Jeff Eggleston is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Texas at El Paso, joining the department in fall 2018.  Eggleston completed his Ph.D. at UNLV in interdisciplinary health sciences, with a focus in biomechanics. Eggleston’s primary research interest include lower extremity function during locomotor activities in individuals with chronic disorders and diseases, specifically Autism Spectrum Disorders and Cerebral Palsy. Additional interests include examinations of lower extremity movement during walking workstation use and during jumping and landing activities. Eggleston is also the director of the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Doctoral Program in the College of Health Sciences.