Mike Hahn, Department of Human Physiology

Mike Hahn

Professor
Director, Bowerman Sports Science Center
Associate, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
Practice Areas: Biomechanics, Neuromechanics, Sports Science, Human Locomotion, Stress Fracture Prevention, Fall Prevention, Prosthetics Engineering

Faculty bio | Bowerman Sports Science Center | (541) 346-3554

Mike Hahn is an academic expert in sports science and biomechanics. He lead a study seeking to identify athletes with the highest risk of developing stress fractures, which can keep athletes out of competition for multiple seasons. The project was supported by a $1.2 million grant from the Pac-12 Conference Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative.

Recent Media:
Running down questions about marathons and fatigue (Oregon Quarterly, Spring, 2024)
The best men’s trail running shoes of 2023 (Gear Junkie, Aug. 25, 2023)
Turkey trot or not? The pros and cons of running a Thanksgiving 5k (Grid, Nov. 24, 2022)
Pac-12 continues investment in Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative (Pac-12, Aug. 16, 2022)
How to choose a running shoe (Gear Junkie, May 4, 2020)
UO leads study seeking new ways to avoid stress fractures (Around the O, Sept. 26, 2017)
Athletics: Experts divided over chances of sub-two hour marathon (Reuters, May 3, 2017)
At 39, Super Bowl hero-in-waiting Tom Brady could play for years more (Financial Review, Feb. 5, 2017)
Chip Kelly and his relentless assault on the status quo (Bleacher Report, Aug. 4, 2015)