Dr. Siegmund is a Senior Engineer in MEA’s Injury Biomechanics Group, where he evaluates the causal relationship between injuries and applied forces. Dr. Siegmund is also the President of MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia.
Credentials
PhD, Biomechanics, 2001
BASc (Honours), Mechanical Engineering, 1986
Professional Engineer (BC & Ontario)
Areas of Specialization
- Whiplash injury
- Spine and head injuries
- Helmet effectiveness
- Human performance
- Slip and fall injuries
- Injury causation
- Bicycle collisions
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomechanics, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, 2001.
Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours), Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1986.
Professional Status
Registered Professional Engineer
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, Registration No. 16388.
Professional Engineers Ontario, License No. 100089362
Professional Associations
Society for Neuroscience (SFN), since 1999.
International Society of Biomechanics (ISB), since 1998.
International Traffic Medicine Association (ITMA), since 2004.
Society of Accident Reconstructionists (SOAR), since 1997.
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), since 1992.
Scholarly Activities
Editorial Board, Journal of Forensic Biomechanics, 2010 – Present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Whiplash & Related Disorders, 2001 – 2008.
Scientific Committee, Moderator and Panelist, World Congress on Neck Pain, 2008.
Chair, Impact Biomechanics I & II, 4th World Congress on Biomechanics, 2002.
Faculty and Reviewer, World Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, 1999.
Peer Reviews for the following academic journals: Accident Analysis and Prevention, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Chaos, Clinical Anatomy, Clinical Biomechanics, Clinical Neurophysiology, Epidemiologic Reviews, European Spine Journal, Experimental Brain Research, Human Movement Science, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal of Neurotrauma, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Journal of Physiology, Journal of Whiplash & Related Disorders, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Medical Science Monitor, Neuroscience Research, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Spine, Traffic Injury Prevention.
Peer Reviews for the following conferences: International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact, Society of Automotive Engineers Annual Congress, Stapp Car Crash Conference.
Grant Reviews for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), and Southern Consortium for Injury Biomechanics (SCIB).
Professional Experience
MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists
President, Senior Engineer, 1986 to present
Conducts technical investigations and research into the biomechanics of injury. Involved in over 3000 technical investigations related to motor vehicle collisions, bicycle collisions, pedestrian impacts, and slip and fall accidents. Biomechanical analyses consist of reviews of medical records and images, and assessments of injury mechanics, applied loads, and the casual relationship between the applied loads and injury. Research activities focus on the biomechanics of injury caused by motor-vehicle collisions and slip and fall accidents. Qualified as an Expert Witness in the Supreme Courts of British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Superior Court of California, and the Coroner’s Court of British Columbia and Manitoba.
School OF Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Adjunct Professor, 2001 to Present
Conducts research into the biomechanical and neurophysiological factors related to injury. Co-supervises graduate students working on injury related topics.
Research Activities
Extra-Mural Grants and Contracts
Principal Investigator: Gender differences in neck biomechanics relevant to whiplash injury. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grant, $105,000, April 2009 – Mar 2014. Goal: to identify anatomical and biomechanical factors that explain the increased risk of whiplash injury in females compared to males.
Co-Investigator: Rear end impacts - Injury prevention through new concepts in seat design. Auto21 Network of Centres of Excellence. $324,000, April 2012 – March 2014. Principal Investigator: Dr. Douglas Romilly (University of British Columbia). Goal: to continue development of an active seat designed to mitigate/prevent whiplash injuries.
Co-Investigator: Prevention: Reducing occupant injury in rear end collisions. Auto21 Network of Centres of Excellence. $334,745, April 2009 – March 2012. Principal Investigator: Dr. Douglas Romilly (University of British Columbia). Goal: to develop an active seat designed to mitigate/prevent whiplash injuries.
Co-Investigator: Defining cervical facet kinematics for combined shear, compression & axial pre-torque of vertebral motion segments; Japan Automobile Research Institute, US$70,000, Mar 2006 – Dec 2006. Principal Investigator: Dr. Beth Winkelstein (University of Pennsylvania). Goal: to quantify the cervical intervertebral motion and facet capsular strain for loading that simulates a head-turned posture during a rear-end collision.
Mentor: Gender-specific neck musculoskeletal parameters for analysis of whiplash injury. New Investigator Training Award for Unintentional Injury, Violence Related Injury, Injury Biomechanics, and Acute Injury Care Research; CDC – National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, US$99,173, September 2005 – August 2006. Principal Investigator: Dr. Anita Vasavada (Washington State University). Goal: to characterize geometrical differences in vertebrae and muscles between size-matched males and females and 50th percentile males, and to determine if gender-specific biomechanical models are needed to analyze whiplash injury.
Co-Investigator: Neuromuscular control of the head and neck in paraplegic spinal cord injured subjects. BC Neurotrauma Fund and ICORD, $50,000, May 2004 – April 2005. Principal Investigator: Dr. Tim Inglis (University of British Columbia). Goal: to quantify the neck muscle responses of low and high thoracic SCI patients and control subjects exposed to whiplash perturbations, and to determine whether seat design changes can enhance the SCI patient response.
Co-Supervisor: Neuromuscular control of the head and neck in whiplash injury. Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), $110,000, April 2004 – March 2006. Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, $78,000, April 2004 – March 2006. Fondation Chiropratique du Québec, $12,000, April 2004 – March 2005. Post-Doctoral Fellow: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin; Other Co-Supervisor: Dr. Tim Inglis (University of British Columbia). Goal: to document the integrity of the cervicocollic, vestibulocollic, vestibulospinal and propriospinal reflexes in whiplash patients and control subjects.
Co-Investigator: Biomechanical analysis of the neck musculature in whiplash injury. Whitaker Foundation, US$239,325, May 2003 – April 2006. Principal Investigator: Dr. Anita Vasavada (Washington State University). Goal: to use biomechanical models of the male and female necks to evaluate muscle and ligament strains due to imposed whiplash kinematics and to analyze the dynamic function of neck muscles in whiplash.
Project Manager: Crash test evaluation of low-velocity whiplash-injury risk. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, $100,000, February – August 2003. Goal: to better quantify the relationship between vehicle damage and the potential for neck injury in rear-end collisions by measuring the dynamic response of a BioRID dummy in 20 different vehicles.
Principal Investigator: The effect of subject awareness in assessing the probability of slip and fall accidents. Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia, $69,118, September 2002 – August 2004. Goal: to quantify the difference between unexpected and expected slips leading to fall-related injuries so that laboratory experiments and tribometer measurements can be properly applied to real slip and fall accidents.
Principal Investigator: The role of neck muscle response in whiplash injuries. Physical Medicine Research Foundation, $6,028, August 1999 – July 2000. Goal: to determine how subject awareness affects the neck muscle responses of seated human subjects exposed to simulated rear-end collisions.
Project Manager: The effect of cellular phone use on critical decision-making while driving. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, $149,093, August 1999 – May 2000. Goal: to evaluate the effect of cellular phone use on vehicle operator’s ability to respond to traffic lights, within-lane obstacles and left-turning vehicles.
