Curriculum Vitae

1. Adrienne Henderson, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2026). Deformable Foot Orthoses Shift the Functional Roles of Foot and Ankle Joints During Walking Gait. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-54750-3 

2. Adrienne Henderson, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2025). Motors and Dampers: The Energetics Tradeoffs in the Shod Foot with Increasing Walking Velocity. https://doi.org/10.1002/jfa2.70101 

3. Jacob Skigen, Corey Koller, Luke Nigro, Darcy Reisman, Zahra McKee, Shay Pinhey, Adrienne Henderson, Jason Wilken, Elisa Arch (2024). Customized Passive-Dynamic Ankle-Foot Orthoses Can Improve Walking Economy and Speed for Many Individuals Post-Stroke. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-024-01425-7 

4. Adrienne Henderson, Thomas Hulcher, Corey Koller, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2021). Deformable Foot Orthoses Redistribute Power from the Ankle to the Distal Foot During Walking. Journal of Biomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110728

5. Adrienne Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson, Lidsey Rasmussen, Weston Peine, Sydney Symons, Kade Scoresby, Sarah Ridge, Dustin Bruening (2020). Early-Stage Diabetic Neuropathy Reduces Foot Strength and Intrinsic but not Extrinsic Foot Muscle Size. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9536362

6. Adrienne Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson, Sarah Ridge, Jonathan Egbert, Kevin Curtis, Levi Berry, Dustin Bruening (2019). Diabetic Gait is Not Just Slow Gait: Gait Compensations in Diabetic Neuropathy. doi: 10.1155/2019/4512501

Manuscripts Currently Under Review:

1. Adrienne Henderson, Lauren Williams, Rachel Todd, Ashlyn Reese, Dustin Bruening. Simulated Pregnancy Mass Alters Foot and Ankle Relative Loading in Gait.

Manuscripts in Preparation:

1. A. Wayne Johnson, Jenna Dodson, Abby Wardle, Marissa Anderson, Jared Memmott, Ulrika Mitchell, Adrienne Henderson. Ankle and Foot Intrinsic Muscle Strength in Young, Pre-Professional Ballet Dancers.

2. Adrienne Henderson, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch. The Mehanical Interaction of Deformable Foot Orthoses and Shoe Type on Multi-Segment Foot Energetics: Implications for Gait Post-Stroke.

3. Ulrika Mitchell, Malorie Willwand, Jenna Dodson, Adrienne Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson. General Hypermobility Screening Tools are Not Associated with Ankklke Joint Hypermobility.

4. Abby Wardle, Jenna Dodson, Adrienne Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson. Foot Intrinsic Muscle Cross Sectional Area is Greater in Pre-Professional Ballet Dancers who TrainDaily En Pointe.

5. Landon Shumway, Eterick Stonely, Dustin Bruening, Adrienne Henderson. Foot Intrinsic and Extrinsic Muscle Strength in Ballet Dancers is Associated with Single-Let Relevé Performance.

6. Eterick Stonely, Landon Shumway, Adrienne Henderson, Dustin Bruening. Force from the Foot Up: Using the Short Foot Exercise to Evaluate Foot Intrinsic Muscle Strength in Dancers and Active Non-Dancers.

7. Marquelle Call, Katelyn Riddle, Austin Goodrich, Adrienne Henderson. The Spring Ligament Elongates When Loaded versus When Unloaded.

8. Katelyn Riddle, Marquelle Call, Austin Goodrich, Adrienne Henderson. Changes to the Spring Ligament in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy are More Pronounced When Weight Bearing.

9. Melissa Scott, Adrienne Henderson. Post-Partum Daily Physical Activity Level Affects Intrarectal Distance and Abdominal Wall Function.

10. Adrienne Henderson, Shayla Bott, Chris Dillon, Matt Allen. Validation of Shear Wave Tensiometers in Ballet Dancers While En Pointe.

External Awards:

Source: National Institutes of Health (NIAMS)
Amount: $563,000
Grant Mechanism: R15
Title: Quantifying Achilles Tendon Stress in Female Ballet Dancers Using Shear Wave Tensiometry: Linking Dance Movements to Tendinopathy
Principal Investigators: Christopher Dillon, Adrienne Henderson, Matt Allen, Shayla Bott, David Dahl
Date Funded: August 2026

Source: National Science Foundation (Dare Program)

Amount: $600,000

Grant Mechanism: DARE Program

Title: Don’t forget the foot! Exposing foot energetics to enhance foot orthoses and gait rehabilitation

Principal Investigators: Elisa Arch, Dustin Bruening

Student Co-Investigators: Adrienne Henderson, Lauren Williams

Date Funded: February 2021

Internal Awards:

Source: Brigham Young University, College of Life Sciences

Amount: $4,000

Grant Mechanism: CURA Grant (College Undergradute Research Award)

Title: Force from the Foot Up: Comparing a Custom Arch-Press Dynamometer and Force Plate Methods During the Short Foot Exercise to Evaluate Foot Intrinsic Muscle Strength

