<p> Tactical Athlete Human Factors Summit July 27-28, 2017 Foy Auditorium, Auburn University</p><p>Thursday, July 27</p><p>8:00 Welcome/Introductory Remarks Lieutenant Ronald Burgess (ret.)</p><p>8:15 Keynote Address Mr. Douglas Tamilio, Director Natick Army Research Laboratories (Natick, MA)</p><p>9:00 Break</p><p>9:15 Tactical Athlete Nutrition Mr. Jeremy McAdam - Assessment of Dietary Intake and Activity in Initial Entry Training Soldiers Dr. Michael Roberts – Protein Supplementation for the Tactical Athlete Ms. Leslie Neidert - Whey Protein Improves Glucose Uptake Following Maximal Exercise Molecular and Applied Science Laboratory – Physiological impact of Protein Supplementation</p><p>10:15 Break</p><p>10:30 Performance Optimization Mr. Brandon Marcello - Non-discipline Specific Soldier Performance Framework Mr. Greg Nichols - Assessing the Use of Performance Enhancing Substances in Military Populations Ms. Jamie Glover – Effects of E-Cigarettes on Warfighter Readiness and Performance Mr. Greg Nichols – Considerations of Intended and Unintended Effects of Performance and Cognitive Modification Ms. Sarah Gordon – Undergraduate Honors Presentation – Impact of Ruckmarching on Upright Posture</p><p>11:45 Lunch</p><p>1:00 Musculoskeletal Injury in the Tactical Athlete Ms. Kristin Wilburn – Lower Extremity Injury as a Risk Factor for Developing First Time Episode of Low Back Pain in the U.S. Army Mr. Ryan Decarreau – Implementation of Injury Prevention Methods in U.S. Special Operations: Lessons Learned and the Way Ahead Mr. Jeremy Houser & MAJ Scott Carrow – Trainees with Displaced Hip Fractures Present to Physical Therapy with Primary Complaint of Knee Pain Dr. JoEllen Sefton – Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Injury Trends in United States Initial Entry Soldiers 2008-2016</p><p>2:15 Break</p><p>2:30 Training Optimization Ms. Jennifer Murphy – Support for Training Effectiveness Assessment with Data Interoperability Ms. Kaitlin McGinnis – Use of Heart Rate Variability to Predict Success in Basic Rifle Marksmanship MAJ Donald Bigham – Tactical Athlete Assessment in the Army Wellness Center Dr. JoEllen Sefton – Impact of Walking Distance and Weight on Injuries in Initial Entry Training Soldiers</p><p>3:30 Break</p><p>3:45 Police/Fire Mr. John Hofman – Strategies for Reducing Injuries within the Police Service Dr. Kenneth Games – Strategies for Reducing Injuries within the Fire Service Zachary Winkelmann – Effect of Environmental Conditions and Exercise on Functional Performance in Firefighters</p><p>5:00 Reception and Building Tours - School of Kinesiology 301 Wire Road, Auburn, AL Food and drinks provided</p><p>Friday, July 28</p><p>8:00 Welcome</p><p>8:05 Featured Speaker Mr. Jeffery Langhout – Director, Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL)</p><p>9:00 Break</p><p>9:15 Head-Supported Mass Panel Dr. Bethany Shivers – Head-supported Mass Research at USAARL: Current Efforts and the Way Ahead Mr. John Wurzbach – Mass Properties Comparison of Dismounted and Ground Mounted Head- Supported Mass Configurations to Existing Performance and Acute Injury Risk Guidelines Mr. Patrick Estep – Comparative Stability Assessment of an Experimental Helmet System Mr. Edward Eveland – Exploratory Research to Identify and Mitigate Chronic and Acute Neck Pain in the Flight Environment Dr. Gretchen Oliver – Influence of HSM of Cervical Spine Posture and Kinematics during Running 10:30 Break</p><p>10:45 Engineering for the Tactical Athlete Mr. Raju Gupta – Development of a Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Glove Ms. Adrienne Madison – Evaluation of Military Tactical Ground Vehicle Dynamic Exposure Ride Signatures via Risk Assessment Classification Mr. Scott Kennedy – Development of a Lower Limb Exoskeleton with Nitinol Artificial Muscles</p><p>11:30 Medical and Training Collaborations Dr. Ashish Gupta – Medical Innovation through Big Data Dr. Robert Norton - The Futures Laboratory - DoD and Academia Collaborating to Help Improve Health, Stability and Security Throughout the World Colonel Paul Nelson – Military and Academic Collaborations</p><p>12:15 Closing Remarks Dr. JoEllen Sefton, Director, Warrior Research Center</p><p>Poster Presentations </p><p>Available in the Lobby during breaks and lunch</p><p>Ms. Lauren Brewer – Effect of Load Position of Gait Kinetics during Load Carriage Mr. Bryce Munz – Two Methods of Heat Migration in IET Soldiers Ms. Erin Morant – Impact of a Pre-Training Intervention on Soldier Injuries and Graduation Rates Ms. Rian Ory – Use of a Common Fitness Assessment to Predict Injuries in IET Soldiers Ms. Kristin Bell – Volunteer Investigations for Mounted and Head-Supported Mass in Dismounted Operations Ms. Jordan Devine – Innovations in Gamification of Training Warrior Research Center – System for Prosthetic Alignment Utilizing Real-time Kinematics (spAUrk) Warrior Research Center – Develop Biometrics of Potential Impairment by Quantifying the Relationships between Human Orthopedic/ Neuromuscular Response and Exposure during (Actual or Simulated) Mounted and Dismounted Operational Exposures</p><p>*Schedule is tentative and may be subject to change</p>