Research
The Human Performance Collaborative is conducting research that closes the gap between the laboratory and real world, with a goal of enabling peak physical, mental and cognitive performance for individuals and teams.
1 Sense
Capture human signals in the field with validated wearables and sensors.
1 Assess
Turn data into insight through biomechanics modeling and analytics.
1 Augment
Apply insight to optimize, protect, and, recover human performance.
Our interdisciplinary research teams are working in the following key areas
Understanding how acute and chronic stress, high cognitive demand, and cumulative allostatic load interact to shape human performance—and identifying evidence-based strategies to optimize readiness, build resilience, and prevent long-term degradation in individuals and teams operating at the edge of human capability.
Understanding the unique physiological and biomechanical factors as injury prevention, training protocols, nutrition, and recovery strategies that are optimized for women, particularly in relation to menstrual cycle phases, pregnancy, post partum, and the stages of menopause.
Explores the physiological, psychological, and behavioral adaptations of humans to spaceflight environments. The goal is to develop evidence-based countermeasures, technologies, and protocols that ensure astronaut safety, optimize mission performance, and support long-duration space exploration, including missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Translating the performance principles, interventions, and technologies developed in elite athletic, military, and space environments into accessible, scalable strategies that improve health, function, and quality of life across general and clinical populations—with a particular focus on addressing Ohio's most pressing health disparities.
Understanding the physiological and psychological mechanisms that drive restoration and adaptation following physical exertion, cognitive demand, and operational stress—and identifying evidence-based recovery modalities, nutritional strategies, and monitoring tools that accelerate return to readiness across elite, tactical, and general populations.
Harnessing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics to integrate multimodal human performance data—physiological, biomechanical, cognitive, and behavioral—into actionable insights that predict injury risk, personalize training and recovery, and optimize human capability. Beginning with elite athletics, transitioning validated tools and models into military and tactical populations, with a long-term goal of making AI-driven performance optimization accessible to everyday people.