Principal Investigator: Identification of injury mechanisms in low-speed rear-end automobile impacts. Science Council of British Columbia, $163,578, February 1996 – January 1997. Goal: to quantify the kinematic, kinetic, neuromuscular, and symptomatic responses of male and female human subjects exposed to controlled rear-end collisions at multiple severities.
Co-Manager: Fatigued-driver identification study. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, $103,715, December 1993 – December 1994. Goal: to determine whether vehicle-based measures (steering wheel, accelerator and vehicle movements) correlate to physiological fatigue measures (electroencephalography, heart rate and wakefulness) and to identify parameters that could be used for detecting fatigued long-haul truck drivers.
Ongoing Intra-Mural Projects
Helmet performance: currently studying i) the impact attenuation performance of motorcycle, bicycle and sport helmets over wide range of impact severities, and ii) how well head impact severity can be predicted from the residual deformation of helmet liners.
Whiplash injury: currently studying i) the superficial and deep muscle responses to whiplash perturbations, ii) how startle affects habituation to whiplash perturbations, and iii) the neck muscle reflexes under different collision directions and head-on-trunk orientations.
Graduate Student Supervision
Co-Supervisor
Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Post Doctoral Fellow, UBC School of Human Kinetics. Neuromuscular control of the head and neck in whiplash injury. April 2004 – March 2006.
Robyn Newell, PhD Candidate, UBC Department of Mechanical Engineering. Kinematics and muscle activation of the cervical spine during vehicle rollover accidents. September 2008 – Present.
Daniel Mang, PhD Student, UBC School of Human Kinetics. Seat-human interface: Optimizing car seat properties to the individual for injury prevention. May 2010 – Present.
Harrison Brown, MSc Student, UBC School of Human Kinetics. Gender differences in neck biomechanics. September 2010 – Present.
Hannah Gustafson, PhD Student, UBC Department of Mechanical Engineering. Axial validation of a human head and neck finite element model. September 2010 – Present.
Samanthi Goonetilleke, Post Doctoral Fellow, UBC School of Human Kinetics. Do our reflexes exacerbate whiplash injury? Quantifying the effect of multifidus muscle activation on cervical facet capsule strain. July 2011 – Present.
Thesis/Defense Committee Member
Tamika Heiden, PhD Student, UBC School of Human Kinetics. The effect of subject awareness in assessing the probability of slip and fall accidents. September 2002 – August 2004.
Amy Saari, MASc, UBC Department of Mechanical Engineering. Spinal cord deformation during axial impact injury of the cervical spine. Spring, 2007.
Liying Zheng, PhD Candidate, Washington State University. Sex differences in human neck musculoskeletal biomechanics. September 2007 – April 2011.
Daniel Mang, MSc, UBC School of Human Kinetics. Using acoustic stimuli to inhibit the startle response triggered by whiplash collisions: Implications for injury prevention. September 2007 – April 2010.
Awards
Best Student Paper, Stapp Car Crash Conference, 2001.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Post Graduate Scholarship B, 1999 – 2001.
University of British Columbia Grant Supplement Award, 1999 – 2001.
Finalist, Clinical Biomechanics Award, International Society of Biomechanics, 1999.
International Travel Scholarship, International Society of Biomechanics, 1999.
Mary E. Simpson Scholarship, 1998.
Science Council of British Columbia GREAT Scholarship, 1997 – 2001.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Post Graduate Scholarship A, 1997 – 1999.
J. William Hudson Service Scholarship, 1985.
Charles A. and Jane C.A. Banks Foundation Scholarship, 1984.
University of British Columbia Scholarship, 1984.
University of British Columbia Scholarship, 1983.
Norman MacKenzie Alumni Scholarship, 1981.
Province of British Columbia Scholarship, 1981.
George Hodgins Scholarship, 1981.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Carlsson A, Siegmund GP, Linder A, Svensson MY (in press). Motion of the head and neck of female and male volunteers in rear impact car-to-car impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention.
Mang D, Siegmund GP, Inglis JT, Blouin JS (2012). The startle response during whiplash: a protective or harmful response? Journal of Applied Physiology, doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00100.2012.
Curatolo M, Bogduk N, Ivancic PC, McLean SA, Siegmund GP, Winkelstein B (2011). The role of tissue damage in whiplash-associated disorders: Discussion paper 1. Spine 36, S309-315.
Siegmund GP (2011). What occupant kinematics and neuromuscular responses tell us about whiplash injury. Spine36, S175-179.
DeMarco AL, Chimich DD, Gardiner JC, Nightingale RW, Siegmund GP (2010). The impact response of motorcycle helmets at different impact severities. Accident Analysis & Prevention 42, pp. 1778-1784.
Siegmund GP, Flynn J, Mang DW, Chimich DD, Gardiner JC (2010). Utilized friction when entering and exiting a dry and wet bathtub. Gait & Posture 31, 473-478.
Powers CM, Blanchette MG, Brault JR, Flynn J, Siegmund GP (2010). Validation of walkway tribometers: Establishing a reference standard. Journal of Forensic Science 55, 366-370.
Hedenstierna S, Halldin P, Siegmund GP (2009). Neck muscle load distribution in lateral, frontal, and rear-end impacts: a three-dimensional finite element analysis. Spine 34, pp. 2626-2633.
Siegmund GP, Winkelstein BA, Ivancic PC, Svensson MY, Vasavada A (2009). The anatomy and biomechanics of acute and chronic whiplash injury. Traffic Injury Prevention 10, pp. 101-112.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS (2009). Head and neck control varies with perturbation acceleration but not jerk: Implications for whiplash injuries. Journal of Physiology 587(Pt 8), pp. 1829-1842.
Linder A, Carlsson A, Svensson MY, Siegmund GP (2008). Dynamic response of female and male volunteers in rear impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention 9, pp. 592-599.
Siegmund GP, Davis MB, Quinn KP, Hines E, Myers BS, Ejima S, Ono K, Kamiji K, Yasuki T, Winkelstein BA (2008). Head-turned postures increase risk of cervical facet capsule injury during whiplash. Spine 33, pp. 1643-1649.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS, Carpenter MG, Brault JR, Inglis JT (2008). Are cervical multifidus muscles active during whiplash and startle? An initial experimental study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 9: 80.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS, Inglis JT (2008). Does startle explain the exaggerated first response to a transient perturbation? Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews 36, pp. 76-82.
Vasavada AN, Danaraj J, Siegmund GP (2008). Head and neck anthropometry, vertebral geometry and neck strength in height-matched men and women. Journal of Biomechanics 41(1), pp. 114-121.
Blouin JS, Inglis JT, Carpenter MG, Siegmund GP (2007). Neural control of superficial and deep neck muscles in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology 98(2), pp. 920-928.
Vasavada AN, Brault JR, Siegmund GP (2007). Musculotendon and fascicle strains in anterior and posterior neck muscles during whiplash injury. Spine 32, pp. 756-765.
