Jessica Downs Talmage

PhD| Sports Biomechanics. Baseball/Softball injury prevention research. Northern State University Sports Science Assistant Professor

[Northern State Football🐺 🏈 @NSUWolves_FB]

The Midwest's best kept secret
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🏗️Since '19:
3 Res Halls & Renovated Dining Hall
Jewett Regional Science Center
Business & Health Innovation Center
Dacotah Bank Stadium
Koehler Hall of Fame Softball Field
Athletics Pavilion
Sport Science Lab

[Brittany Dowling @DowlingBrit]

🚨New Paper🚨 The most comprehensive paper on softball pitching mechanics out there! 🥎💪🏼With 3 heavy hitters from @Biomec_Baseball

https://t.co/PgnkXkf97O

[Jessica Downs Talmage @jesssdowns]

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[Jessica Downs Talmage @jesssdowns]

Exciting changes are happening here at Northern! Now’s the perfect time to pursue your graduate studies with us.

[Jessica Downs Talmage @jesssdowns]

Each program features 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬

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 • 𝐵𝑖𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑠 & 𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦.

[College Sports Communicators Jobs & Transactions @CSCcareers]

🚨JOB POSTING🚨

@WolvesAthletics - Athletic Communications Graduate Assistantships

https://t.co/5HCRIqZK1J

[Zach Neer @Coach_Neer]

NSU Strength has two GA positions available. Email me if interested. @WolvesAthletics

[Kenzie Friesen @kfreeze17]

Some members of the Softball Pitching Advisory Committee published this article (10.1055/a-2312-5051 - 1st author: @KailaHoltz). So much more evidence is needed for injury prevention programming to really take-off, but here are some main causal factors for overuse injury in SB.

[AOSSM Journals @aossmjournals]

Understanding workload implications in softball pitchers, an under-studied topic in #FastPitchSoftball, is needed to improve methods of training, injury prevention and sports performance.

https://t.co/qNOEWdW9JD

@DrzSportsDoc @gretchenoliver @KailaHoltz @jesssdowns

[Shelby Peel @Shelby__Peel]

🚨 PhD Assistantship Opportunity – Fall 2025 🚨

I’m recruiting a fully funded PhD student in Applied Biomechanics in the College of Health Sciences!

Research focus will be on lower extremity injury risk mitigation and overall female athlete health.

See below for more details!

[Jason Zaremski, MD @DrZSportsDoc]

Outstanding work by ⁦@KailaHoltz⁩ ⁦@SophiaUlman⁩ ⁦⁦@jesssdowns⁩ ⁦@gretchendoliver⁩

⁦@Sports_Health⁩
🥎 Pitchers
#armcare
#workload
#windmillpitching https://t.co/kjDEOSehLw

[The American Baseball Biomechanics Society @Biomec_Baseball]

Research Highlight #1 from @NorthernStateU undergrad and softball player, @LoweAlysa

Drop and Drive vs Tall and Fall: does stride type impact velocity and elbow torque? This group from @AuburnKINES used in-game @KinaTraxInc markerless data to investigate.

[Conner Klostermann @C_Klostermann17]

We are looking for players in the '25 class to join our program at Northeast Iowa CC. We are a new NJCAA D2 program located in Peosta, IA. This is a great opportunity to play at a high level of college baseball.

If interested, contact Conner Klostermann at [email protected]

[Jason Zaremski, MD @DrZSportsDoc]

Great work by @gretchendoliver @KailaHoltz @jesssdowns (& others but can’t find twitter handles)

Youth 🥎 athletes w UE pain had ⬆️ throws w in-season games & ⬆️ hours/week off-season practice
https://t.co/lLl4aReJMv

[Adam Lepley @Lepley_Adam]

Looking for a post-doctoral research scholar to join our lab! Please share with anyone who may be interested!
https://t.co/mDXxIHqCv0

[Jessica Downs Talmage @jesssdowns]

Fun collaboration with @kww_DL @NicoleMBordelon & @gretchendoliver

We performed a descriptive analysis of energy flow in the UE and LE during a baseball swing. We also compared
EF between the front and back side extremities. Curious about the differences? Read to find out!🧐

[International Journal of Sports Medicine @IntJSportsMed]

#Orthopedics & #Biomechanics
Energy Flow during #Baseball Machine Hitting by @jesssdowns:
https://t.co/GOfUDLv3Vn
#sportsmedicine #MedTwitter

[Jessica Downs Talmage @jesssdowns]

@kww_DL Congratulations!! She’s beautiful🥳😊 future softball player for sure!!

[Jessica Downs Talmage @jesssdowns]

Parker’s first softball game cheering on the @NSUWolves_SB !

[Jessica Downs Talmage @jesssdowns]

2/2 We updated our HP lab last year and built a new biomechanics lab this year! We also revamped our masters degree curriculum. Our current website does not reflect the changes so please contact me directly to learn about all the exciting changes at @NorthernStateU

[Jessica Downs Talmage @jesssdowns]

Graduating UG, I’m currently looking for a Graduate Research Assistant starting FA24! Will gain experience in the Human Performance and Sports Biomechanics lab. Includes a monthly stipend and reduced tuition. Please contact me for more information [email protected] 1/2