Research:

Orthopaedic Biomechanics: focusing on adaptive changes to tissues following joint injury or disease, with particular interest in bone. The two main areas of research are (1) development of simulation methods to investigate adaptive mechanisms in bone and their influence on tissue mechanics in joint diseases and, (2) the development of non-invasive methods using medical imaging techniques to provide clinical quantitative assessment of tissue mechanics.

Current Position:

Associate Professor, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary Joint Appointment, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary

Academic History:

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Inst. for Biomedical Engineering, ETH & University Zürich, Switzerland (2001-02)
• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (biomechanics), University of Calgary (2001)
• M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (biomechanics), University of Calgary (1997)
• B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria (1994)

Publications

• PhD Dissertation: Microstructural bone adaptation in an experimental model of osteoarthritis. University of Calgary, 2001.
• MSc Thesis: A 3D in-situ model for patellofemoral joint contact analysis in the normal and anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee, University of Calgary, 1997.
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