PUBLICATIONS

• Frazer, L.L., Shaffer, S.K., Seifert, J. et al. Modeling Fatigue and Damage Development in the Annulus Fibrosus Using a Reactive Viscoelastic Framework. Ann Biomed Eng (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-026-03982-5
• Seifert J, Frazer L, Shah A, Maiman D, Yoganandan N, King K, Sheehy J, Paskoff G, Bentley T, Nicolella DP, Stemper BD. Mechanical and Structural Changes to the Annulus Fibrosus in Response to Sub-Failure Cyclic Loading. Acta Biomaterialia (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2025.08.047
• Seifert J, Koser J, Shah A, Frazer L, Pintar F, Yoganandan N, Nicolella D, Bentley T, Stemper BD. Impactor Displacement as a Predictor of Thoraco-Abdominal Organ Injury: Comparison of Isolated Organ to Whole Body Tests. Ann Biomed Eng. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-025-03797-w
• Seifert J, Maiman D, Frazer L, Shah A, Yoganandan N, King K, Sheehy J, Paskoff G, Bentley T, Nicolella DP, Stemper BD. Mechanical Characterization of Non-Degraded Porcine Annulus Fibrosus Material Properties. Ann Biomed Eng. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-024-03629-3.
• Seifert J, Koser J, Shah AS, Frazer LL, Yoganandan N, Shender BS, Sheehy JB, Paskoff G, Bentley T, Nicolella DP, Stemper BD. Response of Thoraco-Abdominal Tissue in High-Rate Compression. J Biomech Eng. 2023 Mar 01;145(3).
• Seifert J, Shah AS, Harezlak J, Rowson S, Mihalik JP, Riggen L, Duma S, Brooks A, Cameron KL, Giza CC, Goldman J, Guskiewicz KM, Houston MN, Jackson JC, McGinty G, Pasquina P, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Stemper BD. Time Delta Head Impact Frequency: An Analysis on Head Impact Exposure in the Lead Up to a Concussion: Findings from the NCAA-DOD Care Consortium. Ann Biomed Eng. 2022 Nov;50(11):1473-1487. PMCID: PMC9652163. • Stemper BD, Shah A, Chiariello R, McCarthy C, Jessen K, Sarka B, Seifert J, Budde MD, Wang K, Olsen CM, McCrea M. A Preclinical Rodent Model for Repetitive Subconcussive Head Impact Exposure in Contact Sport Athletes. Front Behav Neurosci. 2022;16:805124. PMCID: PMC8965565.
• Sreedhar A, Agnew AM, Bolte IV JH, Murach MM, Ramachandra R, Kang Y.S. Development of a Strain-Based Model to Predict Eviscerated Thoracic Response from Dynamic Individual Rib Tests. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2022 Oct: 144(10):101009. Doi: 10.1115/1.4054412.
• Clark JM, Baker WA, Wheeler JR, Wheeler JB. Rotational Head Acceleration in Rear-End Motor Vehicle Collisions and Associated Concussion Risk, Proceedings of the North American Congress on Biomechanics, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 21-25, 2022.
• Clark JM, Wheeler JB. Development of Refined Injury Corridors for Evaluating Concussion Probability Using Maximal Principal Strain and Directional Sensitivity, 11th European Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC 2022), Mini-Symposia on Mechanics of Impact and Trauma, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, July 4-8, 2022.
• Clark JM, Adanty K, Post A, Hoshizaki TB, Ni Annaidh A, Gilchrist MD. (2021). A parametric analysis of factors that determine head injury outcomes following equestrian fall accidents. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 26(3), 295-308.
• Connor TA, Clark JM, Stewart M, Ní Annaidh A, Gilchrist MD. (2021). Post-accident evidence basis for new equestrian standards: Relationship between helmet liner residual crush and accident parameters. Applications in Engineering Science. 100044.
• Agnew AM, Sreedhar A, Bolte IV JH, Kang Y.S. Exploratory Comparison of Human Rib Structural Behavior in Two Dynamic Loading Scenarios. Proceedings of International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI), Online Conference, September 8-10, 2021.
• Clark JM, Williams C, Clissold J, McGoldrick A, Hill J, Ni Annaidh A, Gilchrist MD (2020). Video analysis of head injuries incidents in equestrian sports.
