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Jennifer Wayne

Professor;
  • Research: Biomechanics, Virtual Reality for Training
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305 Seitz Hall

Education 

Ph.D. Engineering Sciences-Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 1990

M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, 1984

B.S., Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 1983

Experience 

July 2024 - present- Professor, Biological Systems Engineering and Special Assistant, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech

September 2023 - June 2024- Special Assistant, College of Engineering

August 2019 - September 2023- Professor and Department Head, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech

August 2013 - May 2019- Associate Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University 

July 2006 - August 2019 Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering & Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University

July 1998 - June 2006- Associate Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering & Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University

August 1997 - October 2001- Research Biomedical Engineer, McGuire VA Medical Center

August 1991 - August 2019- Director, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Virginia Commonwealth University

August 1991 - July 1998- Assistant Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering & Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University

Awards

  • ASME Distinguished Service Award (2023)
  • Distinguished Speaker – VHA-VA Ventures, Seattle WA (2023)
  • Distinguished Speaker – Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh (2023)
  • Professor Emerita, Department of Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University (2022-present)
  • Invited Seminars – University of Utah, University of Minnesota, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University (2019-2024)
  • ASME H.R. Lissner Medal (2019) (First female recipient since award’s inception in 1977)

My main research program applies foundational engineering mechanics and computational approaches to solve problems in biological systems.  Emphases have been on analyses of both hard and soft biological materials.  In another research thrust, we have been developing virtual reality tools to complement and enhance the education of trainees.

Current Projects

  • biomechanical behavior of ligaments, tendons, articular cartilage, reproductive tissues
  • virtual reality training for surgical immersion
  • development of medical devices

Special author notation: graduate student supervised by Wayne (underlined); medical resident/fellow/student research project mentored by Wayne (major professor) (italicized); *faculty collaborator (asterisk); coauthors JR Owen and C Brodrick as laboratory engineers supervised by Wayne

Newsom M, Andersen E, Jamal T, Mountziaris P, Rhodes JL, Wayne, JS: Teaching atraumatic soft tissue handling in the simulation lab: Development of a novel training system. PRS-Global Open, 12(9):e6135, 2024. (DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000006135)

Dickinson L, Wang V, Wayne JS, Clements JR: How much angular offset is acceptable to achieve minimum contact for a successful 1st metatarsophalangeal joint fusion?  JFAS, 62(2):371-376, 2023. (DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2022.09.006)

Perez MT, Owen JR, Adelaar RS, Wayne JS: Computational analysis of Lisfranc surgical repairs. JOR, 40(12):2856-2864, 2022. (DOI: 10.1002/jor.25308)

Perez MT, Owen JR, Wayne JS: Computational analysis of the clinical presentation of a ligamentous Lisfranc injury. JOR, 39(12):2725-2731, 2021. (DOI: 10.1002/jor.25013) 

Veilleux NJ, Kalore NV, Vossen JA, Wayne JS: Automatic characterization of pelvic and sacral measures from 200 subjects. JBJS, 102(23):e130, 2020. (DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.20.00343)

Wayne JS: Capturing the 2019 H.R. Lissner Medal Presentation with Jennifer S. Wayne. JBME, 142(3):030206, 2019. (DOI: 10.1115/1.4046221)

Wayne JS, Tremols EJ: Computational wrist analysis of functional restoration after scapholunate dissociation repair. Med Biol Engrg Comp, 57:1465-1479, 2019. (DOI: 10.1007/s11517-019-01971-6)