Katherine Reed Saul, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Radiologic Sciences-Medical Engineering

Katherine Reed Saul, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Center for Biomolecular Imaging
Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education
Orthopaedics

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-5384 | Department: 336-716-5384

Email: ksaul@wakehealth.edu

Education & Training

Ph.D., Stanford University , 2005
B.S., Brown University , 2000
M.S., Stanford University , 2002

Katherine Reed Saul, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Center for Biomolecular Imaging
Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education
Orthopaedics

Research Interests

aging, engineering/bioengineering, growth & development, maternal & child health, occupational health, rehabilitation

Contact Information

Academic: 336-716-5384 | Department: 336-716-5384

Email: ksaul@wakehealth.edu

Recent Publications

Crouch DL, Plate JF, Li Z, Saul KR. Biomechanical contributions of posterior deltoid and teres minor in the context of axillary nerve injury: a computational study. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2013;38(2):241-249.

Plate JF, Wiggins WF, Haubruck P, Scott AT, Smith TL, Saul KR, Mannava S. Normal aging alters in vivo passive biomechanical response of the rat gastrocnemius-Achilles muscle-tendon unit. J Biomech. 2013;46(3):450-455.

Vidt ME, Daly M, Miller ME, Davis CC, Marsh AP, Saul KR. Characterizing upper limb muscle volume and strength in older adults: a comparison with young adults. J Biomech. 2012;45(2):334-341.

Haubruck P, Mannava S, Plate JF, Callahan MF, Wiggins WF, Schmidmaier G, Tuohy CJ, Saul KR, Smith TL. Botulinum neurotoxin A injections influence stretching of the gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit in an animal model. Toxins. 2012;4(8):605-619.

Saul KR, Daly M, Vidt ME, Marsh AP. Biomechanical analysis of primary upper limb muscle contributors to a functional pulling movement [abstract]. FASEB J. 2012;26(Meeting Abstracts Suppl):905.15.

Mogk JPM, Johanson ME, Hentz VR, Saul KR, Murray WM. A simulation analysis of the combined effects of muscle strength and surgical tensioning on lateral pinch force following brachioradialis to flexor pollicis longus transfer. J Biomech. 2011;44(4):669-675.

Mannava S, Wiggins WF, Saul KR, Stitzel JD, Smith BP, Koman LA, Smith TL, Tuohy CJ. Contributions of neural tone to in vivo passive muscle-tendon unit biomechanical properties in a rat rotator cuff animal model. Ann Biomed Eng. 2011;39(7):1914-1924.

Saul KR, Hayon S, Smith TL, Tuohy CJ, Mannava S. Postural dependence of passive tension in the supraspinatus following rotator cuff repair: a simulation analysis. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2011;26(8):804-810.

Crouch DL, Li Z, Barnwell JC, Plate JF, Daly M, Saul KR. Computer simulation of nerve transfer strategies for restoring shoulder function after adult C5 and C6 root avulsion injuries. J Hand Surg [Am]. 2011;36(10):1644-1651.

Taylor RE, Zheng C, Jackson RP, Doll JC, Chen JC, Holzbaur KRS, Besier T, Kuhl E. The phenomenon of twisted growth: humeral torsion in dominant arms of high performance tennis players. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2009;12(1):83-93.

Holzbaur KRS, Delp SL, Gold GE, Murray WM. Moment-generating capacity of upper limb muscles in healthy adults. J Biomech. 2007;40(11):2442-2449.