Quick Reference: Research Projects P. 10 Publications P. 20 Short Papers P. 29 Abstracts P. 39 CURRICULUM VITAE Gerald Francis Harris, Ph.D., P.E. EDUCATION: B.S. Mechanical Engineering U.S. Naval Academy 1971 Annapolis, MD M.A. Human Resources Management Pepperdine University 1976 Los Angeles, CA M.S. Biomedical Engineering Marquette University 1978 Milwaukee, WI Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering Marquette University 1981 Milwaukee, WI RESEARCH INTERESTS: Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Impact Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Engineering, and Analysis of Gait; Measurement of Human Performance; Mechanical Design; and, Computerized Data Acquisition and Analysis. PRESENT POSITION: [8/94–Present] Professor of Biomedical Engineering [8/89–8/94] Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering [8/87–8/89] Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Marquette University Opus College of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Department PO BOX 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 [7/99–Present] Director, Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Engineering Center (OREC) Marquette University & The Medical College of Wisconsin PO BOX 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 [11/18-Present] Professor, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate Program Marquette University Opus College of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Department PO BOX 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 CONCURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: ['02–Present] Professor of Mechanical Engineering Marquette University ['93–Present] Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ['89–Present] Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation The Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI 53226 ['81–Present] Active Scientific Staff Appointment ['96–Present] Director of Biomedical & Rehabilitation Engineering Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL 60635 Gerald F. Harris, Ph.D., P.E. APPOINTMENTS CURRENT AND PREVIOUS: ['99–present] Director, Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Engineering Center (OREC), Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Responsibilities include establishment, supervision, and coordination of a multi- institutional research center focused in biomechanics, biomaterials, and human motion analysis. Personnel working in the collaboration include four Ph.D., one laboratory engineer, one histotechnician, one motion analysis engineer, two laboratory fellows, and a research administrator. The Center objectives address the multi- institutional orthopaedic and rehabilitation engineering research goals of Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. ['96–present] Director, Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering, Shriners Hospitals for Children–Chicago, Chicago, IL. Responsibilities include supervision and coordination of clinical research in pediatric biomechanics, gait analysis and rehabilitation: maintenance of laboratory quality assurance; and, administration of computer and engineering services. Personnel working in the laboratory include one physical therapist, one kinesiologist, one engineer, a laboratory coordinator, two post-doctoral Fellows (physician/engineer), one post-doctoral orthopaedic surgeon, and one biomedical equipment technician. Gait analysis reviews are performed in collaboration with two orthopaedic surgeons. Annually over 300 children are evaluated for orthopaedic surgery in the laboratory. ['10–'17] Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC): Technologies for Children with Orthopaedic Disabilities (Tech4POD). Responsibilities include oversight of a consortium consisting of six institutions dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with orthopaedic disabilities. This combined research focused on developing new tools, better technologies, and improved treatment strategies for children with cerebral palsy, clubfoot, spina bifida, spinal cord injuries, osteogenesis imperfects (brittle bone disease) and other orthopaedic conditions. In 2010 the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) designated the consortium a national Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center at Marquette University. The consortium includes; Marquette University, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Chicago, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). ['93–'96] Director, Rehabilitation Services Division, Shriners Hospitals for Children–Chicago, Chicago, IL. Responsibilities include supervision and coordination of clinical research in pediatric gait analysis; physical, occupational and speech therapy clinical services; clinical gait analysis services; and, biomedical (clinical) engineering services. Personnel working in the division include one biomedical engineering post-doctoral fellow, one kinesiologist, five physical therapists, two occupational therapists, one speech therapist, two physical therapy assistants, one gait lab technician, and one biomedical equipment technician. Gait analysis reviews are performed in collaboration with two orthopaedic surgeons. Annually over 240 children are evaluated for orthopaedic surgery in the laboratory. The Rehabilitation Services Division also accommodates the inpatient and outpatient rehabilitative needs for the 60-bed pediatric orthopaedic hospital. ['87–'93] Director, Pediatric Gait Analysis Laboratory, Shriners Hospitals for Children–Chicago, Responsibilities include supervision and coordination of clinical research in pediatric gait analysis and rehabilitation; maintenance of laboratory standards of care; and, administration of computer and engineering services. Personnel working in the laboratory include one physical therapist, one gait technician, and one biomechanical equipment technician. Gait analysis reviews are performed in collaboration with two orthopaedic surgeons. Over 240 children are annually evaluated for orthopaedic surgery in the laboratory. ['81–'87] Laboratory Director, Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics, Shriners Hospitals for Children–Chicago, Chicago, IL. Responsible for initiating and maintaining a research-oriented laboratory addressing the quantitative and rehabilitative needs of children with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury and myelomeningocele. This included budget preparation, fiscal and personnel management, long range planning of scientific and technical activities, and acquisition of capital equipment. Acquired funding from various private and Federal granting agencies. Directed the hospital electrical safety program with concurrent membership on the hospital Quality Assurance and Risk Management Committees. ['80–'81] Engineering Research Associate, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Biomedical Engineering Department, Milwaukee, WI. Responsible for the initial appraisal and preliminary design of a biomechanical test facility. ['78–'81] Engineering Consultant to the Shriners Hospitals for Children–Chicago, Chicago, IL. Responsible for the complete design of a biomedical engineering research facility which became operational in June 1981. ['77–'81] Research Assistant in charge of biomechanics research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Responsible for the research and development of biomechanical means for the evaluation of children with cerebral palsy. Accomplishments included: development of a device to quantify leg rigidity and spasticity; development of an electrogoniometry system which uses radio telemetry; development of a computerized package to facilitate postural sway analysis; and, clinical use and further development of a device to quantify arm rigidity and spasticity. All projects were implemented clinically. ['78–'81] Graduate Student in the Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. Research studies included: passive resistance to motion in subjects with cerebral palsy; quantification of postural sway; electrogoniometric gait analysis; analysis of physiological systems; medical physiology; analysis of trauma; advanced biomedical instrumentation; advanced computer applications; structural dynamics; analysis of structures; mechanical analysis and design; and finite element analysis techniques. Page: 2 Gerald F. Harris, Ph.D., P.E. APPOINTMENTS CURRENT AND PREVIOUS: ['76–'78] Graduate Student in the Biomedical Engineering M.S. Program, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. Research and studies included: passive resistance to motion in subjects with cerebral palsy; biomedical instrumentation; computer applications; physiological transport phenomena; bioelectric phenomena; evoked potentials; analysis of impact head injury; and, applied statistics in research. ['75–'76] Graduate Student in the Human Resources Management Program, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA. Studies included: managerial sociology; organizational structures; organizational development; management ethics and values; research methodology; human relations; managerial psychology; social psychology; and, budgeting and finance. ['67–'71] Undergraduate Student in the Mechanical Engineering Program, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD. Studies included: engineering fundamentals; general physics; statics and dynamics; materials science; mechanics of materials; thermodynamics; fluid dynamics; electric circuits; systems analysis; advanced materials science; heat transfer; kinematics; mechanical design; and, advanced mechanical design. MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE: ['96–Present] Director, Biomedical and Rehabilitation