Sports Engineering. 23, 1-9.
• Clark JM, Hoshizaki TB, Ni Annaidh A, Gilchrist MD. (2020). Equestrian helmet standards: Do they represent real-world accident conditions?
Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 48(8), 2247-2267.
• Connor TA, Clark JM, Brama P, Stewart M, Ní Annaidh A, Gilchrist MD. (2020). An evidence basis for future equestrian helmet lateral crush certification tests.
Applied Sciences. 10(7), 2623.
• Trotta A, Clark JM McGoldrick A, Ni Annaidh A, Gilchrist MD. (2020). Biofidelic finite element modelling of brain trauma: Importance of the scalp in simulating head impact. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 173, 105448.
• Clark JM, Connor TA, Post A, Hoshizaki TB, Ni Annaidh A, Gilchrist MD. (2020). Could a compliant foam anvil characterise the biofidelic impact response of equestrian helmets? Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 146(6), 061006.
• Clark JM, Adanty K, Post A, Hoshizaki TB, Clissold J, McGoldrick A, Hill J, Ni Annaidh A, and Gilchrist MD. (2020). Proposed injury thresholds for concussion in equestrian sports. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 23(3), 222-236.
• Clark JM, Connor TA, Williams C, Clissold J, McGoldrick A, Hill J, Ni Annaidh A, Gilchrist MD. (2020). Analysis of helmet damage and associated head injuries arising from real-world equestrian fall accidents. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 48(3), 2185-2195.
• Clark JM, Hoshizaki TB, Gilchrist MD. (2020). Event-specific impact test protocol for ice hockey goaltender masks. Sports Biomechanics. 19(4), 510-531.
• Adanty K, Clark JM, Post A, Hoshizaki TB, Gilchrist MD. (2020). Comparing two proposed protocols to test the oblique response of cycling helmets to fall impacts. International Journal of Crashworthiness. 25(6), 648-663.
• Clark JM, Connor TA, Post A, Hoshizaki TB, Gilchrist MD. (2021). The influence of impact surface on head kinematics and brain tissue response during impacts with equestrian helmets. Sports Biomechanics. 20(6), 737-750.
• Baker, Wade A., Mostafiz R. Chowdhury, and Costin D. Untaroiu. "Validation of a booted finite element model of the WIAMan ATD lower limb in component and whole-body vertical loading impacts with an assessment of the boot influence model on response." Traffic Injury Prevention (2018): 1-6.
• Baker, Wade A., Mostafiz Chowdhury, and Costin D. Untaroiu. "A finite element model of an anthropomorphic test device lower limb to assess risk of injuries during vertical accelerative loading." Journal of Biomechanics 81 (2018): 104-112.
• Baker WA, Untaroiu C, Crawford DM, Chowdhury MR. Mechanical Characterization and Finite Element Implementation of the Soft Materials used in a Novel Anthropometric Test Device for Simulating Underbody Blast Loading. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 74, 358-364, 2017.
• Storvik SG, Campbell JQ, Wheeler JB. Asphyxia in Motor Vehicle Crashes: Analysis of Crash-Related Variables Using NASS-CDS and Forensic Case Studies, American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology, 38 (2), June 2017.
• Baker WA, Untaroiu C, Chowdhury MR. Development of a Finite Element Model of the WIAMan Lower Extremity to Investigate Under-body Blast Loads. LS-DYNA Annual User’s Meeting, Detroit, MI, June 2016.
• Campbell JQ and Petrella A. Automated Finite Element Modeling of the Lumbar Spine: Using a Statistical Shape Model to Generate a Virtual Population of Models. Journal of Biomechanics, 2016.
• Campbell JQ, Rullkoetter, PJ, Petrella A. Verification and Validation of an Algorithm for Automatically Generating FE Models of the Lumbar Spine. 2016 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Orlando, FL, March 2016.
• Baker WA, Untaroiu C, Chowdhury MR. A Finite Element Model of a Dummy Lower Extremity for Investigating the Injury Risk of Vehicle Occupants during Underbody Explosion Events. Ohio State Injury Biomechanics Symposium, Columbus, OH, June 2016.
• Campbell JQ, Coombs D, Rao M, Rullkoetter PJ, Petrella A. Automated Finite Element Meshing of the Lumbar Spine: Verification and Validation With 18 Specimen-Specific Models. Journal of Biomechanics, 2016.
