Our Ph.D. Students
Mone’t Alberts
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
monetalberts@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Graphene bioscaffolds for musculoskeletal tissue engineering
Colton Babcock
Computational Biosciences Lab
coltonbabcock@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: FEM muscle models which help predict movement and force
Kate Benfield
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
KateBenfield@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Method to quantify and visualize meniscal wear in meniscus. View Kate’s Benfield’s research video (video transcript also provided).
Abby Brittain
Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Laboratory
abbybrittain@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Infant Biomechanics
Michael Eppel
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
michaeleppel@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Tissue Engineering, cell culture and graphene bio-scaffolds
Omar Faruq
Mechanical Adaptations Laboratory
omarfaruq@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Stem cell aging and Tissue Engineering
Nic Hunt
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
nichunt@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Developing a predictive model for knee instability to prevent knee osteoarthritis.
Calvin Jones
Biomaterials & Musculoskeletal Engineering Lab
calvinjones@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Novel biomaterials and musculoskeletal tissue engineering
Nick Lehning
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
nicklehning@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Developing a performance and readiness metric for soccer players. Nick’s video.
Vahid Malbouby
Computational Biosciences Lab
vahidmlb@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Computational modeling of knee osteoarthritis. Vahid’s video.
Miranda Nelson
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
mirandanelson218@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Musculoskeletal tissue engineering
Derek Nesbitt
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
dereknesbitt@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Characterization and prevention of meniscus mechanical failures. Derek’s video.
Michael Okebiorun
Browning Research Group
michaelokebiorun@boisestate.edu
Research Focus: 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 Focus: Data-driven predictive models of neurological diseases.
Brian Penney
Biomaterials & Musculoskeletal Engineering Lab
brianpenney@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Dynamically Stiffening Silk/ECM bioscaffolds for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis Modeling and Preclinical Marker Identification.
Nilson Silva
Mechanical Adaptations Laboratory
nilsonsilva@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Characterization of bio engineering cartilage tissue subjected to different mechanical stresses.
Morgan Riley
Integrated Bioelectronic Medicine Laboratory
morganriley@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Miniaturized neural implants with emphasis on selective neuromodulation of peripheral nerves, the neural tissue interface with electrode materials, and wireless data transmission through tissues.
Amevi Semodji
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
AmeviSemodji@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Characterizing and simulating ligament healing mechanobiology. Amevi’s video.
Danielle Siegel
Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Laboratory
daniellesiegel@boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Understanding how healthy infants achieve a roll. Danielle’s video.
Roxanne Stone
Biomolecular Research Center
roxannestone@boisestate.edu
Research Focus:
Eli Walker
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
eliwalker@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Lower limb biomechanics and the impacts of injury and disease. Eli’s video.
JoHan Wang
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
jowang@u.boisestate.edu
Research Focus: Lower leg load in runners with history of tibial stress injury.