M Melissa Gross

Melissa Gross is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the biomechanics field. She is currently an associate professor of Movement Science at the University of Michigan's School of Kinesiology and director of the Behavioural Biomechanics Laboratory. Gross is also an associate professor in the Stamps School of Art & Design. She has made contributions to behavioural biomechanics, musculoskeletal biomechanics, Kinesiology and active learning.

She has also been a member of the American Society of Biomechanics as a fellow and past president and throughout her career has received over US$1.5 million in grant funding. Her work has been recognised with honours such as the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship and a fellowship from the American Society of Biomechanics. Additionally, she has led several interdisciplinary grants, combining art and science to enhance teaching and learning experiences.

Gross has developed novel courses integrating technology with anatomy and biomechanics education, such as using motion capture for analysing expressive movements.

Awards In 1997, Gross was a Kinesiology Nominee for University of Michigan Henry Russel Teaching Award. In 1998, Computerworld Smithsonian Award Program Laureate for "Motion Analysis". In 2014, Gross received her Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship. and the Inter-professional Leadership Fellow at the University of Michigan. In 2021, Gross received the Kinesiology Teaching Excellence Award. In 2022, IMS Global Learning Consortium awarded Gross with the Learning Impact Bronze Award for "Competency-Based Tracking for Interprofessional Education Leveraging Institutional Data."