Powers CM, Stefanou MA, Tsai Y-J, Brault JR, Flynn J, Siegmund GP (2007). Assessment of walkway tribometer readings in evaluating slip resistance: A gait-based approach. Journal of Forensic Science 52, pp. 400-405.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS, Brault JR, Hedenstierna S, Inglis JT (2007). Electromyography of superficial and deep neck muscles during isometric, voluntary and reflex contractions. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 129, pp. 66-77.
Blouin JS, Siegmund GP, Inglis JT (2006). Interaction of acoustic startle and habituated neck postural responses in seated subjects. Journal of Applied Physiology, 102(4), pp. 1574-1586.
Blouin JS, Inglis JT, Siegmund GP (2006). Startle responses elicited by whiplash perturbations. Journal of Physiology 573.3, pp. 857-867.
Blouin JS, Inglis JT, Siegmund GP (2006). Auditory startle alters the response of human subjects exposed to a single whiplash-like perturbation. Spine 31(2), pp. 146-154.
Heiden TL, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT, Siegmund GP (2006). Adaptations to normal human gait on potentially slippery surfaces: the effects of awareness and prior slip experience. Gait & Posture, 24(2), pp. 237-246.
Siegmund GP, Heiden TL, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT, Brault JR (2006). The effect of subject awareness and prior experience on tribometer-based predictions of slip probability. Gait & Posture 24(1), pp. 110-119.
Siegmund GP, Heinrichs BE, Chimich DD, Lawrence JM (2005). Variability in vehicle and dummy responses in rear-end collisions. Traffic Injury Prevention 6, pp. 267-277.
Siegmund GP, Chimich DD, Heinrichs BE, DeMarco AL, Brault JR (2005). Variations in occupant response with seat belt slack and anchor location during moderate frontal impacts. Traffic Injury Prevention 6, pp. 38-43.
Siegmund GP, Heinrichs BE, Chimich DD, DeMarco AL, Brault JR (2005). The effect of collision pulse properties on seven proposed whiplash injury criteria. Accident Analysis and Prevention 37, pp. 275-285.
Siegmund GP (2004). Whiplash injury: Vehicle, seat, occupant and tissue responses. Journal of Whiplash & Related Disorders 3(2), pp. 21-35.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT (2004). Gradation of neck muscle responses and head/neck kinematics to acceleration and speed change in rear-end collisions. Stapp Car Crash Journal 48, pp. 419-430.
Heinrichs BE, Allin BD, Bowler JJ, Siegmund GP (2004). Vehicle speed affects both the pre-skid braking kinematics and the average tire/roadway friction. Accident Analysis and Prevention 36(5), pp. 829-840.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Myers BS, Inglis JT (2003). Awareness affects the responses of human subjects exposed to a single whiplash-like perturbation. Spine 28(7), pp. 671-679.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Myers BS, Inglis JT (2003). Rapid neck muscle adaptation alters the head kinematics of aware and unaware subjects undergoing multiple whiplash-like perturbations. Journal of Biomechanics 36(4), pp. 473-482.
Cooper PJ, Zheng Y, Richard C, Vavrik J, Heinrichs BE, Siegmund GP (2003). The impact of hands-free message reception/response on driving task performance. Accident Analysis and Prevention 35, pp. 23-35.
Siegmund GP (2002). The biomechanics of whiplash injury. British Columbia Medical Journal 44(5), pp. 247-251.
Siegmund GP, Brault JR, Wheeler JB (2002). Placebo whiplash data need cautious interpretation (Letter to the Editor). International Journal of Legal Medicine 116, pg. 251.
Siegmund GP, Brault JR, Chimich DD (2002). Do cervical muscles play a role in whiplash injury? Journal of Whiplash & Related Disorders 1(1), pp. 23-40.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT (2002). The effect of perturbation acceleration and advance warning on the neck postural responses of seated subjects. Experimental Brain Research 144, pp. 314-321.
Siegmund GP, Myers BS, Davis MB, Bohnet HF, Winkelstein BA (2001). Mechanical evidence of cervical facet capsule injury during whiplash. A cadaveric study using combined shear, compression and extension loading. Spine 26, pp. 2095- 2101.
Siegmund GP, Inglis JT, Sanderson DJ (2001). Startle response of human neck muscles sculpted by readiness to perform ballistic head movements. Journal of Physiology 535.1, pp. 289-300.
Brault JB, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB (2000). Cervical muscle response during whiplash: Evidence of a lengthening muscle contraction. Clinical Biomechanics 15, pp. 426-435. Finalist for the International Society of Biomechanics’ 1999 Clinical Biomechanics Award.
Siegmund GP, Brault JR, Wheeler JB (2000). The relationship between clinical and kinematic responses from human subject testing in rear-end automobile collisions. Accident Analysis and Prevention 32, pp. 207-217.
Lawrence JM, Siegmund GP (2000). Seat back and head restraint response during low-speed rear-end automobile collisions. Accident Analysis and Prevention 32, pp. 219-232.
Siegmund GP, Edwards M, Moore KS, Tiessen DA, Sanderson DJ, McKenzie D (1999). Ventilation and locomotion coupling in collegiate male rowers. Journal of Applied Physiology 87, pp. 233-242.
Siegmund GP, Heinrichs BE, Wheeler JB (1999). The influence of head restraint and occupant factors on peak head/neck kinematics in low-speed rear-end collisions. Accident Analysis and Prevention 31, pp. 393-407.
Brault JB, Wheeler JB, Siegmund GP, Brault EJ (1998) Clinical response of human subjects to rear-end automobile collisions. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 79, pp. 72-80.
Peer-Reviewed conference proceedings
D’Addario P, Iliadis K, Mac Giolla Ri B, Siegmund GP (2011). Acceleration and braking performance of snowmobiles on groomed/packed snow (2011-01-0287). Society of Automotive Engineers Annual Congress, doi:10.4271/2011-01-0287.
Carlsson A, Siegmund GP, Linder A, Svensson M (2010). Motion of the head and neck of female and male volunteers in rear impact car-to-car tests at 4 and 8 km/h. In: Proc. International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, pp. 29-39. Bron, France: IRCOBI Secretariat.
Heinrichs BE, Allin BD, Goulet JF, Schwab TD, Siegmund GP (2008). Predicting low-speed collision descriptors using dissimilar collision data (2008-01-0169). Accident Reconstruction (SP-2160). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Wilkinson CC, Lawrence JM, Heinrichs BE, Siegmund GP (2004). The accuracy of crash data saved by Ford restraint control modules in low-speed collisions. (2004-01-963). In: Accident reconstruction (SP-1873), pp. 177-184. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Lawrence JM, Wilkinson CC, Heinrichs BE, Siegmund GP (2003). The accuracy of pre-crash speed captured by Event Data Recorders (2003-01-0889). In: Accident reconstruction (SP-1773), pp. 211-215. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Ising KW, Fricker TRC, Lawrence JM, Siegmund GP (2003). Threshold visibility levels for the Adrian Visibility Model under nighttime driving conditions (2003-01-0294). In: Lighting Technology (SP-1787). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Lawrence JM, Wilkinson CC, King DJ, Heinrichs BE, Siegmund GP (2002). The accuracy and sensitivity of event data recorders in low-speed collisions (2002-01-0679). In: Advances in Safety Test Methodology (SP-1664). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Siegmund GP, Heinrichs BE, Lawrence JM, Phillipens MMGM (2001). Kinetic and kinematic responses of the RID2a, Hybrid III and human volunteers in low-speed rear-end collisions. In: Proc. 45th Stapp. Car Crash Conference, pp. 239-256. Ann Arbor, MI: Stapp Association.
