PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience developing and teaching physiology and mechanics courses
• Excellent project management skills demonstrated via successful execution of $1.2 million NASA-funded project
• Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills demonstrated via management of multi-disciplinary collaborative teams
• Track record of advising high school, undergraduate, and graduate students
• Expertise in in vitro & in vivo preclinical experimental techniques evidenced via peer-reviewed publications and presentations
FORMAL EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
School of Biomedical Engineering
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 5/2015
GPA: 4.0
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Trine University, Angola, IN 5/2009
GPA: 3.9
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant 2009-Present
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Personal projects:
• Developed simulation technique of microgravity unloading in a large animal model for NASA via in vitro and in vivo experiments
• Worked collaboratively with orthopaedic surgeons to develop novel surgical technique for the implantation of external fixation hardware
• Investigated bone fracture healing in vivo and implemented therapeutic countermeasures under simulated microgravity loading conditions
• Managed collaborative group of over 15 members including surgeons, technicians, interns, and other students
• Developed and validated several state-of-the-art high-fidelity finite element models using Abaqus and ProEngineer Software
• Developed and patented two spinal implant devices through experimental and computational techniques
Collaborative projects:
• Conducted characterization experiments for a novel bio-microelectromechanical device to monitors bone fracture healing in a preclinical ovine model
• Evaluated the mechanical behavior of numerous orthopaedic devices and products found in industry via preclinical ovine studies
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer 2014- Present
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Courses: Machine Design MECH325
• Taught undergraduate course of 150 students
Graduate Affairs Committee Member 2014-Present
School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
• Aided faculty members with graduate school management decisions
Intern Advisor 2012-Present
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
• Trained and managed 8 high school research interns
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2011-2012
School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Courses: Human Physiology BIOM 480 (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012)
• Designed and implemented a new, online, graduate-level human physiology course
• Organized course teaching materials and created assignments and exams
Senior Design Advisor 2011-2012
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
• Advised student group through a successful year-long design project of a dual-belt, force-sensing treadmill for gait analysis
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. “Partial Gravity Unloading Inhibits Bone Healing Responses in Haversian Bone Systems.” J Biomech 47, 2014.
2. “An in vivo ovine model of bone tissue alterations in simulated microgravity conditions.” J Biomech Engr 136, 2014.
3. “Modulating tibiofemoral contact force in the sheep hindlimb via treadmill walking: Predictions from an OpenSim musculoskeltal model. J Orthopaed Res, In Review.
4. “Modeling degenerative disk disease in the lumbar spine: a combined experimental, constitutive, and computational approach.” J Biomech Engr 134, 2012.
5. “Finite element lumbar spine facet contact parameter predictions are affected by the cartilage thickness distribution and initial joint gap size.” J Biomech Engr 133, 2011.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1.† “Shock wave therapy does not enhance acute fracture strength but may accelerate formation rates under simulated microgravity conditions.” NASA Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop; Galveston, TX, 2015.
2. “Finite element modeling of the ovine hindlimb for the investigation of microgravity-related mechaniobiological alterations.” 60th Annual Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society; Las Vegas, NV, 2015.
3. “Development and validation of a finite element model of the ovine hindlimb for the investigation of microgravity loading on skeletal ...
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