Articles
From Pollen to Polyester, Scientific American (2011)
Polyester bees are all over the Northeast. The interesting thing about them is that they...
The Long-Term Effects of Water Fluoridation on the Human Skeleton (with H. Limeback, T. Willett, and Marc D. Grynpas), The Journal of Dental Research (2010)
Municipal water fluoridation has notably reduced the incidence of dental caries and is widely considered...
Outcomes of a Longitudinal Administration of the Persistence in Engineering Survey (with Ozgur Eris, Helen Chen, Sheri D. Sheppard, Larry Ludlow, Camelia Rosca, Tori Bailey, and George Toye), Journal of Engineering Education (2010)
BACKGROUND Understanding more about student decisions to leave engineering may lead to higher retention. This...
Work in Progress - Using Video and Self-Reflection to Enhance Undergraduate Teams (with Nick Tatar, Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, and Jonathan Stolk), IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (2010)
Engineers today must be able to communicate and collaborate in teams. They also must be...
Outside the Classroom: Gender Differences in Extracurricular Activities of Engineering Students (with Helen L. Chen, Deborah Kilgore, and Sheri D. Sheppard), 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (2009)
Data from the Academic Pathways Study, a component of the NSF-funded Center for the Advancement...
A New Tool to Assess the Mechanical Properties of Bone due to Collagen Degradation (with C. Wynnyckyj, S. Omelon, K. Savage, M. Damani, and Marc D. Grynpas), Bone (2009)
Current clinical tools for evaluating fracture risk focus only on the mineral phase of bone....
Drowning in Method, Thirsty for Values: A Call for Cultural Inquiry (with Jonathan Stolk and Mark Somerville), 38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference (2008)
A decade or more has passed since publication of most calls for reform in engineering...
Persistence, Engagement, and Migration in Engineering Programs (with Matthew W. Ohland, Sheri D. Sheppard, Gary Lichtenstein, Ozgur Eris, and Richard A. Layton), Journal of Engineering Education (2008)
Records from the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development indicate that engineering students are...
Fluoride and Mineralized Tissues (with Anya Vieira and Marc D. Grynpas), Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering (2008)
This review focuses on the interaction of fluoride with the material properties of bone and...
Tensional Forces Influence Gene Expression and Sutural State of Rat Calvariae In Vitro (with S. S. Tholpady, T. F. Freyman, and R. C. Ogle), Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2007)
BACKGROUND:
Theories regarding the cause of craniosynostosis that are more than 15 years old cite...
Work in Progress - A Provisional Competency Assessment System (with Mark Somerville, Jonathan Chambers, Ellen Cooney, Kristen Dorsey, John B. Geddes, Gill Pratt, Kathryn Rivard, Ann Schaffner, Lynn Andrea Stein, Jonathan Stolk, Stephen Westwood, and Yevgeniya V. Zastavker), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference (2005)
Over the last two years Olin College has been defining and implementing a provisional system...
Beyond Course-Based Engineering Ethics Instruction Commentary on “Topics and Cases for Online Education in Engineering”, Science and Engineering Ethics (2005)
Discusses how online forums and materials could be used to enhance face-to-face courses in engineering...
Bone Quality in Animal Models of Osteoporosis (with Marc D. Grynpas and Kathleen Lundon), Drug Development Research (2000)
The use of animal models is a very powerful tool for the preclinical assessment of...
Differential Effects of Ovariectomy on the Mechanical Properties of Cortical and Cancellous Bone in Rat Femora and Vertebrae (with J.M. Lee, M. Kasra, and Marc D. Grynpas), Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation (2000)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of ovariectomy on the mechanical...
The Effect of Fluoride Treatment on Bone Mineral in Rabbits (with C. H. Turner, A. J. Dunipace, and Marc D. Grynpas), Calcified Tissue International (1999)
Fluoride therapy has been used clinically for many years, but its use remains controversial and...
Shelf-Life of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves: A Structural and Mechanical Study (with Maryse Julien, Dany R. Letouneau, Yves Marois, Alain Cardou, Martin W. King, Robert Guidoin, and J. Michael Lee), Biomaterials (1997)
This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of storage conditions on the shelf-life of...
Fluoride Treatment Increased Serum IGF-1, Bone Turnover, and Bone Mass, but Not Bone Strength, in Rabbits (with C. H. Turner, L. P. Garetto, A. J. Dunipace, W. Zhang, M. E. Wilson, R. McClintock, M. Peacock, and G. K. Stookey), Calcified Tissue International (1997)
We hypothesized that fluoride partly acts by changing the levels of circulating calcium-regulating hormones and...
Effect of Applied Uniaxial Stress on Rate and Mechanical Effects of Cross-Linking in Tissue-Derived Biomaterials (with Paul F. Gratzer, Christopher A. Pereira, and J. Michael Lee), Biomaterials (1996)
Conformational changes in collagen fibrils, and indeed the triple helix, can be produced by application...
Lumbar Vertebral Density and Mechanical Properties in Aged Ovariectomized Rats Treated with Estrogen and Norethindrone or Norgestimate (with Carla M. Vanin, Neil J. MacLusky, Mehran Kasra, Marc D. Grynpas, and Robert F. Casper), American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1995)
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate the effects of estrogen alone or combined...
The Effect of Different Hormone Replacement Therapy Regimens on the Mechanical Properties of Rat Vertebrae (with M. Kasra, Carla M. Vanin, N. J. MacLusky, R. F. Casper, and Marc D. Grynpas), Calcified Tissue International (1995)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of estrogen replacement, in concert...