Feng Yang is an associate professor of kinesiology and health at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. He received his Ph.D. in human–machine and environment engineering (ergonomics) from Beihang University. His research team conducts research related to fall prevention, injury reduction, motor disorders, and rehabilitation. His current research mainly concerns fall prevention among older adults and individuals with neuromusculoskeletal conditions by examining the mechanisms of falling and developing interventions to reduce falls.