• Campbell JQ, Population-Based Methods To Evaluate The Effect Of Anatomical Variation On Lumbar Spine Biomechanics. PhD Dissertation, Colorado School of Mines, 2015.
• Campbell JQ, Petrella A. A New Method for Building Statistical Shape Models of the Lumbar Spine. 13th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Montreal, Canada, September 2015.
• Campbell JQ, Petrella A. An Automated Method for Landmark Identification and Finite-Element Modeling of the Lumbar Spine. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 2709 – 2716, 2015.
• Campbell JQ, Rullkoetter P, Petrella A. Validation of an Automated Method for Generating Subject-Specific Finite Element Models of the Lumbar Spine. Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, NV, March 2015.
• Campbell JQ, Yoder AJ, Petrella A. An Automated Method for Feature Extraction and Subject-Specific Finite Element Modeling of the Lumbar Spine. 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, MA, July 2014.
Campbell JQ, Liang L, Szymczak A, Petrella A. Optimization of an Automated Mesh Morphing Algorithm for Lumbar Vertebrae. 2012 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, Feb 2012.
• Weimer Z, Ogden J, Martonovich M, Kloberdanz K. Information Analysis for the Collision Analyst. Collision Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2012.
• Stemper BD, Storvik SG, Yoganandan N, Baisden JL, Fijalkowski RJ, Pintar FA, Shender BS, Paskoff GR. A new PMHS model for lumbar spine injuries during vertical acceleration. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 133, Iss. 8, 081002, 2011.
• Stemper BD, Yoganandan N, Paskoff GR, Fijalkowski RJ, Storvik SG, Baisden JL, Pintar FA, Shender BS. Thoracolumbar spine trauma in military environments. Minerva Ortopedicae Traumatologica, Vol. 62, Iss. 5, pp. 397-412, 2011.
• Storvik SG, Stemper BD. Axial head rotation increases facet joint capsular ligament strains in automotive rear impact. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 153-161, 2011.
• Weimer Z, Ogden J, Kloberdanz K, Martonovich M. Event Data Recorders and Evidence Spoliation: Avoiding Exposure. Colorado Claims, Volume 9, Number 3, 2011.
• Raymond DE, Catena RD, Vaughan TR. Biomechanics and Injury Risk Assessment of Falls onto Protective Floor Mats. Rehabilitation Nursing, Vol 36 (6):248-254, 2011.
• Jones KO, McBeth Z, • Campbell JQ, Zhang H, Wheeler J, Raymond D. Children in Rollover Accidents: Review of the NASS-CDS 1995-2007. Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM), Las Vegas, Nevada, 2010.
• Stemper BD, Storvik SG. Incorporation of lower neck shear forces to predict facet joint injury risk in low-speed automotive rear impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 300-308, 2010.
• Stemper BD, Yoganandan N, Storvik SG, Pintar FA. Biomechanical role of the cervical facet joints in the whiplash injury mechanism., 6th World Congress on Biomechanics, Singapore, 2010.
• Storvik SG, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Stemper BD. Experimental induction of lumbar spine compression-flexion injuries. Proceedings of the 2010 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, FL, 2010.
• Storvik SG, Stemper BD, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. Development of an experimental model to quantify lumbar spine kinematics during pilot ejection. Marquette University Biomedical Engineering Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.
• Stemper BD, Storvik SG, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. Verification of lower neck shear force as a rear impact injury criterion. International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, York, UK, 2009.
• Storvik SG, Stemper BD, Kumar S. Axial head rotation increase capsular ligament distractions during simulated automotive rear impact. Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009.
• Storvik SG, Stemper BD, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. Evaluation of automotive rear impact injury risk using lower neck shear force. Marquette University Biomedical Engineering Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 2009.
• Storvik SG, Stemper BD, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. Population-based estimates of whiplash injury using NASS CDS data. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, Vol. 45, pp. 244-249, 2009.
• Van Ee C, Morosski-Browne B, Raymond D, Plunkett J, Wardy W, Thibault K. Evaluation and Refinement of the CRABI-6 Anthropomorphic Test Device Injury Criteria for Skull Fracture. Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2009.
