Alumna Conducts Research and Development for Cycling Industry
By Robert Clark
Christie O'Hara (M.S., Kinesiology, 2011) has returned to the biomechanics lab to collect data for her ongoing research. After graduation, O'Hara found employment immediately with a major cycling component manufacturer in Spain. She now travels to various international professional cycling and triathlon events, markets products, and conducts research and development.
O'Hara's thesis on chain ring types was published in the International Journal of Sport Science and Engineering in 2012, and she continues to explore how elliptical chain rings affect cycling performance.
The department is fortunate to have O'Hara back for a limited time this academic year. Current undergraduate students will continue the line of inquiry she began with plans to present their results at future conferences.