Lab Group

Lisa Cozma | Kinesiology: MSc

Co-supervised with Jared Fletcher, Mount Royal University

BSc Kinesiology, University of Calgary

Project: Differences in mechanical, muscle, and delta efficiency between the ankle plantar flexors and knee extensors

Maria Rodriguez | Biomedical Engineering: MSc

BSc Civil Engineering, University of Alberta

Project: The Effects of Advanced Footwear Technology Shoes on Hip Joint Loading in Female Runners

Andrew Koshyk | Biomedical Engineering: PhD

MSc Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary

BEng Mechanical Engineering and Management, McMaster University

Project: Multiscale Modelling of Subchondral Bone Fatigue Injury at the Equine Metacarpophalangeal Joint

Tadiwa Waungana | Biomedical Engineering: PhD

Co-supervised with Sarah Manske, University of Calgary

MSc Biomedical Engineering, University of Calgary

BSc Materials Engineering, University of Alberta

Project: Load matters: modelling the association between joint loading and bone geometry in knee osteoarthritis

Joshua Lecoupe | Biomedical Engineering: PhD

BEd, University of Calgary

BSc Biomechanics, University of Calgary

Project: Additive Manufacturing Approaches for Soft-Tissue Engineering and Biomimetic Modelling

Tsolmonbaatar Khurelbaatar

PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta

MSc Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

MEng Mechanical Engineering, Mongolian University of Science and Technology

BEng Mechanical Engineering, Mongolian University of Science and Technology

Andrew Sawatsky

Research Technician

Ariunzaya Dorj

Research Technician

Cole Romeo

MSc Kinesiology

"Quantifying the relationship between mechanical strain and tendon adaptation in athletes: a longitudinal cohort study"

Year of Defense: 2026

Patrick Milner

MSc Biomedical Engineering

"Effects of Advanced Footwear Technology on Metatarsal Stress During Running"

Year of Defense: 2025

Adam Bradshaw

MSc Biomedical Engineering

"Statistical Shape Modeling as a Novel Method for Footwear Development"

Year of Defense: 2025

Jonah Dimnik

MSc Kinesiology

"Computed Tomography–Based Finite Element Modeling of the Rabbit Hindlimb"

Year of Defense: 2025

Reza Kakavand

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

2024-2025

Laura Crack

PhD Kinesiology

"The impact of ambulatory status on the efficacy of zoledronic acid to mitigate bone loss in acute spinal cord injury"

Year of Defense: 2024

Ana Gloria Angulo

MSc Biomedical Engineering 

"The influence of ovariohysterectomy and bisphosphonate treatment on the fatigue behaviour of whole-bone and bone tissue"

Year of Defense: 2024

Olivia Bruce

PhD Biomedical Engineering

"Tibial-fibular morphology: variation, sexual dimorphism, and mechanical implications"

Year of Defense: 2023

Ifaz Haider PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

2017-2022

Monica Russell MSc

MSc Biomedical Engineering 

"Biomechanical differences between young adults with and without youth sport-related ankle joint injury"

Year of Defense: 2022

Arash Khassetarash PhD

PhD Biomechanics

"Repeated bout effect and musculoskeletal loading during prolonged downhill running"

Year of Defense: 2022

Michael Baggaley PhD

PhD Biomechanics

"Musculoskeletal loading during graded running"

Year of Defense: 2022

Colin Firminger PhD

PhD Biomedical Engineering 

"Experimental measurement and applied modelling of patellar tendon strain"

Year of Defense: 2021

Lindsay Loundagin PhD

PhD Biomechanics

"The influence of intracortical microarchitecture on the mechanical fatigue behaviour of bone"

Year of Defense: 2020

Anita Fung MSc

MSc Biomedical Engineering 

“Experimental validation of finite element predicted bone strain in human metatarsals”

Year of Defense: 2017

Aleena Pangka MSc

MSc Biomedical Engineering

“Biomechanical measures of the muscle-bone unit in humans”

Year of Defense: 2016