Dr. Hallum has been doing research on using force plate and motion analysis data. Dr. Hallum has been studying the influence of spring shoe and shoe sole designs in producing an increased stride length in people with weakened gastroc-soleus muscles.

Dr. Hallum is also studying energy expenditure of children with myelomeningocele. She showed definite decreases in heart rate in children when using a wheel chair versus walking. She also showed that energy expenditure differed in the young child and in the teenager.

She has also carried out studies of the long-term impact on the families and caregivers of children with severe disabilities who have entered adulthood.

Currently, Dr. Hallum is focusing primarily on administrative duties as Dean of Graduate Studies at SFSU.

Location
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132