Rate My Professor Zachary Domire

Zachary Domire is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at East Carolina University, serving as Director of the Biomechanics graduate program and Director of the Performance Optimization Laboratory. He earned his B.S. (Honors), M.S., and Ph.D. in Kinesiology from The Pennsylvania State University, followed by postdoctoral training at the Mayo Clinic. His academic career includes an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science at Texas Tech University from 2009 to 2011, before joining East Carolina University in 2012 as Associate Professor and advancing to full Professor. Domire's research specializes in biomechanics, aging, skeletal muscle mechanics, muscle performance, joint stability, movement analysis, and simulation of human movement. His work addresses prevention of musculoskeletal injuries in military personnel, diagnosis and rehabilitation from mild traumatic brain injury, and the influence of tissue material properties on physiological function. Through the Performance Optimization Laboratory, he optimizes human performance across populations including athletes, warfighters, older adults, and individuals post-injury, employing interdisciplinary methods from biomechanics, neuroscience, and physiology.

Domire has published extensively on these topics. Key publications include 'The effect of Nordic hamstring strength training on muscle architecture, stiffness, and strength' (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2017), 'The influence of squat depth on maximal vertical jump performance' (Journal of Sports Sciences, 2007), 'Elbow strength and endurance in patients with a ruptured distal biceps tendon' (Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2010), 'Radiocapitellar joint stability with bipolar versus monopolar radial head prostheses' (Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2009), and 'Evaluation of muscles affected by myositis using magnetic resonance elastography' (Muscle & Nerve, 2011). He delivered a tutorial on Magnetic Resonance Elastography as a tool to study skeletal muscle at the 2008 North American Congress on Biomechanics. Domire contributes to the field as a grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Defense, Israel Science Foundation, and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, a peer reviewer for 21 scientific journals, a mentor in the American Society of Biomechanics Mentor Program, and a member of the International Program Committee for icSPORTS 2013.