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Video: Evaluating Performance Technologies for Real-World Utility with Josh Hagen, PhD

Written by Sparta Science | May 25, 2023 8:27:59 PM

Check out the recording from our recent webinar Evaluating Performance Technologies for Real-World Utility with Josh Hagen, PhD.

Josh answers questions on:

  • The importance of communicating data to operators and athletes 
  • His process when validating different types of technology
  • Considerations for choosing technology that is right for your environment
  • The most exciting biosensor technology to look out for over the next 5 years

 

More About Josh Hagen, PhD

Josh has more than 20 years of experience in biosensor research and has been working in the field of human performance research for the last 11 years at the Air Force Research Laboratory for the US Government and in academia at West Virginia University and the Ohio State University. He is passionate about the validation of wearables and HP technologies, data management platforms and concepts, and the intersection of athlete and military performance & recovery science.

Education

  • BS, Chemical Engineering | University of Cincinnati

  • MS, Materials Engineering | University of Cincinnati

  • PhD, Materials Engineering | University of Cincinnati

Watch More from the Human Weapon System Series:

Episode 3: Frank Wintrich, CSCS

Frank answers questions on:

  • How different technologies are used to approach group and individualized training & recovery
  • How to prepare highly specialized operators for their mission down range, and at home
  • The simplest change you can make for the greatest performance impact
  • Words of wisdom for those thinking about transitioning from athletics to a tactical setting

Episode 2: Chase Phelps, PhD

Human performance leader within Special Operations Commands and Division 1 Athletics, Chase Phelps, PhD, answers your questions on:

  • The evolution of sports science within tactical and athletic populations.
  • His opinion on the role of technology in human performance.
  • Suggestions on how to work within constraints related to implementing technology.
  • Pearls of wisdom about how to interpret data within the context of your environment.

Episode 1: Joe Denk, MS, CPSS, CSCS

Applied sports scientist and strength & conditioning coach within tactical human performance in SOCOM, Joseph Denk, MS, CSCS, CPSS, answers your questions on:

  • How to implement data and technology to scale individualized programming
  • Why there shouldn't be a conflict between data/technology and relationships/coaching
  • How to pick the right technology for your program and culture
  • How data goes from collection to the actual decision process