Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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I have a doctorate (PhD) in Biomechanics and Sports Medicine from the University of Tennessee as well as a master’s degree in Biomechanics from East Carolina university. I have over 15 years of experience in conducting clinical and computational biomechanics research with specific focus on injury biomechanics. I hold faculty appointments in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Memphis and in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering within the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis, TN). Further, I am a member of the research staff in the Musculoskeletal Analysis Laboratory, Human Performance Center and Breast Biomechanics Research Center in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Memphis and the BioRobotics Laboratory in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering within the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Science Center. A central focus of my research pertains to musculoskeletal injury and rehabilitation, including spine injury and treatment. In this research, I have consulted for world leading companies involving structural and biomechanical causes of pain and injury including Dr. Scholl’s (Bayer/Merck/Schering-Plough), adidas USA and Nike Inc. I have training and experience in evaluation of motor vehicle accidents. I have didactic and experiential training through the Society for Automotive Engineers among other sources including courses on accident reconstruction, vehicle dynamics, biomechanics of injury and the role of airbags in motor vehicle accident-related injury. Further, I have experience analyzing motor vehicle accidents as a legal expert witness. In my role as an expert witness, I have provided written and verbal opinion and testimony to the biomechanics of injury including deposition and trial testimony. In these cases, I have performed a number of numerical analyses and simulations to determine the likely biomechanics of injury as well as the structure and functional outcomes of those injuries on the victim’s performance capacity. In addition to my training and experience in the biomechanics of injury resulting from motor vehicle accidents, I teach courses pertaining to the biomechanics of injury (ESMS 4020/6202: Clinical Biomechanics) and the analysis of motor vehicle accidents (ESMS 4030/6030: Forensic Biomechanics). These courses are taught to undergraduate and graduate students in biomechanics and engineering. In addition to my role as an expert witness and as a faculty member, I have conducted applied research in the areas of clinical and computational biomechanics for the past 17 years as a university professor and research fellow. My research has produced over 90 publications (peer-reviewed papers, textbook chapters and technical reports), more than 250 research abstracts and over 100 research presentations at regional, national and international conferences. While conducting this research, I have collaborated with national and international leaders in injury biomechanics, treatment and rehabilitation. My work in the clinical research community has resulted in receiving the recognition of fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and American Heart Association.