Dr Aliah Shaheen
Reader in Biomechanics
Heinz Wolff 215
- Email: aliah.shaheen@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268439
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Aliah Shaheen joined the Division of Sports Science and Exercise in Brunel University London in 2018. She is an engineer by background, holding a BEng degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and graduating with a PhD in Bioengineering from Imperial College London in 2010.
Following her PhD, she worked as a Research Associate in Imperial College London between 2010 and 2011 and then she joined the University of Surrey as a Lecturer in July of 2011. During her time in the University of Surrey, she supervised a number of PhD students, Postdoctoral researchers and Research Assistants working on experimental and computational biomechanics.
Her research focus is in the areas of functional morphology and movement coordination with applications in upper limb biomechanics, active ageing and animal locomotion.
Newest selected publications
Horne, S., Shaheen, A., Baltzopoulos, B. and Hills, L. (2025) 'Match and training injury epidemiology in elite UK netball: a prospective cohort study over one season'. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 11 (1). pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 2055-7647 Open Access Link
Muñoz-Larrosa, ES., Riveras, M., Oldfield, M., Shaheen, AF., Schlotthauer, G. and Catalfamo-Formento, P. (2024) 'Gait event detection accuracy: Effects of amputee gait pattern, terrain and algorithm'. Journal of Biomechanics, 177. pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 0021-9290 Open Access Link
Horne, S., Shaheen, AF., Baltzopoulos, B. and Hills, L. (2024) 'The netball injury evidence base: a scoping review of methodologies and recommendations for future approaches'. Systematic Reviews, 13 (1). pp. 1 - 27. ISSN: 2046-4053 Open Access Link
Shaheen, AF., Lins, D., Toledo, T. and Gomez Alvarez, CB. (2023) 'Postural stability measures in healthy miniature Dachshunds obtained using a pressure mat and a force platform: a validity and reliability study'. BMC Veterinary Research, 19 (1). pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 1746-6148 Open Access Link
Gentle, J., Shaheen, A., Tunstall, D. and Hegarty, P. (2020) 'Perceptions of coordinated movement'. Human Movement Science, 74. pp. 102711 - 102711. ISSN: 0167-9457