Ram Haddas
Adjunct Instructor

Discipline:
Biomechanics

Hometown:
Jerusalem, Israel

Vitae

r.haddas@ttuhsc.edu

Mailing Address:
Box 43011
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX 79409-3011 USA

2010 — M.S., Biomechanics, Indiana University

2007 — B.A., Exercise Science, Zinman College (Israel)

AHRS 5303 Graduate  Biomechanics

ESS 5306 Graduate  Biomechanics

ESS 5310 Graduate Biomechanics of skeletomuscular systems

• Biomechaincs of musculoskeletal injury
• Lower extremity and lower back acute and chronic injury mechanisms, prevention, and rehabilitation outcomes
• Interaction between musculoskeletal structure and function during locomotor activities
• Effects of musculoskeletal loading on tissue health
• Identification of primary biomechanical and neuromuscular risk factors that may predispose individuals to develop musculoskeletal disorders.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of, and isolate mechanisms behind, musculoskeletal rehabilitative interventions, primarily low back pain.

• 2012-2013 — Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Grace Lasater Allenworth award recognizes academic achievement and superior performance in rehabilitation science program
• April 2012 — Recipient of the Outstanding Award in Research Presentation at the annual meeting of the South Central Regional Chapter of the American Society of Biomechanics, Dallas, TX, USA, Haddas R, Hooper T, Sizer P, James CR. Effects of volitional preemptive abdominal contraction on trunk and lower extremity biomechanics and neuromuscular control during a drop vertical jump