Ty Hopkins is currently professor and chair of the Department of Exercise Sciences at BYU, where he has taught since 2003. His research centers on the prevention and rehabilitation of lower-extremity joint injury. Specifically, he is interested in the neuromechanics of joint stability; how joint injury affects this stability; and strategies to enhance the nervous system’s approach in providing enhanced joint stability.
Hopkins graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training. His graduate work was completed at Indiana State University where he earned an Master of Science degree in athletic training and a Ph.D. in life sciences.
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