Vanessa R Yingling, PhD
Department of Kinesiology
Occidental College
Biomechanist, educator, and researcher focused on bone health and performance.
Education
PhD, University of Waterloo
MS, University at Buffalo
BS, University of California, San Diego
Post-Doctoral Fellowship,
Washington University in Saint Louis
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Recent Publications
Murphy J, Caldwell AR, Mesquida C, et al. Estimating the replicability of sports and exercise science research. Sports Med. Published online June 16, 2025. doi:10.1007/s40279-025-02201-w
*Denys AT, *Bugayong JC, *Juhala CC, *Ma EJ, *Carvalho KE, *Kwong SM, Yingling VR. Peak power and body mass as predictors of tibial bone strength in healthy male and female adults. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2022 Jun 1;22(2):154-160. PMID: 35642695; PMCID: PMC9186462..[Preprint] SportRxiv. https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.1
Twomey, R., Yingling, V., Warne, J., Schneider, C., McCrum, C., Atkins, W., Murphy, J., Romero Medina, C., Harlley, S., & Caldwell, A. (2021). The Nature of Our Literature: A Registered Report on the Positive Result Rate and Reporting Practices in Kinesiology. Communications in Kinesiology, 1(3). https://doi.org/10.51224/cik.v1i3.43
Yingling, V., *Reichert, R.,*Denys, A., *Franson, P., *Espartero, K., *Alvarez, M. ., *Huynh, K., *Serrano Vides, K., & *Mazzarini, A. (2021). Peak vertical jump power predicts radial bone strength better than hand grip strength in healthy individuals . Communications in Kinesiology, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.51224/cik.v1i2.13 (Original work published March 9, 2021)
Chellaiah, M. A., Moorer, M. C., Majumdar, S., Aljohani, H., Morley, S. C., Yingling, V., & Stains, J. P. (2020). L-Plastin deficiency produces increased trabecular bone due to attenuation of sealing ring formation and osteoclast dysfunction. Bone Research, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41413-019-0079-2
Yingling VR, Ferrari-Church B, Strickland A. 2018 Tibia functionality and Division II female and male collegiate athletes from multiple sports. PeerJ https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5550
Carson, J. A., Petrella, J. K., Yingling, V., Marshall, M. R., O, J., & Sherwood, J. J. (2018). Undergraduate Research in Kinesiology: Examples to Enhance Student Outcomes. Kinesiology Review, 7(4), 305–313. https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2018-0038
Yingling VR, Castro DA, Duong JT, Malpartida FJ, Usher JR, O J. 2018 The reliability of vertical jump tests between the Vertec and My Jump phone application. PeerJ https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4669
Yingling, V. R.; Webb, S.; Inouye, C.; O, J.; Sherwood, J. J. Muscle Power Predicts Bone Strength in Division II Athletes. J Strength Cond Res 2017, 1657–1665. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002222.
Research Focus
Bone strength prediction using field tests
Bone strength development
Myth Busting - Science Communication
Undergraduate Research Focus