Lab Group
Graduate Students
Laura Crack | Kinesiology Graduate Program: PhD
MSc Kinesiology - University of Calgary
BSc Biology - Bishop's University
Project: Efficacy of pharmaceutical osteoporosis treatments in at-risk populations
Email: laura.crack@ucalgary.ca
Olivia Bruce | Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program: PhD
MSc Biomechanics, University of Calgary
BSc Kinesiology, Queen's University
Current Project: Statistical shape and intensity models of the tibia-fibula complex
Email: olivia.bruce@ucalgary.ca
Andrew Koshyk | Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program: MSc
BSc Mechanical Engineering and Management, McMaster University
Project: Influence of microarchitecture on the mechanical fatigue behaviour of subchondral bone
Email: andrew.koshyk@ucalgary.ca
Ana Gloria Angulo | Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program: MSc
BS Biomedical Engineering, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Current project: The influence of ovariohysterectomy and bisphosphonate treatment on the fatigue behaviour of whole-bone and bone tissue
Email: anagloria.angulocast@ucalgary.ca
Cole Romeo | Kinesiology Graduate Program: MSc
BHPED Physical Literacy, Mount Royal University
Current project: Quantifying the relationship between mechanical strain and tendon adaptation in athletes: a longitudinal cohort study
Email: cole.romeo@ucalgary.ca
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W. Brent Edwards PhD | Associate Professor
Principal Investigator
PhD Biomechanics, Iowa State Uni. wbedward@ucalgary.ca
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Undergraduate Students
Academic Year, Summer and Honour Projects (click photo to read most recent project titles)
Mollee Ramsey
Honours Project 2017/18
“Biomechanical mechanisms of competitive jump rope athletes resulting in overuse injuries: a comparison to running”
Teague Foreman
Honours Project 2017/18
“The effects of surface stiffness and shoe cushioning on jump height performance in high school and varsity basketball players”
Genneva Kennedy
Honours Project 2017/18
“Effects of elastic kinesiology tape on ankle joint kinematics, moments and perceptions of performance in youth competitive jump rope athletes”
Lindon Fedorick
Honours Project 2017/18
“Determining the effects of obesity on mechanical properties of tendons”
Ian Matthews
Honours Project 2014/15
“Sample preparation and loading protocol development for uniaxial compression of synthetic and bovine cortical bone”
Summer 2015
“Examining the mechanical properties of a synthetic bone analog for use in orthopedic applications”
Anita Fung
Summer 2014
“Effect of teriparatide, vibration, and the combination on bone quality in chronic spinal cord injury”
Winter 2014
“An approach to examine the effect of implant geometry on periprosthetic bone remodeling from bone-anchored amputation prostheses”, 09/2014-12/2014
Lab Alumni
Aleena Pangka MSc
MSc Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
“Biomechanical measures of the muscle-bone unit in humans”
Year of Defense: 2016
Anita Fung MSc
MSc Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
“Experimental validation of finite element predicted bone strain in human metatarsals”
Year of Defense: 2017
Lindsay Loundagin PhD
PhD Biomechanics, Faculty of Kinesiology
"The influence of intracortical microarchitecture on the mechanical fatigue behaviour of bone"
Year of Defense: 2020
Colin Firminger PhD
PhD Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
"Experimental measurement and applied modelling of patellar tendon strain"
Year of Defense: 2021
Arash Khassetarash PhD
PhD Biomechanics, Faculty of Kinesiology
"Repeated bout effect and musculoskeletal loading during prolonged downhill running"
Year of Defense: 2022
Michael Baggaley PhD
PhD Biomechanics, Faculty of Kinesiology
"Musculoskeletal loading during graded running"
Year of Defense: 2022
Monica Russell MSc
MSc Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
"Biomechanical differences between young adults with and without youth sport-related ankle joint injury"
Year of Defense: 2022
Ifaz Haider PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2017-2022