• Raymond DE, Van Ee C, Crawford G, Bir C. Tolerance of the Temporo-Parietal Skull to Blunt Ballistic Impact. Journal of Biomechanics, Vol 42 (15): 2479-2485, 2009.
• Raymond DE, Crawford G, Van Ee C, Bir C. Development of Biomechanical Response Corridors of the Head to Blunt Ballistic Temporo-Parietal Head Impact. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol 131 (9): 094506, 2009.
• Raymond DE, Wheeler JB, Bir CA. Utilizing Physical Evidence to Elucidate Seat Belt Usage in Automotive Collisions Through Biomechanical Simulation. Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting American Academy of Forensic Sciences, San Antonio, TX, 2007.
• Raymond DE, Bir CA, Begeman PC, Chien HC, Wheeler JB. Forensic Determination of Seat Belt Usage in Automotive Collisions: Development of a Diagnostic Tool. SAE 2006 World Congress, Detroit, MI, SAE Technical Paper Series, 2006-01-1128, Warrendale, PA, 2006.
• Raymond DE, Landerville JB, Wheeler JB, Dainty DA. A Parametric MADYMO Analysis for Determining Seat Belt Usage in a Frontal Collision. Proceedings of the International Society of Biomechanics XXth Congress and the American Society of Biomechanics 29th Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, 2005.
• Raymond DE, Fatzinger EC, Connors TJ, Wheeler JB. Occupant Kinematic Analysis of an Unbelted Minivan Passenger: A Free Body Approach. Proceedings of the International Society of Biomechanics XXth Congress and the American Society of Biomechanics 29th Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, 2005.
• Raymond DE, Kelley CM, Wheeler JB. Forensic Investigation of Lumbar Disc Injury in an Industrial Setting. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2003.
• Khurana V, Wheeler JB. Lateral Tibial Plateau Fracture from a Stair Descent Misstep. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2003.
• Khurana V, Wheeler JB. Unique Pedestrian Impact Dynamics and Trajectory. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2003.
• Brown DG, Kelley PB, Kluge WJ, Wheeler JB. Injury Mitigation Produced by Protective Padding on Ski Terrain. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2003.
• Brown DG, Wheeler JB. Determination of Snowboarder Versus Snowboarder Impact Configuration Using Injury Biomechanics. Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress on Biomechanics, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2003.
• Wheeler JB, Dainty DA, Brown DG. Cervical Disc Prolapse in Rear-End Automobile Collisions: Injury Mechanism Unique to Occupant and Head Restraint Geometry. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Zürich, Switzerland, 2001.
• Wheeler JB, Brown DG. First Rib Fracture due to Cervical Hyperextension: A Clue to Solving a Colorado Ski Fatality. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Zürich, Switzerland, 2001.
• Wheeler JB. An Investigation of Bicycle Seat Pressure and Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Mechanism During Recumbant Stationary Cycling. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Zürich, Switzerland, 2001.
• Wheeler JB, Salem GJ. Nail-gun Discharge Distance, Nail Penetration, and Patella Fracture Severity. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Zürich, Switzerland, 2001.
• Wheeler JB. Research and Applied Science in Forensic Biomechanics. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Zürich, Switzerland, 2001.
• Brown DG, Landerville JB, Wheeler JB. PCL, ACL, and MCL Rupture in Rear-seat Occupants in Offset/Frontal Automobile Collisions. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Zürich, Switzerland, 2001.
• Siegmund GP, Brault JR. The role of cervical muscles in whiplash. In: Frontiers in Whiplash Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical, Eds: Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. IOS Press, Amsterdam, 295-320, 2000.
• Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB, Catania JJ, Brault JR. A Linked Data Set of Clinical and Kinematic Responses to Whiplash. In: Frontiers in Whiplash Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical, Eds: Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. IOS Press, Amsterdam, 321-347, 2000.
• Brault JR, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB. Cervical Muscle Response During Whiplash: Evidence of a Lengthening Muscle Contraction. Clinical Biomechanics, 15(6):426-435, 2000.
• Siegmund GP, Brault JR, Wheeler JB. The Relationship Between Clinical and Kinematic Responses from Human Subject Testing in Rear-End Automobile Collisions. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 32(2):207-217, 2000.
• Brault JR, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB. Muscle Response and Whiplash Injury Biomechanics. Proceedings of the XVIIth International Congress on Biomechanics, Finalist for the International Society of Biomechanics Clinical Biomechanics Award, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1999.