Siegmund GP, Myers BS, Davis MB, Bohnet HF, Winkelstein BA (2000). Human cervical motion segment flexibility and facet capsular ligament strain under combined posterior shear, extension and axial compression. In: Proc. 44th Stapp Car Crash Conference, pp. 159-170. Ann Arbor, MI: Stapp Association. Received Stapp. Student Award for best paper.
Goudie DW, Bowler JJ, Brown CA, Heinrichs BE, Siegmund GP (2000). Tire friction during locked wheel braking (2000-01-1314). Accident reconstruction: Analysis, simulation, and visualization (SP-1491), pp. 479-490. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineering.
Wheeler JB, Smith TA, Siegmund GP, Brault JR, King DJ (1998). Validation of the Neck Injury Criterion (NIC) using kinematic and clinical results from human subjects in rear-end collisions. In: Proc. 1998 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, pp. 335-348. Bron, France: IRCOBI Secretariat.
King DJ, Mumford DK, Siegmund GP (1998). An algorithm for detecting heavy-truck driver fatigue from steering-based measures (98-S4-O-10). In: Proc. of 16th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Siegmund GP, King DJ, Lawrence JM, Wheeler JB, Brault JR, Smith TA (1997). Head/neck kinematic response of human subjects in low-speed rear-end collisions (973341). In: Proc. 41st Stapp Car Crash Conference (P-315), pp. 357-385. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Lawrence JM, Siegmund GP, Nickel JS (1997). Measuring head restraint force and point of application during low-speed rear-end automobile collisions (970397). In: Proc. of Occupant Protection and Injury Assessment in the Automotive Crash Environment (SP-1231), pp. 225-237. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Filiatraut DD, Cooper PJ, King DJ, Siegmund GP, Wong PKH (1996). Efficiency of vehicle-based data to predict lane departure arising from loss of alertness due to fatigue. In: Proc. of 40th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, pp. 363-376. Des Plaines, IL: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.
Siegmund GP, King DJ, Mumford DK (1996). Correlation of steering behavior with heavy-truck driver fatigue (961683). In: Sensors, safety systems, and human factors (SP-1190), pp. 17-38. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Siegmund GP, King DJ, Montgomery DT (1996). Using barrier impact data to determine speed change in aligned, low-speed vehicle-to-vehicle collisions (960887). In: Accident reconstruction: Technology and animation V (SP-1150), pp. 147-168. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Siegmund GP, King DJ, Mumford DK (1995). Correlation of heavy-truck driver fatigue with vehicle-based control measures (952594). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
King DJ, Siegmund GP, Montgomery, DT (1994). Outfitting a Freightliner tractor for measuring driver fatigue and vehicle kinematics during closed-track testing (942326). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Siegmund GP, Bailey MN, King DJ (1994). Characteristics of specific automobile bumpers in low-velocity impacts (940916). In: Accident Reconstruction: Technology and Animation IV (SP-1030), pp. 333-372. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Montgomery DT, Siegmund GP (1993). Verification of a simple vehicle trajectory model and some interesting results. In: Proc. Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference VIII, pp. 221-235. Saskatoon, SK: Transportation Centre, University of Saskatchewan.
King DJ, Siegmund GP, Bailey MN (1993). Automobile bumper behavior in low-speed impacts (930211). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Siegmund GP, Williamson PB (1993). Speed change (V) of amusement park bumper cars. In: Proc. Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference VIII, pp. 299-308. Saskatoon, SK: Transportation Centre, University of Saskatchewan.
MacInnis DD, Siegmund GP (1989). Application of photogrammetry to accident reconstruction. In: Proc. Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference VI, pp. 289-298. Fredericton, NB: The Transportation Group, Highway Safety Research Division, University of New Brunswick.
Books
Nordhoff LS, Freeman MD, Siegmund GP (2007). Human Subject Crash Testing: Innovations and Advances. PT-135, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA.
Book Chapters
Siegmund GP, Brault JR. (2001). The role of cervical muscles in whiplash. In: N Yoganandan, FA Pintar (Eds), Frontiers in Whiplash Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical, pp. 295-320. IOS Press, The Netherlands.
Siegmund GP, Wheeler JW, Catania JJ, Brault, JR. (2001). A linked data set of clinical and kinematic responses to whiplash. In: N Yoganandan, FA Pintar (Eds), Frontiers in Whiplash Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical, pp. 321-347. IOS Press, The Netherlands.
Siegmund GP, King DJ (1997). Low-speed impacts: Understanding the dynamics of low-speed, rear-end impacts; Methods of investigation and of quantifying their severity. In: T Bohan (Ed.), Forensic Accident Investigations, Vol. 2, pp. 5-110. Charlottesville, VA: Lexis Law Publishing.
Abstracts/Posters
Mang DWH, Brown HJ, Goonetilleke SC, Siegmund GP, Blouin JS (in review). Inhibition of the startle response in the cervical multifidus muscle during whiplash collisions. Submitted to the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LO, October 13-17, 2012.
Brown HJ, Héroux ME, Siegmund GP, Blouin JS (in review). Localization of motor units in the human medial gastrocnemius muscle. Submitted to International Motoneuron Meeting, Sydney, Australia, July 23-26, 2012.
Newell R, Siegmund GP, Blouin J-S, Street J, Cripton PA (2012). Preparing for a headfirst impact affects the muscle activity and posture of the neck. Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Vancouver, BC, June 7-9, 2012. Awarded Best PhD Student presentation.
DeMarco AL, Siegmund GP (2012). Booster seats and upper neck tension in children. Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Vancouver, BC, June 7-9, 2012.
DeMarco AL, Kam CY, Chimich DD, Siegmund GP (2012). Bicycle helmet performance over a wide range of impact speeds. Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Vancouver, BC, June 7-9, 2012.
Siegmund GP (2012). The principles of forensic biomechanics. Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Vancouver, BC, June 7-9, 2012.
Blum K, Siegmund GP, Vasavada AN (2012). Neck musculotendon strains in males and females during whiplash. 6thNorthwest Biomechanics Symposium, Eugene, OR, May 18-19, 2012.
Newell R, Siegmund GP, Cripton PA (2011). Neck vertebral alignment and muscle activation is affected by whole body inversion. 39th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Dearborn, MI, November 6, 2011.
