Meike Alice Gerlach

• Biomechanische Sprintanalyse

Academic Education

10.2020 – 09.2022

Master of Science an der WWU Münster, Sports, Exercise and Human Performance

10.2016 – 09.2020

Bachelor of Science an der WWU Münster, Human Movement in Sports and Exercise

Positions

since 10.2022

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der WWU Münster, Arbeitsbereich Bewegungswissenschaften

03.2019 – 09.2022

Studentische Hilfskraft an der WWU Münster, Arbeitsbereich Bewegungswissenschaften

External Function

since 10.2024

Universität Münster, Fachbereich 7 (Ethikkommission, Mitglied)

• Seminar: Physical Training in Elite Sports - Track and Field [075633]
  • [Wed, 12.00 p. m. – 2.00 p. m. | weekly | LAH 51]
  • [Wed, 12.00 p. m. – 2.00 p. m. | weekly | Pl 1]
  • [Wed, 12.00 p. m. – 2.00 p. m. | weekly | LAH]
• Practical seminar: Leichtathletik Gruppe 4 (Teil A+B) [075303]
  (in cooperation with Michael Brach)
  • [Mon, 20^th Apr 2026, 6.00 p. m. – 8.00 p. m. | Single Course | LEO 17.21]
  • [Mon, 27^th Apr 2026, 6.00 p. m. – 8.00 p. m. | Single Course | LEO 17.21]
  • [Mon, 4^th May 2026, 6.00 p. m. – 8.00 p. m. | Single Course | LEO 17.21]
  • [Wed, 8.00 a. m. – 11.00 a. m. | weekly | LAH]
  • [Wed, 8.00 a. m. – 11.00 a. m. | weekly | Pl 1]
• Seminar: DADA - Kinematics [073664]
  (in cooperation with Lena Kloock)
• Practical seminar: Leichtathletik Gruppe 3 (Teil A+B) [073303]
  (in cooperation with Michael Brach)
• Seminar: Physical Training in Elite Sports - Track and Field [071513]
• Practical seminar: Leichtathletik Gruppe 4 (Teil A+B) [071164]
  (in cooperation with Michael Brach)
• Seminar: Data acquisition & Data analysis - Kinematics [079544]
  (in cooperation with Lena Kloock)
• Practical seminar: Leichtathletik Gruppe 4 (Teil A+B) [079185]
• Seminar: Physical Training in Elite Sports - Track and Field [077513]
• Practical seminar: Leichtathletik Gruppe 4 (Teil A+B) [077164]
• Seminar: Data acquisition & Data analysis - Kinematics [075541]
• Practical seminar: Leichtathletik Gruppe 4 (Teil A+B) [075165]
• Seminar: Physical Training in Elite Sports - Track and Field [073514]
• Seminar: Data Acquisition & Data Analysis: Experimental Motor Control [073541]
  (in cooperation with Lena Fennen)

• de Graaf, Myriam Lauren, Kloock, Lena, Schwarze, André, Gerlach, Meike, Arensmann, Andrea, Boström, Kim Joris, Schubotz, Ricarda I., and Wagner, Heiko. 2026. “InFoRM: a unified inverse and forward model for sensorimotor control.” Scientific Reports 16: 8490. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-39944-z.
• Kloock, Lena, Arensmann, Andrea, de Graaf, Myriam, Gerlach, Meike, Boström, Kim Joris, and Wagner, Heiko. 2025. “Joint contact forces during barefoot, minimal and conventional shod running are highly individual.” Scientific Reports 15 25022. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-09174-w.
• Gerlach, Meike, De Graaf, Myriam Lauren, Boström, Kim Joris, and Wagner, Heiko. 2025. “Joint contact forces of the lower extremity during straight-line and curved sprinting.” German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research 1. doi: 10.1007/s12662-024-01008-7.
• Gerlach, Meike, De Graaf, Myriam Lauren, Boström, Kim Joris, and Wagner, Heiko. 2025. “Effect of advanced footwear technology spikes on lower limb kinetics and sprint performance.” Footwear Science 17 (2): 69–77. doi: 10.1080/19424280.2025.2458322.

• Gerlach, Meike 2025: “Comparing the Influence of Spikes and Running Shoes on Lower Extremity Kinetics and Sprint Performance of Novices ”. 30th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Rimini, Jul 3, 2025.
• Gerlach, Meike 2024: „Joint Contact Forces of the Lower Extremities During Straight and Curve Sprinting“. 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics , Edinburgh, Jul 1, 2024.
• Gerlach, Meike 2024: „Influence of different sprint spikes on joint kinetics and sprint times “. 15. Tagung der dvs-Kommission Leichtathletik, Wuppertal, May 24, 2024.
• Gerlach, Meike 2024: “Joint Contact Forces of the Lower Extremities During Straight and Curve Sprinting”. 13. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomechanik , Heidelberg, Apr 26, 2024.