• Siegmund GP, Heinrichs BE, Wheeler JB. The Influence of Head Restraint and Occupant Factors on Peak Head/Neck Kinematics in Low-speed Rear-end Collisions. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 31(4):393-407, 1999.
• Siegmund GP, Brault JR, Wheeler JB. The Relationship Between Clinical and Kinematic Responses from Human Subject Testing in Rear-End Automobile Collisions. Compendium of Papers, Traffic Safety and Auto Engineering Stream, World Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, pp.182-207, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1999.
• Powers CM, Kulig K, Flynn JE, Brault JR. Repeatability and Bias of Two Walkway Safety Tribometers, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 1999.
• Brault JR, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB. Whiplash Injury Biomechanics: Cervical Electromyographic Response and Influence on Whiplash Dynamics. Proceedings of the International Symposium Whiplash '98, Tempe, Arizona, 1998.
• Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB, Brault JR. Volume Changes in the Human Cervical Spinal Canal Between the Neutral and Retracted Head Positions. Proceedings of the International Symposium Whiplash '98, p.41, Tempe, Arizona, 1998.
Wheeler JB, Smith TA, Siegmund GP, Brault JR, King DJ. Validation of the Neck Injury Criterion (NIC) Using Kinematic and Clinical Results from Human Subjects in Rear-end Collisions. Proceedings of IRCOBI’98, The International Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, pp.335-348, Göteborg, Sweden, 1998.
• Brault JR, Smith TA, Wheeler JB, Siegmund GP. Cervical Muscle Response to Rear-end Automobile Collisions: Implications for Injury. Proceedings of the North American Congress on Biomechanics, pp.347-348, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1998.
• Brault JR, Wheeler JB, Siegmund GP, Brault EJ. Clinical Response of Human Subjects to Rear-end Automobile Collisions. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 79:72-80, 1998.
• Siegmund GP, King DJ, Lawrence JM, Wheeler JB, Brault JR, Smith TA. Head/Neck Kinematic Response of Human Subjects in Low-speed Rear-end Collisions. SAE Technical Paper No. 973341, Society of Automotive Engineers, Proceedings of the 41st Stapp Car Crash Conference, pp.357-385, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 1997.
• Wheeler JB, Gregor RJ, Broker JP. The Effect of Clipless Float Design on Shoe/Pedal Interface Kinetics: Implications for Overuse Knee Injuries During Cycling. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 11(2):119-141, 1995.
• Gregor RJ, Wheeler JB. Biomechanical Factors Associated with Shoe/Pedal Interfaces: Implications for Injury. Sports Medicine, 17(2):117-131, 1994.
• Wheeler JB, Gregor RJ, Broker JP, Mandelbaum BR. Cycling Knee Pain and Shoe/Pedal Interface Kinetics. Proceedings of the XIVth International Congress on Biomechanics, Paris, France, pp.1458-1459, 1993.
• Gregor RJ, Wheeler JB, Broker JP, Ryan MM. The Effect of Shoe/Pedal Interface and Load on Pedalling Kinetics in Cycling. Proceedings of the XIVth International Congress on Biomechanics, Paris, France, pp.508-509, 1993.
• Wheeler JB, Gregor RJ, Broker JP. A Dual Piezoelectric Bicycle Pedal with Multiple Shoe-Pedal Interface Compatibility. International Journal of Sport Biomechanics, 8(3):251-258, 1992.
• Wheeler JB, Broker JP, Gregor RJ. A Comparison of Torsional Moments Across Different Shoe/Pedal Interfaces in Cycling. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise, 24(5):S186, 1992.
• Hight PV, Wheeler JB, Reust TJ, Birch N. The Effects of Right Side Water Drag on Vehicle Dynamics and Accident Causation. SAE Technical Paper No. 900105, In: Accident Reconstruction: Human, Vehicle and Environmental Factors, pp.95-106, 1990.
• Marcosky J, Wheeler JB, Hight PV. The Development of Seat Belts and an Evaluation of the Efficacy of Some Current Designs. Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, V1(2):21-46, 1989.
• Hight PV, Wheeler JB, Reust TJ, Birch N. Asymmetric Water Drag, The Latent Cause of Some Accidents, Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference VI, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1989.