Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas - Austin, 2025
  • B.Eng., Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2021
  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2021
Professional Honors
  • National Science Foundation GRFP Fellow
  • Dean’s Prestigious Fellow, Cockrell School of Engineering
  • Thrust 2000 Fellow, Cockrell School of Engineering
  • STAR Scholar, Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO)
  • Best Oral Presentation, STEM Muse Research Symposium
  • Best Poster Presentation, ME Graduate Student Poster Session
  • Arnold Award for Best Design in Engineering, Vanderbilt University
  • Finalist, Procter & Gamble Graduate Research Poster Competition
  • Searle SyBBURE Undergraduate Research Fellow
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
  • Magna Cum Laude, Vanderbilt University
Professional Affiliations
  • American Society of Biomechanics - ASB, Member (2022-present)
  • International Women in Biomechanics - IWB, Member (2020-present)

Dr. Molitor specializes in biomechanics, including human movement and human-device interactions. She has expertise in analyzing human kinematics, dynamics, and injury mechanics during motor vehicle collisions, activities of daily living, and sporting activities. She also has experience collecting biomechanical data and reconstructing human movement through musculoskeletal modeling, and has contributed to large-scale biomechanical testing studies to evaluate product performance.

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Molitor completed a National Science Foundation Graduate Research fellowship where she studied lower-limb stiffness properties during locomotion for able-bodied individuals as well as those using prosthetic devices. She identified compensatory behaviors present among lower-limb amputees, and developed novel prostheses aimed at preventing secondary injuries.