Svensson MY, Ivancic PC, Siegmund GP, Winkelstein BA, Vasavada A, Jakobsson J (2011). Reducing the risk of neck injury sequelae; Injury mechanisms and prevention. 5th International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Lund, Sweden, August 24-28, 2011.
Siegmund GP, Vasavada AN, Blouin JS (2011). The human splenius capitis muscle is primarily a head-neck rotator. 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Long Beach, CA, August 10-13, 2011.
Newell R, Siegmund G, Blouin JS, Street J, Cripton P (2011). The effect of upside-down posture on neck vertebral alignment and muscle activation. 5th Northwest Biomechanics Symposium, Vancouver, BC, June 3-4, 2011.
Newell R, Siegmund G, Blouin JS, Street J, Cripton P (2011). Neck posture and muscle activation: a human volunteer study comparing the effect of upright and inverted postures. 7th Annual Injury Biomechanics Symposium, Columbus, OH, May 23-24, 2011.
Vasavada AN, Blouin JS, Newell R, Siegmund GP (2010). Functional compartments in the human splenius capitis muscle are revealed by constrained isometric tasks. 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
Mang DWH, Siegmund GP, Inglis JT, Blouin JS (2010). Inhibition of the startle response triggered by whiplash collisions. 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
Newell R, Siegmund G, Blouin JS, Cripton P (2010). Neck posture and muscle activation: a human volunteer study comparing the effect of upright and inverted postures. 4th Annual Northwest Biomechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA. May 21-22, 2010.
Mansour R, Mang DW, Romilly DP, Blouin JS, Siegmund GP (2009). The effects of seat positioning systems and human testing protocols on evaluating the risks of whiplash injury in low-speed rear-end collisions. Combined Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) and AUTO21 Conference, Hamilton, ON, May 26-28, 2009.
Mang DW, Siegmund GP, Inglis JT, Blouin JS (2009). Startle component of whiplash perturbations evokes whole-body muscle and physiological responses. 19th Annual Conference of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Waikoloa, HI, April 28-May 3, 2009.
Newell R, Siegmund G, Blouin JS, Cripton P (2009). Kinematics and muscle activation of the cervical spine during vehicle rollover accidents. 6th Canadian Student Conference on Biomedical Computing, Vancouver, BC, March 12-14, 2009.
Siegmund GP, Mang DW, Blouin JS (2008). Sensory pathways mediating the neck muscle response in rear-end impacts. 36th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, San Antonio, TX, November 2, 2008.
Powers CM, Blanchette MG, Brault JR, Flynn J, Siegmund GP (2008). Validation of walkway slip resistance measurements: A gait based approach. North American Congress of Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI, August 5-9, 2008.
Siegmund GP, Winkelstein BA, Ivancic PC, Svensson MY, Vasavada A, Jakobsson L (2008). Theories of neck injury mechanisms related to motor vehicle crashes. World Congress on Neck Pain, Los Angeles, CA, January 20-22, 2008.
Blouin JS, Siegmund GP (2008). Occupant muscle and kinematic response to varying collision acceleration and jerk. World Congress on Neck Pain, Los Angeles, CA, January 20-22, 2008.
Carlsson A, Linder A, Svensson M, Siegmund G (2008). Dynamic response of female and male volunteers in rear impacts. World Congress on Neck Pain, Los Angeles, CA, January 20-22, 2008.
Vasavada AN, Daranaj J, Siegmund GP (2008). Gender differences in neck geometry and strength in height-matched subjects. World Congress on Neck Pain, Los Angeles, CA, January 20-22, 2008.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS (2007). Postural responses to seated perturbations are graded to acceleration, not jerk. 37th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 411.13, San Diego, CA, November 3-7, 2007.
Siegmund GP, Davis MB, Quinn KP, Hines E, Myers BS, Ejima S, Ono K, Kamiji K, Yasuki T, Winkelstein BA (2007). Cervical facet capsule response to whiplash loading with a rotated head posture. 35th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, San Diego, CA, October 28, 2007.
DeMarco AL, Gardiner JC, Wilkinson CC, Hassan EA, Siegmund GP (2007). Predicting motorcycle helmet impact severity from residual crush damage. 35th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, San Diego, CA, October 28, 2007.
Siegmund GP (2007). Neck muscle neuromechanics and whiplash: How crash pulse characteristics affect neck muscle responses. 4th International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Miami, FL, October 26-27, 2007.
Vasavada AN, Daranaj J, Siegmund GP (2007). Female necks are not uniformly scaled versions of male necks. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 22-25, 2007.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS, Carpenter MG, Brault JR, Inglis JT (2006). Cervical multifidus muscle activity during whiplash and startle responses. 34th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Dearborn, MI, November 5, 2006.
DeMarco AL, Chimich DD, Gardiner JC, Nightingale RW, Siegmund GP (2006). Motorcycle helmet impact response: Comparison of helmet type and impact severity. 34th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Dearborn, MI, November 5, 2006.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS, Brault JR, Carpenter MG, Inglis JT (2006). Cervical multifidus muscles respond to whiplash perturbations and acoustic startle. 36th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 656.4, Atlanta, GA, October 14-18, 2006.
Blouin JS, Carpenter MG, Inglis JT, Siegmund GP (2006). Role and neural control of the neck muscles during multi-directional isometric contractions. 36th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 353.5, Atlanta, GA, October 14-18, 2006.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS, Brault JR, Hedenstierna S, Inglis JT (2006). Superficial and deep neck muscle activity during isometric, voluntary and reflex contractions (Abstract 5132). Journal of Biomechanics 39, pp. S147. 2006 World Congress on Biomechanics, Munich, Germany.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS, Brault JR, Inglis JT (2006). A startling perspective on whiplash. 3rd International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Portland, OR, June 1-2, 2006.
Vasavada AN, Brault JR, Siegmund GP (2006). Musculotendon and fascicle strains in anterior and posterior neck muscles during whiplash injury. 3rd International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Portland, OR, June 1-2, 2006.
DeMarco AL, Chimich DD, Siegmund GP (2006). Brain injuries and airbags: the effect of a seatbelt (BIO2006-157544). ASME 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Amelia Island, FL, June 21-25, 2006.
Blouin JS, Inglis JT, Siegmund GP (2005). Auditory startle alters the response of human subjects exposed to a single whiplash-like perturbation. 35th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 56.13, Washington, DC, November 12-16, 2005.
Siegmund GP, Heiden TL, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT (2005). Interlimb transfer of gait adaptations following a slip. 35th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 864.14, Washington, DC, November 12-16, 2005.
Siegmund GP, Blouin JS, Brault JR, Hedenstierna S, Inglis JT (2005). Electromyography of superficial and deep neck muscles during isometric, voluntary and reflex contractions. 33rd International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Washington, DC, November 8, 2005.
Powers CM, Stefanou MA, Tsai YJ, Brault JR, Siegmund GP (2005). Assessing the use of subjective ranking of walkway surfaces to evaluate the risk of human slip potential. 19th Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Las Vegas, June 27-29, 2005.
