Dr. Barden received his Ph.D. in Experimental Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, in which he conducted research into the role of deficient neuromuscular control in the development of idiopathic multidirectional shoulder instability. Dr. Barden's general research interests include the biomechanics and motor control of movement, particularly with respect to shoulder instability, gait analysis and gait variability, stroke mechanics in swimming and the neural control of reaching movements.