Kylee Schaffer, Ph.D., is a Senior Biomechanist specializing in biomechanics, injury tolerance, biomechanical failure mechanisms, and athlete performance. She applies this work to all segments of the human body involved in collisions and other impact-producing events. This includes injuries from motor vehicle collisions, equipment failures, work place incidents, and more.

Dr. Schaffer earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Robert Morris University. She went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Physiology from the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, with a concentration in Biomechanics. Dr. Schaffer’s doctoral research focused on the biomechanics of reaching tasks in able-bodied adults and adults with spinal cord injuries. She measured trunk and lower extremity joint kinematics, center of pressure motion, and muscle activity to examine how these metrics relate to reaching ability and to evaluate functional limitations of reaching, as well as potential improvements with the application of spinal cord stimulation.