Powers CM, Stefanou MA, Tsai YJ, Brault JR, Siegmund GP (2005). Assessment of walkway tribometer readings in evaluating slip resistance: A gait based approach. 19th Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Las Vegas, June 27-29, 2005.
Siegmund GP, Heiden TL, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT, Brault JR (2005). Subject awareness and prior slip experience affect different aspects of normal human gait. 19th Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Las Vegas, June 27-29, 2005.
Heiden TL, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT, Siegmund GP (2004). Experience, rather than knowledge, of a slip induces gait adjustments. 34th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 415.10, San Diego, CA, October 23-28, 2004.
Blouin JS, Siegmund GP, Inglis JT (2004). Acoustic startle reverses habituation of the seated neck postural responses. 34th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 873.17, San Diego, CA, October 23-28, 2004.
Huys R, Daffertshofer A, Beck P, Sanderson D., Siegmund G (2004). Locomotion-respiration coupling – an account of the underlying dynamics. Journal of Applied Physiology 96, pp. 2341-2342.
Brault JR, Gardiner JC, Chimich DD, Siegmund GP (2004). Biomechanical determinants of injuries from low-level falls. 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Dallas, TX, February 16-21, 2004.
Siegmund GP, Chimich DD, Heinrichs BE, DeMarco AL, Brault JR (2003). Occupant response during moderate frontal impacts varies with seat belt slack and anchor location. Presented at the 31st International Workshop on Human Subjects in Biomechanics Research, San Diego, CA, October 26, 2003.
Bent LR, Inglis JT, Siegmund GP (2003). Anticipatory postural adjustments and focal movements are coupled when evoked by startle. 33rd Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 70.18, New Orleans, LA, November 8-12, 2003.
Vasavada AN, Brault JR, Siegmund GP (2003) Neck muscle strains in whiplash injury. 2003 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Nashville, TN, October 1-4, 2003.
Siegmund GP, Heinrichs BE, Chimich DD, DeMarco AL, Brault JR (2002). The effect of collision pulse properties on whiplash kinematics and kinetics. In: Proc. of 30th International Workshop on Human Subjects in Biomechanical Research. Washington DC: US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, November 9, 2002.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT (2002). Auditory blink reflex distinct from startle response in orbicularis oculi. 32nd Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 667.9, Orlando, FL, November 2-7, 2002.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT (2002). Reflex responses graded to both perturbation acceleration and velocity. Fourth World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, AB, August 4-9, 2002.
Vasavada AN, Brault JR, Siegmund GP (2002). Neck muscle strains in whiplash injury. Fourth World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, AB, August 4-9, 2002.
Myers BS, Winkelstein BA, Chung EK, Nightingale RW, Siegmund GP (2002). Cervical spine facet capsular ligament strain in midsagittal and three dimensional whiplash-like loading. Fourth World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, AB, August 4-9, 2002.
Chimich DD, Heinrichs BE, Brault JR, DeMarco AL, Siegmund GP (2002). Head restraint position affects occupant response in rear-end collisions. Fourth World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, AB, August 4-9, 2002.
Siegmund GP, Hunt MA, Inglis JT, Sanderson DJ (2001). Changes in onset latency during the transition to a startle response. 31st Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 303.10, San Diego, CA, November 10-15, 2001.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Myers BS, Inglis JT (2001). Awareness alters the muscle and kinematic responses of human subjects to whiplash perturbations. Brain and Spine Biomechanics Session, Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Durham, NC, October 4-7, 2001.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT (2001). Neck muscle response to high jerk perturbations in seated humans. Sensation and Movement International Symposium, Cairns, Australia, September 3-6, 2001.
Siegmund GP, Inglis JT, Myers BS, Sanderson DJ (2001). Neck muscle response and head kinematics of human subjects adapt to multiple whiplash exposures. International Congress on Whiplash Associated Disorders, Berne, Switzerland, March 8-10, 2001.
Siegmund GP, Heinrichs BE (2001). The Neck Injury Criterion (NIC) correlates better with collision acceleration than speed change. International Congress on Whiplash Associated Disorders, Berne, Switzerland, March 8-10, 2001.
Siegmund GP, Sanderson DJ, Inglis JT (2000). Readiness to perform a ballistic head movement sculpts the acoustic startle response of neck muscles. 30th Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 64.9, New Orleans, LA.
Brault JR, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB (1999). Muscle response and whiplash injury biomechanics. In: Proc of The International Society of Biomechanics XVIIth Congress, pg. 323. Finalist for the ISB Clinical Biomechanics Award, Calgary, AB.
Siegmund GP, Brault, JR, Wheeler JB (1999). The relationship between clinical and kinematic responses from human subject testing in rear-end automobile collisions. In: Proc of Traffic Safety and Auto Engineering Stream of the World Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, pp. 182-207, Vancouver, BC.
Siegmund GP, Wheeler JB, Brault JR (1998). Volume changes in the human cervical spinal canal between the neutral and retracted head positions. In: Proc of Whiplash ’98 Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, November 5-6, 1998.
Brault JR, Siegmund GP, Wheeler JR (1998). Whiplash injury biomechanics: Cervical electromyographic response and influence on whiplash dynamics. In: Proc of Whiplash ’98 Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, November 5-6, 1998.
Brault JR, Smith TA, Wheeler JB, Siegmund GP (1998). Cervical muscle response to rear-end automobile collisions: Implications for injury. In: Proc. of 3rd North American Congress on Biomechanics, pp. 347-348, Waterloo, ON.
Edwards M, Siegmund GP, Moore KS, Tiessen DA, Sanderson DJ, McKenzie D (1998). Ventilation and locomotion coupling in collegiate male rowers. Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology 23(5), pg. 478. Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology Annual Meeting, Fredericton, NB.
Brault JR, Wheeler JB, Siegmund GP, King DJ (1996). Human subject protection in low-speed rear-end automobile testing. In: Proc. of 24th International Workshop on Human Subjects in Biomechanical Research, pp. 141-152. Washington DC: US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, November 3, 1996.
Other Publications
El Maach I, Siegmund GP (2008). Injury biomechanics – Addressing issues of injury causation. Claims Canada, April/May, pp 26-9.
DeMarco A, Wilkinson C, Siegmund G (2007). The right helmet helps. Canadian Insurance, August, 112(9), pp. 30-33.
Chimich D, Siegmund G (2003). Injury biomechanics: A tool for personal injury cases. Canadian Insurance, October, pp. 40-42.
Siegmund GP (2001). The reflex response of human neck muscles to whiplash-like perturbations. Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia.
Siegmund GP (1998). Biomechanics of traumatic brain injury. A review of the scientific literature on traumatic brain injury in humans. Richmond, BC: MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists.
King DJ, Siegmund GP (1994). Fatigued driver identification study. Analysis of 17 truck drivers to identify vehicle-based criteria to detect driver fatigue. Vancouver, BC: Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
King DJ, Siegmund GP (1992). The effect of dynamic brake failure on the braking performance of a BC Transit trolley bus. Vancouver, BC: BC Transit Corporation.
