Our Ph.D. Students

Mone’t Alberts
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
monetalberts@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Musculoskeletal tissue engineering, graphene bioscaffolds. Mone’t’s video.

Colton Babcock
Computational Biosciences Lab
coltonbabcock@u.boisestate.edu
Research: FEM muscle models which help predict movement and force. Colton’s video.

Kate Benfield
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
KateBenfield@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Quantify and visualize meniscal wear in the knee joint. Kate’s video.

Abby Brittain
Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Laboratory
abbybrittain@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Infant Biomechanics. Abby’s video.

Michael Eppel
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
michaeleppel@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Tissue Engineering, cell culture and graphene bio-scaffolds. Michael’s video.

Omar Faruq
Mechanical Adaptations Laboratory
omarfaruq@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Stem cell aging and Tissue Engineering. Omar’s video.

Nic Hunt
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
nichunt@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Predictive model for knee instability to prevent osteoarthritis. Nic’s video.

Calvin Jones
Biomaterials & Musculoskeletal Engineering Lab
calvinjones@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Novel biomaterials and musculoskeletal tissue engineering. Calvin’s video.

Nick Lehning
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
nicklehning@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Developing a performance and readiness metric for soccer players. Nick’s video.

Vahid Malbouby
Computational Biosciences Lab
vahidmlb@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Computational modeling of knee osteoarthritis. Vahid’s video.

Miranda Nelson
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
mirandanelson218@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Musculoskeletal tissue engineering. Miranda’s video.

Derek Nesbitt
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
dereknesbitt@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Characterization and prevention of meniscus mechanical failures. Derek’s video.

Michael Okebiorun
Browning Research Group
michaelokebiorun@boisestate.edu
Research: Bacterial Biofilm Imaging and CAP Treatment on Chronic Wounds. Michael’s video.

Jiahao Pan
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
jiahaopan@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Data-driven predictive models of neurological diseases. Jiahao’s video.

Brian Penney
Biomaterials & Musculoskeletal Engineering Lab
brianpenney@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Dynamically Stiffening Silk/ECM bioscaffolds for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis Modeling and Preclinical Marker Identification. Brian’s video.

Morgan Riley
Integrated Bioelectronic Medicine Laboratory
morganriley@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Microdevices for neuromodulation and wireless data transmission. Morgan’s video.

Amevi Semodji
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
AmeviSemodji@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Characterizing and simulating ligament healing mechanobiology. Amevi’s video.

Danielle Siegel
Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Laboratory
daniellesiegel@boisestate.edu
Research: Understanding how healthy infants achieve a roll. Danielle’s video.

Nilson Silva
Mechanical Adaptations Laboratory
nilsonsilva@u.boisestate.edu
Research: Characterization of cartilage tissue in hip dysplasia. Nilson’s video.

Roxanne Stone
Biomolecular Research Center
roxannestone@boisestate.edu
Research: Cartilage tissue engineering using decellularized cartilage and 3D bioprinting. Roxanne’s video.