Tara B. Troxel

Dr. Troxel’s diversified background in impact biomechanics, human factors, public health, and biomedical engineering qualify her to consult, investigate, and analyze various incidents. As a safety professional, Dr. Troxel provides consultation on matters including premise liability, human factors/ergonomics, product safety, warnings, and instructions. Her expertise in athletics and impact attenuating surfaces allows her to perform biomechanical injury analyses and accident investigations. Dr. Troxel has experience investigating and consulting on the following topics:

• Human movement biomechanics and injury risk
• Athletic surfacing and impact attenuation
• Human perception/ response, vision, and situational awareness
• Human error and decision making
• Consensus standards and regulatory analysis
• Warnings and instructions adequacy, signage, and product safety
• Restaurant and retail slip, trip, and falls
• Human slip resistance/ required coefficient of friction

Dr. Troxel has special interests in playground safety, impact attenuating surfaces, slip/trip/fall biomechanics, warnings/signage, athletic injuries, aquatic facilities, indoor trampoline parks, family fun centers, and obstacle courses.