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