Katherine Saul
Professor
- Phone: (919) 515-1273
- Email: ksaul@ncsu.edu
- Office: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3116
- Website: https://mobl.wordpress.ncsu.edu/
Dr. Saul also currently serves as MAE’s Director of Graduate Programs.
She is interested in dynamics and neural control of the musculoskeletal system, upper limb biomechanics and orthopaedic rehabilitation, computational dynamic simulation of movement, and musculoskeletal imaging.
She directs the Movement Biomechanics Lab (MoBL), which investigates the relationship between musculoskeletal structure and function in the upper limb. The lab uses MR imaging, strength assessments, and functional testing in conjunction with computational simulations of the upper limb to characterize and investigate upper limb function and neuromuscular control in healthy and impaired populations of subject
At the undergraduate level, Dr. Saul teaches Engineering Dynamics (MAE 208).
Outside of work, Dr. Saul enjoys spending time with her family, travel, being outdoors, and quilting.
Publications
- Cosimulation of glenohumeral contact mechanics and multibody dynamics
- Dalman, M. J., & Saul, K. R. (2026, January 5), Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2025.2605566
- The effect of elbow posture on biceps function at the shoulder in brachial plexus birth injuries: A computational sensitivity analysis
- Goins, T. R., Sullivan, J. E., Fox, J., Servello, C., & Saul, K. (2026, January 30), Clinical Biomechanics, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2026.106761
- Academic Unit Strategies and Outcomes for Addressing Student Obstacles in PhD Programs
- Gumpertz, M., Brawner, C. E., Reitzel, A., Germuth, A., Ghiladi, R., Keen, O., … Terejanu, G. (2025, August 2), Innovative Higher Education, Vol. 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-025-09828-7
- Assessing sensitivity of predictive shoulder simulations to uncertain soft tissue properties
- Dalman, M. J., & Saul, K. R. (2025, December 8), Journal of Biomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.113114
- Backpack Load Carriage Affects Motor and Sensory Responses of the Median Nerve
- Hein, J. L., Saul, K., & Schmidt, D. J. (2025, September 4), Military Medicine, Vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf459
- Bone Mineralization and Metabolism are Altered in a Rat Model of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
- Fawcett, E. B., Potts, J. R., Dixit, N. N., Saul, K. R., & Cole, J. H. (2025, May 27), BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Vol. 5. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.22.655603
- Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Causes Location-Dependent Detriments in Glenohumeral Trabecular Bone Microstructure
- Fawcett, E. B., Dixit, N. N., Saul, K. R., & Cole, J. H. (2025, May 27), BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Vol. 5. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.22.655580
- Changes in Glenohumeral Musculoskeletal Development Following Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
- Fawcett, E. B., Bosh, K. B., Saul, K. R., & Cole, J. H. (2025). [Review of , ]. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.26104
- Estimation of the effects of hand growth on muscle activation patterns: A musculoskeletal modeling study
- Ludovice, M. C., Saul, K. R., & Kamper, D. G. (2025, January 22), Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112544
- The effects of hip abductor fatigue on gait instability in older adults
- Shelton, A. D., Mercer, V. S., Saul, K. R., Truong, K., & Franz, J. R. (2025, September 12), Journal of Neurophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00465.2024