Principal Investigator: Adrienne Henderson

Student Investigator: Landon Shumway

Date Funded: January 2025

Source: Brigham Young University, College of Life Sciences

Amount: $4,000

Grant Mechanism: CURA Grant (College Undergradute Research Award)

Title: Stepping Into Motherhood: Teasing out Foot Mechanical Adaptations in Pregnancy Gait

Principal Investigator: Adrienne Henderson

Student Investigator: Rachel Todd

Date Funded: January 2024

Source: University of Delaware, KAAP Department

Amount: $500

Grant Mechanism: Slobodan Jaric Travel Award

Principal Investigator: Adrienne Henderson

Date Funded: March 2023

Source: University of Delaware, KAAP Department

Amount: $2,500

Grant Mechanism: KAAP Doctoral Research Fund

Principal Investigator: Adrienne Henderson

Date Funded: December 2021

Source: Brigham Young University, Department of Exercise Sciences

Amount: $1,300

Grant Mechanism: Student Research Funding

Principal Investigator: Adrienne Henderson

Date Funded: October 2017

Source: Brigham Young University Graduate Studies

Amount: $400

Grant Mechanism: Research Presentation Award

Principal Investigator: Adrienne Henderson

Date Funded: September 2017

Podium Presentations:

1. International Society of Biomechanics, Stockholm, Sweeden. Adrienne Henderson, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2025) The Motor in the Foot: Changes in Shod Foot Energetics with Increasing Walking Velocity.

2. American Society of Biomechanics. Madison, WI, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2024) Minimalist and Athletic Shoes With and Without Deformable Foot Orthoses Affect Healthy Foot Energetics.

3. American Society of Biomechanics. Knoxville, TN, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Lauren Williams, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2023) Foot Power Decreases With Restricted First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Range of Motion.

4. American Society of Biomechanics, East Coast Conference. Reading, PA, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Lauren Williams, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2023) Foot Power Decreases With Restricted First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Range of Motion.

5. University of Utah, Biomechanics Seminar. Virtual. Adrienne Henderson (2022) Don't Forget the Foot!

6. University of Delaware, College of Health Science Research Day. Newark, DE, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Elisa Arch (2022) An Exploratory Study of Carbon Fiber Foot Orthoses' Effect on Functional Tasks of Gait.

7. American Society of Biomechanics, East Coast Conference. Virtual. Adrienne Henderson, Thomas Hulcher, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2020) Modulating Distal Foot Energetics Using a Customized Deformable Foot Orthosis.

8. International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics. New York City, NY, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Dustin Bruening, Sarah Ridge. (2018) Midfoot Angle Changes During Running After an 8-Week Intervention Program.

Poster Presentations:

1. World Congress of Biomechanics/ American Society of Biomechanics. Vancouver, BC, CA. Adrienne Henderson, Lauren Williams, Rachel Todd, Dustin Bruening (2026) Simulated Pregnancy Weight Gain Increases Foot Arch Deformation and Abductor Hallucis Activation During Walking.

2. North American Congress on Biomechanics/ American Society of Biomechanics. Ottawa, Ont, CA. Adrienne Henderson, Thomas Hulcher, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2022) An Exploratory Study of Carbon Fiber Foot Orthoses' Effect on Functional Tasks of Gait.

3. University of Delaware, College of Health Science Research Day. Newark, DE, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Elisa Arch (2022) An Exploratory Study of Carbon Fiber Foot Orthoses' Effect on Functional Tasks of Gait.

4. American Society of Biomechanics. Virtual meeting. Adrienne Henderson, Jonathan Egbert, Dustin Bruening (2021) Gait Changes vs. Tissue Changes in Diabetic Plantar Pressure.

5. American Society of Biomechanics. Virtual meeting. Adrienne Henderson, Thomas Hulcher, Dustin Bruening, Elisa Arch (2020) Modulating Distal Foot Energetics Using A Deformable Foot Orthosis.

6. Southwest Chapter of American College of Sports Medicine. Long Beach, CA, USA. Adrienne Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson, Sarah Ridge, Dustin Bruening (2017) Arch Height and Foot Strength.

7. Utah Physical Therapy Association. Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Joaquin Barrios, Dustin Bruening (2017) Arch Structure and Loading Pattern May Predict Running Foot Mechanics.

8. American Society of Biomechanics. Boulder, CO, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Joaquin Barrios, Dustin Bruening (2017) Arch Structure and Loading Pattern May Predict Running Foot Mechanics.

9. American College of Sports Medicine. Denver, CO, USA. Victoria Violette, Mark Olsen, Wayne Johnson (2017) Reliability and Comparison of Measurements of the Timialis Posterior Cross-Sectional Area via Ultrasound Imaging.

10. Rocky Mountain American Society of Biomechanics. Estes Park, CO, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Joaquin Barrios, Dustin Bruening (2017) Arch Structure and Loading Pattern May Predict Running Foot Mechanics.

