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Jessica L. Sparks, Ph.D.

Jessica L. Sparks, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education
Contact Information
Office:
336-716-4543
Email: jsparks@wakehealth.edu
Education & Training
  BS University of Notre Dame 1999
  MS Ohio State University College of Medicine 2007
  PhD Ohio State University College of Medicine 2007
Jessica L. Sparks, Ph.D.

Jessica L. Sparks, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education
Contact Information
Office:
336-716-4543
Email: jsparks@wakehealth.edu
Research Interests
cell growth, differentiation,d , diabetes , education/training (all f, t, , engineering/bioengineering , hormones/cytokines/signalling , minority health issues
Recent Publications
Kemper AR, Santago AC, Stitzel JD, Sparks JL, Duma SM. Biomechanical response of human spleen in tensile loading. J Biomech. 2012; 45(2):348-355.

Evans DW, Rajagopalan P, Devita R, Sparks JL. Compression instrument for tissue experiments (cite) at the meso-scale: device validation--biomed 2011. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2011; 47():264-269.

Raghunathan S, Evans D, Sparks JL. Poroviscoelastic modeling of liver biomechanical response in unconfined compression. Ann Biomed Eng. 2010; 38(5):1789-1800.

Kemper AR, Santago AC, Stitzel JD, Sparks JL, Duma SM. Biomechanical response of human liver in tensile loading. Ann Adv Automot Med. 2010; 54():15-26.

Santago AC, Kemper AR, McNally C, Sparks JL, Duma SM. The effect of temperature on the mechanical properties of bovine liver--biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009; 45():376-381.

Santago AC, Kemper AR, McNally C, Sparks JL, Duma SM. Freezing affects the mechanical properties of bovine liver--biomed 2009. Biomed Sci Instrum. 2009; 45():24-29.

Sparks JL, Stammen J, Herriott R, Jones K. Development of a fluid-filled catheter system for dynamic pressure measurement in soft-tissue trauma. Int J Crashworthiness. 2008; 13(3):255-264.

Sparks JL, Dupaix RB. Constitutive modeling of rate-dependent stress-strain behavior of human liver in blunt impact loading. Ann Biomed Eng. 2008; 36(11):1883-1892.

Sparks JL, Bolte JH IV, Dupaix RB, Jones KH, Steinberg SM, Herriott RG, Stammen JA, Donnelly BR. Using pressure to predict liver injury risk from blunt impact. Stapp Car Crash J. 2007; 51():401-432.
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