Lectures and Presentations
June 9, 2012 – Forensic biomechanics. Organizer of the Forensic Biomechanics session at the Canadian Society of Biomechanics conference, Vancouver, BC, June 7-9, 2012.
May 27, 2011 – The anatomy and biomechanics of acute and chronic whiplash injury. Research 2011, Chiropractic BC, Burnaby, BC.
April 6, 2011 – The anatomy and biomechanics of acute and chronic whiplash injuries. Lecture for MECH 436 – Fundamentals of Injury Biomechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
March 31, 2011. Injury biomechanics - Addressing issues of injury causation. Lecture for HKIN 352, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
February 19-20, 2011 - What do the occupant kinematics and neuromuscular responses tell us about whiplash injury? 2011 Whiplash Symposium – How to Lessen the Transition to Chronicity, The Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
February 8, 2011 - Slipping, Tripping and Falling on Stairs, Steps and Slopes. Canadian Defense Lawyers, Toronto, ON.
October 29, 2010 – Injury biomechanics - Addressing issues of injury causation. Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Fall Conference, Toronto, ON.
May 14, 2010 – Biomechanics of slips & falls. Ontario Insurance Adjusters Associations, Provincial Claims Conference, Hamilton, ON.
April 8, 2010 – Forensic biomechanics. Lecture for MECH 436 – Fundamentals of Injury Biomechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
April 1, 2010. Forensic engineering & injury biomechanics. Lecture for HKIN 352, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
March 27-28, 2009 – The anatomy and biomechanics of whiplash injury. The Essential Soft Tissue Injury Conference, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
March 26, 2009. Forensic engineering & injury biomechanics. Lecture for HKIN 352, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
January 30, 2008 – Injury Biomechanics. Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association, Professional Development & Claims Conference, Toronto, ON.
April 5, 2007 – Forensic engineering & injury biomechanics. Lecture for HKIN 352 – Mechanical Properties of Tissues: from Myosin to Movement, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
November 2, 2006 – Whiplash injury – Vehicle seat, occupant & tissue responses. Biomechanics 435/535 lecture, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
March 31, 2006 - The biomechanics of whiplash: The latest evidence surrounding soft tissue injuries. The Essential Soft Tissue Injury Conference, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
November 25, 2005 – Accident Reconstruction Fundamentals. Judicial Justices Fall 2005 Seminar, Vancouver, BC.
October 31, 2005 – Whiplash injury - Vehicle seat, occupant & tissue responses. Biomechanics 435/535 lecture, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
October 17, 2005 – Forensic engineering & Injury biomechanics, Mech 410/550 lecture, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
September 14, 2005 – Slip & Fall Biomechanics. Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association. Webex presentation to ACTLA members.
March 5-6, 2005 – Tissue injuries in whiplash. Whiplash, Spinal Trauma and the Personal Injury Case Seminar, Adler Giersch, Seattle, WA.
February 25-26, 2005 – Neck muscle neuromechanics and whiplash injury. 2nd International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Spinal Injury Foundation, Breckenridge, CO.
November 24, 2004 – Whiplash injury - Vehicle seat, occupant & tissue responses. Biomechanics 435/535 lecture, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
November 18, 2004 – Forensic Engineering. Mech 2 lecture, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
May 13, 2004 – Slip & Fall and Tribometers. BC School Safety Association Expert Panel on Floor Slips. Vancouver, BC.
March 6-7, 2004 – Whiplash injury - Vehicle seat, occupant & tissue responses. Whiplash, Spinal Trauma and the Personal Injury Case Seminar, Adler Giersch, Seattle, WA.
October 9-10, 2003 - What human subject testing can tell us about whiplash injury. International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Spinal Injury Foundation, Denver, CO.
September 26-27, 2003 - Spinal cord injury - Environment and devices. Workshop on the Biomechanical Aspects of Spinal Cord Injury, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
June 20-22, 2003 - Whiplash injury - Vehicle seat, occupant & tissue responses. International Spinal Trauma Conference, American Chiropractors Association, Chicago, IL.
March 28-29, 2003 - The sheer complexity of whiplash injury. The Essential Soft Tissue Injury Conference. Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
March 27, 2003 - The role of biomechanics in personal injury cases. Admissibility of Forensic and Demonstrative Evidence for Insurance Claims, a legal seminar organized by Insight Information Co., Toronto, ON.
February 7, 2003 - Injury biomechanics. Personal Injury Cases: Winning with Experts. Continuing Legal Education. Vancouver, B.C.
February 6, 2003 - The neurophysiology and biomechanics of whiplash injury. Spring Seminar Series, Department of Biological Systems Engineering and VCAPP, Programs in Bioengineering and Neuroscience. Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
February 3, 2003- Forensic injury biomechanics. Seminar Series. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
October 15-16, 2001 - Injury biomechanics & personal injury litigation. The Soft Tissue Injury Seminar. Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Calgary and Edmonton, AB.
May 4, 2001 - Injury biomechanics. Continuing Legal Education, Personal Injury Conference. Vancouver, BC.
March 30-31, 2001 - Injury biomechanics. The Essential Soft Tissue Injury Conference. Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
May 12, 2000 - Injury biomechanics. Continuing Legal Education, Personal Injury Conference. Vancouver, BC.
November 12, 1999 - Cervical spine muscle response during whiplash. North American Whiplash Trauma Congress, BC Chiropractors Association. Victoria, BC.
November 2, 1999 - Low speed impacts: Vehicle and human response. Canadian Bar Association (Alberta). Calgary, AB.
August 24, 1999 - Biomechanics and brain injury. ICBC Head Injury Unit. North Vancouver, BC.
August 12, 1999 - Forensic Biomechanics Forum, International Society of Biomechanics, Calgary, AB.
May 7, 1999 - Proving pain. Continuing Legal Education, Personal Injury Conference. Vancouver, BC.
November 18-19, 1998 - Low speed impacts: Vehicle and human response. BC Trial Lawyer Soft Tissue Injury Seminar (Continuing Legal Education). Vancouver, BC and Victoria, BC.
May 6, 1998 - Occupant and vehicle response to low-speed rear-end collisions. Grand Rounds, Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC.
February 18, 1998 - The kinematic and clinical response to whiplash. City-wide Rounds, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC.
January 29, 1998 - The kinematics of whiplash. Graduate Seminar Series, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC.
October 6-7, 1997 - Analysis of low-speed impacts, Vehicle and human response. Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association. Calgary, AB and Edmonton, AB.
August 18-22, 1997 - Human response to low-speed rear-end collisions. High-speed & Low-speed Impact Seminar, Richmond, BC.
August 19-20, 1996 - Human subject testing in low-speed impacts. Low-Speed Collision TopTec, Society of Automotive Engineers Professional Development Program, Richmond, BC.
March 14, 1996 - Long-haul truck driver fatigue. Pacific Traffic Safety Association, Justice Institute of British Columbia, New Westminster, BC.
