Arnel Aguinaldo, Ph.D.
President
“Measuring the biomechanics of baseball-specific movements allow sports scientists to objectively evaluate execution for injury risk and player development applications.”
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Gretchen Oliver, Ph.D.
Past President
“I’m interested in injury prevention and performance enhancement in baseball and softball athletes. Major focus on youth and injury prevention in both baseball and softball. Additional focus is on pain history and pitching mechanics in collegiate softball pitchers.”
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Glenn Fleisig, Ph.D.
VP of Conferences
“Biomechanics is the new ‘Moneyball’ in baseball. We have the opportunity and ability to enable the athletes to maximize their performance and minimize their risk of injury.”
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Jon Slowik, Ph.D.
Director
“I’m interested in reducing sports-related injuries while also optimizing on-field performance.”
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Jessica Talmage, Ph.D.
Director
“I see baseball biomechanics as an opportunity to combine multiple areas of my interest, work with athletes on a daily basis, and collaborate with doctors, therapists, trainers, and strength and conditioning staff to solve problems and help athletes achieve their maximum potential.”
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Will Vandenberg
Director
“The body is the perfect machine. Working in baseball biomechanics combines my passion of figuring out how things work with baseball to understand what makes the best players so good.”
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Antonia Zaferiou, Ph.D.
Director
"I am driven to serve the ABBS community by broadening participation in baseball biomechanics research through educational and mentorship activities that help trainees navigate this rapidly growing field. Further, I am interested in exchanging ideas about mechanically-informed research questions with the goal to keep players healthy while improving their performance."
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