Faculty

Suresh G. Advani, Ph.D.
George W. Laird Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Research area: orthopedic biomechanics

Elisa Arch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, Biomechanics and Movement Science
Research area: prosthetics

Panagiotis (Panos) Artemiadis, Ph.D.
Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Research area: robotics & controls

Michael Axe, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy
Orthopaedic Surgeon, First State Orthopaedics
Research area: rehabilitation and surgery

Jenni Buckley, Ph.D.
Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics and Movement Science
Research area: orthopedic biomechanics

David Burris, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics and Movement Science
Research area: orthopedic biomechanics, lubrication

Huantian Cao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Fashion and Apparel Studies
Co-Director, Sustainable Apparel Initiative
Research area: human performance

Joshua Cashaback, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Research area: neuromechanics and control of human movement

Stephanie Cone, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Research area: musculoskeletal biomechanics, neuroengineering & rehabilitation  

Elise Corbin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Research area: cancer diagnosis & therapy, tissue & regenerative engineering

Sambeeta (Sam) Das, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Research area: biomechanical, clean energy & environment, nanotechnology, robotics & controls

Emily Day, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Research area: cancer therapy/diagnosis

Charles Dhong, PhD
Assistant Professor
Material Science, Biomedical Engineering
Research area: cancer therapy & diagnosis

Dawn Elliott, Ph.D.
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Research area: tissue biomechanics

Thomas H. Epps, III, Ph.D.
Professor
Thomas and Kipp Gutshall Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
Center for Molecular & Engineering Thermodynamics Director
Research area: biomaterial

James C. Galloway, Ph.D., PT
Professor
Physical Therapy, Psychology, Biomechanics and Movement Science,
Biomedical Engineering
Research area: pediatric rehabilitation

Jason Gleghorn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Research area: tissue/cell mechanics, mechanobiology

Jocelyn Hafer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology & Applied Physiology
Research area: biomechanics, gait, osteoarthritis 

Gregory Hicks, PT, Ph.D.
Professor
Physical Therapy, Biomechanics and Movement Science
Director, Advancing Diversity in Physical Therapy (ADaPT)
Research area: rehabilitation, back pain

Jill Higginson, Ph.D.
Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics and Movement Science
Associate Director, Biomedical Engineering
Research area: rehabilitation and modeling

Xinqiao Jia, Ph.D.
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Research area: mechanically responsive biomaterials, tissue engineering

Curtis Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Research area: cell/tissue mechanics

April Kloxin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Research area: orthopedic tissue engineering, biomaterials, cancer