January 19, 1996 - Long-haul truck driver fatigue. Seminar for the Occupational Hygiene Programme, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
July 21-22, 1995 - Minor impact investigations: Basic fundamentals and applications of collision test data. Southwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators seminar on Low-Speed Impacts, Phoenix, AZ.
May 10, 1995 - Low-speed impacts. Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators, Seattle, WA.
August 8-9, 1994 - Staged collisions: Roles of bumpers, estimating impact severity, and injury potential. Low-Speed Rear Impact Collision TopTec, Society of Automotive Engineers Professional Development Program, Irvine, CA.
August 1992 - Low-speed impact demonstration. Canadian Association of Traffic Accident Investigation and Reconstruction, Annual Meeting, Kelowna, BC.
February, 1991 - Seat belt use and effectiveness. Seminar for ICBC Adjusters, Southwest Marine Drive Claim Centre, Vancouver, BC.
Training and Professional Development
November 7-9, 2011 – 55th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Dearborn, MI.
November 6, 2011 - 39th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Dearborn, MI.
September 24, 2011 – Not “Just A Concussion”, Brain Research Centre, Vancouver, BC
November 13-17, 2010 – Society for Neuroscience, 40th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
November 3-5, 2010 – 54th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
November 2, 2010 - 38th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Phoenix, AZ.
February 22-27, 2010 – 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, WA.
November 2-4, 2009 – 53rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, Savannah, GA.
November 1, 2009 – 37th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Savannah, GA.
May 25-28, 2009 – Combined Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) and AUTO21 Conference, Hamilton, ON.
November 3-5, 2008 – 52nd Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Antonio, TX.
November 2, 2008 - 36th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, San Antonio, TX.
January 20-22, 2008 - World Congress on Neck Pain, Los Angeles, CA.
October 29-31, 2007 – 51st Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Diego, CA.
October 28, 2007 - 35th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, San Diego, CA.
October 26-27, 2007 - 4th International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Miami, FL.
May 9, 2007 – Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Seminar, Vancouver, BC.
November 6-8, 2006 - 50th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Dearborn, MI.
November 5, 2006 – International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Dearborn, MI.
July 29 – August 4, 2006 – 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany.
June 6, 2006 - Tribometer Workshop, sponsored by the ASTM Committee F-13 on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear, Pasadena, CA.
June 1-2, 2006 – 3rd International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Portland, OR.
May 12-13, 2006 – Northwest Biomechanics Symposium, Vancouver, BC.
November 12-16, 2005 - Society for Neuroscience, 35th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
November 9-11, 2005 - 49th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Washington, DC.
November 8, 2005 – 33rd International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Washington, DC.
June 27-29, 2005 - 19th Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
February 25-26, 2005 – 2nd International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Breckenridge, CO.
November 1-3, 2004 - 48th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Nashville, TN.
October 31, 2004 – 32nd International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Nashville, TN.
October 23-28, 2004 - Society for Neuroscience, 34th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
October 27-29, 2003 - 47th Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Diego, CA.
October 26, 2003 - 31st International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, San Diego, CA.
October 9-10, 2003 - International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Denver, CO.
September 26-27, 2003 - Workshop on the Biomechanical Aspects of Spinal Cord Injury, Vancouver, BC.
June 29, 2003 - Tribometer Workshop, sponsored by the ASTM Committee F-13 on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear, Pasadena, CA.
June 28, 2003 - Symposium on the Biomechanics of Slip and Fall, sponsored by the ASTM Committee F-13 on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear, Pasadena, CA.
June 20-22, 2003 - International Spinal Trauma Conference, Chicago, IL.
November 10-12, 2002 - 46th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
November 9, 2002 - 30th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Jacksonville, FL.
August 4-9, 2002 - 4th World Congress of Biomechanics, Calgary, AB.
November 14-16, 2001 - 45th Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Antonio, TX.
November 13, 2001 - 29th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, San Antonio, TX.
November 11, 2001 - Society for Neuroscience, 31st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
September 3-6, 2001 - Movement and Sensation, International Symposium, Cairns, Australia.
March 8-10, 2001 - International Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, Berne, Switzerland.
November 9, 2000 - 10th Injury Prevention through Biomechanics Symposium, Atlanta, GA.
November 6-8, 2000 - 44th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Atlanta, GA.
November 5, 2000 - Society for Neuroscience, 30th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
November 4, 2000 - The principles and practice of modern light microscopy. A short course presented in conjunction with the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting.
October 25-27, 1999 - 43rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Diego, CA.
October 24, 1999 - 27th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, San Diego, CA.
October 22-23, 1999 - Electromyography: Fine-wire techniques, Motion Analysis Laboratory, Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA.
August 8-13, 1999 - International Society of Biomechanics XVIIth Congress, Calgary, AB.
February 7-11, 1999 - Invited Faculty, Session Chair, and Reviewer for the World Congress on Whiplash Associated Disorders, Vancouver, BC.
November 8, 1998 - Society for Neuroscience, 28th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
November 5-6, 1998 - Whiplash ’98 Symposium, Phoenix, AZ.
November 3-4, 1998 - 42nd Stapp Car Crash Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
September 16-18, 1998 - International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Göteborg, Sweden.
September 15, 1998 - Committee meeting: Recommended practices for the proper use the proposed Neck Injury Criterion (NIC), chaired by Dr. O. Boström, Göteborg, Sweden.
September 15, 1998 - Whiplash-associated disorders. A short course on whiplash, including epidemiology, injury biomechanics, seat design and other safety systems, occupant modeling, and injury criteria. Department of Injury Prevention, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.
November 15, 1997 - 25th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
November 13-14, 1997 - 41st Stapp Car Crash Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
November 4-6, 1996 - 40th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
November 3, 1996 - 24th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, Albuquerque, NM.
October 6-9, 1996 - 40th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Vancouver, BC.
August 22-24, 1996 - 9th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC.
August 21, 1996 - Principles of surface and intramuscular electromyography collection and analysis. A short course presented in conjunction with the 9th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC.
August 21, 1996 - The biomechanics of ligaments and kinematics of joints. A short course presented in conjunction with the 9th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society of Biomechanics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC.
February 26-29, 1996 - International Congress and Exposition, Society of Automotive Engineers, Detroit MI.
November 13-15, 1995 - International Truck & Bus Meeting & Exposition, Society of Automotive Engineers, Winston-Salem, NC.
November 11-12, 1995 - Accidental Injury: Biomechanics and Prevention, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA.
November 8-10, 1995 - 39th Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Diego, CA.
June 21-22, 1995 - PC-Crash Workshop, 2-day course on accident simulation and reconstruction software.
March 15-17, 1995 - Annual Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS) America conference, Washington, DC.
June 14-16, 1993 - Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference VIII, Saskatoon, SK.
November 7-8, 1993 - 37th Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Antonio, TX.
April 7-9, 1992 - Commercial Vehicle Air Brakes Course (theory only). North Shore Driving School, Vancouver, BC.
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