Dr Stuart Miller

Profile

Having joined the Sport and Exercise Medicine group in 2018, my academic background is primarily within biomechanics, physiology and statistics. I graduated from Bath University (BSc Sport and Exercise Science) before completing my PhD at Brunel University (entitled “Mechanical factors affecting the estimation of tibialis anterior force using an EMG-driven modelling approach”). I have also been a fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2012.

In sport, I have recently retired from coaching American Football where I spent ten years coaching the GB Men’s team through two European Championships, alongside coaching London Blitz, winning one European Club Championship and three National Championships.

At QMUL, I currently manage our Human Performance Lab, alongside teaching biomechanics, and providing statistical support to students and the SEM team. 

Module leader for:

• Biomechanics and Rehabilitation (iBSc module)
• Research Methods (MSc module)
• Research Project (MSc module) 

Medical pathway coordinator for the MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine.

Research

My research is focused broadly on understanding more about how the human body works, focusing on movement and control (“dexterity”) from a neuro-musculo-skeletal perspective. In doing so, I take two observation points; (1) the localised joint-system of a uni- or bi-articulating joint set-up and (2) the global whole-body system.

Being part of the sports and exercise team at Queen Mary University of London has allowed me to get a greater application of my research within specific populations with injuries and/or diseases. Currently, I am researching tendinopathy, knee injuries, and post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

Publications

• Gulle H, Morrissey D, Tayfur A et al. (2024). The association of demographic, psychological, social and activity factors with foot health in people with plantar heel pain.

  
  

  DOI: 10.1002/jfa2.70022

  
  

  QMRO:
• Anwar E, Abeywardena S, Miller SC et al. . How Robots Can Support Balancing in Healthy People.

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/tmrb.2024.3503913

  
  

  QMRO:
• Boon AH, Jeffery AB, Shortland AP et al. (2024). Gait analysis knowledge and application amongst physiotherapists working with children and young people in the UK: A questionnaire study.

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.07.104

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/100634
• Suulker C, Greenway A, Skach S et al. (2024). Let Me Give You a Hand: Enhancing Human Grasp Force With a Soft Robotic Assistive Glove.

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/lra.2024.3433202

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/98438
• Watson M, Coughlan D, Clement N et al. (2023). Biomechanical parameters of the golf swing associated with lower back pain: A systematic review.

  
  

  DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2319443

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/95238
• Adamson L, Vandamme L, Prior T et al. (2024). Running-Related Injury Incidence: Does It Correlate with Kinematic Sub-groups of Runners? A Scoping Review.

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/s40279-023-01984-0

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/95239
• Cecamore M, Gaponov I, Miller SC et al. (2024). Design and Validation of a Haptic Ankle Platform for Physical Human-Machine Interaction. 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/biorob60516.2024.10719789

  
  

  QMRO:
• Anwar E, Abeywardena S, Miller SC et al. (2024). Design and Validation of a Wearable Robotic Tail for Human Balance Support. 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob)

  
  

  DOI: 10.1109/biorob60516.2024.10719748

  
  

  QMRO:
• Bosnina F, Padhiar N, Miller S et al. (2023). Developing a diagnostic framework for patients presenting with Exercise Induced Leg Pain (EILP): a scoping review.

  
  

  DOI: 10.1186/s13047-023-00680-6

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/92348
• Abeywardena S, Anwar E, Miller SC et al. (2023). Mechanical characterisation of supernumerary robotic tails for human balance augmentation.

  
  

  DOI: 10.1115/1.4063094

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/90097

Collaborators

Internal

• Dr Ildar Farkhatdinov
• Professor Francesco Dell'Accio

External

• Professor Anthony Blazevich