Forensically investigates and analyzes individual injuries and injury patterns; uses biomechanics and biomedical engineering to determine the forces and motions necessary to cause injuries. Assesses Injuries: Applying physics, anatomy and physiology, assesses injuries involving: traumatic brain injuries and skull fractures neck, back and spinal cord injuries orthopedic and neurologic injuries musculo-skeletal injuries including joints (i.e., shoulders, knees, ankles and elbows), soft tissues (i.e., rotator cuff, tendons and ligaments), and fracture patterns (torso, long bone, hand, foot or skull) Determines Cause: Applying engineering principles, determines: the manner in which tissue failed: the type of loading, the direction of loading and magnitude or size of the load that caused the injury if injury patterns are causally related or consistent with the hazardous condition or circumstances claimed whether there was sufficient force in the right direction to cause an injury the presence of pre-existing conditions and how they affect the injury who and/or what action contributed to the injuries; what could have been done to prevent the injuries Typical Personal Injury Cases Involve: motor vehicle collisions slips, trips and falls medical malpractice or device failures occupational and work place injuries sports and recreational injuries 12/19/18 1 www.robsonforensic.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2016 to Robson Forensic, Inc. present Associate Provide technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony toward the resolution of commercial and personal injury litigation involving injury analysis and causation. 2013 to Villanova University present Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering 2018-present Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 2017-2018 Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 2013-2017 Teaching and Research duties as follows: Teaching instructed lecture and laboratory courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in mechanics of materials and tissue biomechanics. Developed new undergraduate and graduate courses biomechanics and biomedical engineering courses. Member of committee to develop curriculum for new Biomedical Engineering Minor. Research Supervised student research projects and theses (B.S. and M.S. levels) on mechanical testing and finite element modeling of orthopedic tissues. 2008 Jensen Hughes (formerly Hughes Associates) Fire Protection Engineer Created computational models of airflow patterns in buildings using proprietary software and used them to predict proliferation of airborne chemical weapons. EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering, 2013 Drexel University, Philadelphia PA Dissertation: Mechanical characterization of the human lumbar intervertebral disc subjected to impact loading conditions Bachelor of Science, Engineering Mechanics, 2008 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD RESEARCH Grants, Fellowships, and Awards BMES Grant Writing Session Young Investigator Travel Award, 2015 Best Student Paper, International Conference on Human Performance at Sea, Glasgow, UK, 2010 12/19/18 2 www.robsonforensic.com
Research Advising Carrie O Donel (2015-2017) Villanova University, Masters in Mechanical Engineering Thesis: The Effects of Rear Facing Child Restraint System Design and Installation Method on Head and Neck Injury Severity in Infants Involved in Rear End Collisions Michael Long (2016) Villanova University, Independent Research Project: Effect of Pitch Count and Number of Days Rest on Shoulder Ligament Health Samantha Kalup (2016) Villanova University, Independent Research Project: Constitutive Modeling of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Tissues under Transient, Hyperphysiologic Loading Conditions John Coppa (2016) Villanova University, Freshman Match Research Project: Development of a Geometric Model of Lumbar Vertebra using µ-ct images TEACHING ME 2505, Mechanical Engineering Analysis & Design, Villanova University, undergraduate, laboratory Instructor ME 2103, Mechanics of Materials, Villanova University, undergraduate ME 4002, Solid Mechanics Laboratory, Villanova University, undergraduate ME 5500, Introduction to Biomechanics, Villanova University, undergraduate, ME 7560, Biomechanics of Soft Tissues, Villanova University, graduate Grants, Fellowships and Awards: Innovation in the Classroom Grant, Villanova University (Internal), 2015 Award Amount: $19,000 Development of biomechanics learning modules and lab exercises to enhance student learning and training of new research students Topical Grant, Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, 2015 Award Amount: $15,890, Framework for an ideation term project: integration of EML in upper-level courses Professional Development: ASEE National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI-1), 2015 Travel fellowship to Lilly Conference on University and College Teaching and Learning, 2014 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Biomedical Engineering Society Orthopaedic Research Society Spine Section, Member National Society of Black Engineers 12/19/18 3 www.robsonforensic.com
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PLOS One, Reviewer Orthopaedic Research Society, Reviewer Diversified Scholars Initiative, Inc., President and Founder Judge, Student research competition, Philadelphia Alliance for Minority Participation Symposium PUBLICATIONS and CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Peer-reviewed Journals Jamison, D, MA Marcolongo (2014). The Effect of Creep on Human Lumbar Intervertebral Disk Impact Mechanics. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 136 (3), 031006. Jamison, D, M Cannella, E Pierce, MA Marcolongo (2013). A Comparison of the Human Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Mechanical Response to Normal and Impact Loading Conditions. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 135 (9), 091009. Textbook Contributions Jamison, D and MA Marcolongo (2012). Advances in Biomaterials for Clinical Orthopaedic Applications. In Orthopaedic Biomechanics. Edited by B. A. Winkelstein. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. 561-582. Conference Proceedings Kalup, S, J DeLucca, D Elliott, D Jamison (2016). Under Transient Hyperphysiologic Nonacute Loading Conditions: a Pilot Study. 42 nd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Binghamton, NY. Jamison, D, C Massey, M Marcolongo (2014). Development and Validation of a Lumbar Disc Finite Element Model for Impact Mechanical Response Analysis. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Prudnikova, K, D Jamison, M Marcolongo (2013). Injection of a Novel Biomimetic Aggrecan for the Restoration of Intervertebral Disc Tissue Mechanics. ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Sunriver, OR. Jamison, D, C Massey, M Marcolongo (2012). The Effect of Repeated Impacts on Intervertebral Disc Mechanics During a Diurnal Cycle. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Jamison D, CJ Massey, MA Marcolongo (2012). Cumulative Effect of Repeated Impacts on Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Mechanics, A Diurnal Cycle Study. 38 th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 12/19/18 4 www.robsonforensic.com
Buckland, D, J Perez-Rosello, J Lin, J Moriarty, D Jamison, B Snyder (2011). Dynamic and Static Ultrasound Imaging of the Intervertebral Disc. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA. Jamison D, M Cannella, EC Pierce, SK Martin, MA Marcolongo (2011). Analysis of the Intervertebral Disc s Mechanical Behavior Under Impact Loading Conditions. ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Farmington, PA. Jamison, D, M Cannella, et al. (2010). Analysis of Mechanical Behavior of the Lumbar Spine Under High Impact Loading. IEEE 36 th Annual Northeast Bioengineeering Conference, New York, NY. INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND GUEST LECTURES Villanova University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ME 5500 Introduction to Biomechanics, Forensic Biomechanics, November 15, 2018 Guest lecture on introduction to biomedical engineering Villanova University (2015-2017) Invited workshop presented at National Society of Black Engineers (2015) Guest lecture on technical writing Drexel University (2012) 12/19/18 5 www.robsonforensic.com