Faculty of HS | School of Human Kinetics | Personnel

Jing Xian Li

Telephone: (613) 562-5800 ext. 2457
Fax: (613) 562-5149
E-Mail Address: jli@uottawa.ca
Office (building, room number): MNT 363

Rank

  • Associate Professor


Biography

Dr Jing Xian Li has engaged in teaching, clinical practice, and sports medicine and sports science related research since 1983. She is Associate Professor of School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports since 2006 and has been awarded a fellow of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports since 2008. Jing Xian is actively involved in the biomechanics of Tai Chi exercise, biomechanics of mobility and postural stability, and biomechanics of foot and shoes. In the past seven years, she has published more than 20 original research papers in the international peer reviewed journals, such as Gait and Posture, Journal of Biomechanics, Sports Biomechanics, and 8 book chapters.

University Degrees

Year Degree Specialty Institution

2000

Post-doc fellow

Biomechanics

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

1998

Ph. D.

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

1990

MSc.

Sports and Exercise Physiology

Tianjin Institute of Physical Education, China

1982

BM

Medicine

The Medical School of Inner-Mongolia, China



Research Interests

  • Biomechanics of Tai Chi movements and the effects of Tai Chi exercise intervention on mobility and postural stability
  • Locomotion performance and mobility in obese people
  • Dynamic postural stability during walking with load carriage
  • Biomechanics of foot and shoes and injury prevention