Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University, 2025
  • B.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, 2020
Academic Appointments
  • Lead Lab Instructor, Department of Kinesiology and Educational Psychology, Washington State University, 2021–2025
Professional Honors
  • Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Research Excellence Award, 2024
  • School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence, 2024
  • Graduate and Professional Student Association Dissertation Grant, 2024
  • Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Award, 2024
  • American Society of Biomechanics Travel Award, 2021
Professional Affiliations
  • Graduate and Professional Student Association VCEA Senator, Washington State University, 2023–2025
  • American Society of Biomechanics Member, 2021–2023, 2025

Dr. Jamali's expertise is in human movement biomechanics, neuromechanical control, and computational modeling, with a focus on gait and stability, fall risk mitigation, and obstacle negotiation. Her work includes evaluation of human kinematics and dynamics in slip, trip, and fall events and assessment of occupant kinematics and injury potential in motor vehicle collisions. She applies integrated experimental and analytical approaches, including motion capture, cognitive assessment, inverse dynamics, and sensitivity analyses to evaluate how physiological and neurocognitive changes influence movement safety.

Dr. Jamali has extensive experience validating biomechanical models of human movement and loading, evaluating the accuracy and sensitivity of external loading interactions on model performance, and assessing model robustness to physiological variability. Her doctoral research examined neuromechanical adaptations during pregnancy, revealing how changes in obstacle perception and avoidance strategies were associated with trip and fall risk. Her work demonstrated that cognitive and visual engagement, along with physical capacity, play a critical role in safe obstacle negotiation as biomechanical demands change.

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Jamali was a research assistant in the Maternal Orthopedics and Mechanics (MOM) Lab at Washington State University. Through her research, Dr. Jamali developed a validated foundation for applying musculoskeletal modeling approaches to pregnant populations. Her research provides clinically relevant insight into fall mechanisms and injury risk, with applications in injury prevention and movement safety.