Natasha Ivanochko

Natasha is a PhD student in the Mobilize Clinical Biomechanics Laboratory. She previously completed undergraduate degrees at McGill University (BSc. Psychology), and the University of Regina (BKin), before beginning graduate studies at the University of Waterloo. Her Master’s thesis investigated the effect of cyclic and sustained squatting exposures on lower limb hemodynamics and jumping dynamics in healthy young adults.

Natasha's research goals are to better understand the biomechanical and physiological mechanisms leading to increased risk of developing knee osteoarthritis. More specifically, she plans to examine the role of vascular function as a mechanism for impairing biomechanical capacity and joint tissues.

She is currently assisting with a CIHR funded project that began in 2022 and has been a crucial part of the study's progress. Natasha also serves as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Mobilize Laboratory on Racial Diversity in Research.