His research focuses on the physiology and biomechanics of human and animal movement. Peter’s experience prior to joining the SMU faculty includes having directed research at the Concord Field Station of the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Department of Harvard University. His research subjects have included antelope, coyotes, emus, rheas, humans and other species. More recently, Peter and his colleagues conducted experiments on double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius prior to his successful Olympic eligibility appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr. Pistorius is expected to be the first amputee track athlete to qualify and compete in the able-bodied Olympic games. Peter received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia and a B.A. from Bates College.