11. Southwest Chapter of American College of Sports Medicine. Costa Mesa, CA, USA. Adrienne Henderson, Dustin Bruening (2016) Choosing a Multi-Segment Foot Model for Sports Applications.

Instructor

Brigham Young University
ExSc 440 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Human Anatomy, Sep 2024 - Present
ExSc 691 - Seminar: Foundations in Graduate Success, Sep 2026 - Present

Guest Lecturer

Brigham Young University
ExSc 151 - Intro to Exercise Sciences (Topic: Intro to Biomechanics), Nov 3 & 5, 2025
ExSc 440 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Human Anatomy (The Brachial Plexus), Nov 2017

University of Delaware
KAAP 617 - Biomechanical Instrumentation (Plantar Pressure - Systems, Measurement, and Demonstration), Dec 7, 2022, Dec 8, 2023
KAAP 105 - Freshman Seminar in Exercise Science (Representative on a graduate student panel) Fall 2022
KAAP 420/620 - Functional Human Anatomy (Foot Muscles and Neurovasculature), Sep 16, 2021, Sep 2020, Sep 2019

Teaching Assistant

University of Delaware
KAAP 420/620 - Functional Human Anatomy (Sep 2019 - Dec 2021)
KAAP 425 Lab - Biomechanics of Human Movement (Feb - May 2019)

Brigham Young University
ExSc 440 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Human Anatomy-Lab (May 2014 - June 2018)
ExSc 363- Kinesiology and Biomechanics (May 2014 - June 2018)
ExSc 440 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Human Anatomy- Lecture (May 2014 - June 2018)
ExSc 460- Orthopedic Impairments (May 2014 - June 2018)

Professional Service

Brigham Young University

1. Invited and hosted guest department seminar speaker (Oct 2026)

2. Majors Fair Exercise Sciences Booth Volunteer (Oct 2026)

3. Table Mentor for Women in Life Sciences Dinner (Mar 2026)

4. Hiring/Search Committee Member for ExSc (Feb 2026 - Oct 2026)

5. Hiring/Search Committee Member for CELL (Feb 2026 - Apr 2026)

6. International Women in Biomechanics Events Team Member (Dec 2025 - Present)

7. Exercise Sciences Awards Committee Member (Dec 2025 - Present)

8. Poster Judge for CURA Grant Conference (Oct 2026)

9. Hiring/Search Committee Member for ExSc (Sep 2025 - Mar 2026)

10. Table Mentor for Women in Life Sciences Dinner (Mar 2025)

11. Poster Judge for BYU Biomedical Engineering Poster Conference (Jan 2025)

12. Majors Fair Exercise Sciences Booth Volunteer (Oct 2024)

University of Delaware

13. President and Founder of University of Delaware Student Chapter of the American Society of Biomechanics (Oct 2022 - Aug 2023)

14. Organizing Committee Member for American Society of Biomechanics East Coast Conference (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)

15. Cadaver Anatomy Lab Representative for high school anatomy lab tour/instruction (Dec 2021)

16. Cadaver Anatomy Lab Representative for University of Delaware New Student Recruitment Day (Oct 2021)

17. Thematic Poster Session Moderator for American Society of Biomechanics Virtual Conference (Aug 2021)

18. Module Developer and Presenter for National Biomechanics Day (Apr 2019, 2021)

Workshops, Seminars, and Trainings

Brigham Young University

1. Writing Matters Seminar (Jul 6-10, 2026)

2. Mentoring Graduate Students (Apr 9, 2026)

3. Learning Paradigms and Growth Mindset Faculty Seminar (Mar 5, 2026)

4. Student Success: Designing Culminating Learning Experiences (Feb 4, 2026)

5. Discovery Brain vs. Defense Brain in Life Sciences Teaching (Dec 3, 2025)

6. GRASP Conference- Grants, Research, and Sponsored Projects (May 22, 2025)

7. Promoting Diversity in the Classroom (May 6, 2025)

8. Publish & Flourish: A Workshop and Writing Retreat (Dec 8-12, 2024)

University of Delaware

9. Grant Writers' Seminars and Workshops (Jun 7, 2023)

10. Effective Grant Writing Workshop: Taking It to the Next Level (June 7, 2022)

11. Summer Institute on Teaching (Jun 1-2, 2022)

12. How to Be a Culturally Competent Mentor (Aug 10, 2021) American Society of Biomechanics

13. Summer Institute on Teaching (Jun 3, 2020)

Society Memberships

1. American Society of Biomechanics (since 2018)

2. International Women in Biomechanics (since 2020)

3. International Society of Biomechanics (since 2025)

4. American College of Sports Science (2017-2020, 2023 - Present)
   
   

Ad Hoc Journal Reviews

1. Journal of Biomechanics

2. Journal of Applied Biomechanics

3. Critical Public Health

4. Journal of Mens Health

5. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living