Biomechanics and Sports Helmets

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Session Chair(s)

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  Walt Baxter, PhD

  Bakken Fellow / Distinguished Scientist
  Medtronic
  santa ana, California, United States
• 

  Morteza Seidi, PhD, PE

  Assistant Professor
  University of Texas at San Antonio
  San Antonio, Texas, United States

Track Chair(s)

• 

  Jeffrey Jacot, PhD (he/him/his)

  Associate professor
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Aurora, Colorado, United States
• 

  Hossein Tavana, PhD (he/him/his)

  Department Chair/ Professor
  University of Akron, Ohio, United States

Presentations:

• 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM EST

  Characterization of Rugby Headgear Padding Thickness and its Influence on Head Kinematics
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew Wood – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

  Last Author: Mark T. Begonia, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Richard A. Gillespie (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson, PhD – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Lee Edwards – Virginia Tech
• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST

  Effect of football helmet shell add-on products on head acceleration and concussion risk
  

  Presenting Author: Caitlyn Jung – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

  Co-Author: Mark T. Begonia, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson, PhD – Virginia Tech
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

  Estimating the difference in concussion risk reduction between youth hockey helmets
  

  Presenting Author: Andrew Calis – Virginia Polytechnic Institute

  Co-Author: Susanna Gagliardi (she/her/hers) – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Co-Author: Richard A. Gillespie (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Mark T. Begonia, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Last Author: Nicole E.-P Stark, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

  Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson, PhD – Virginia Tech
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST

  Examining the Effects of Blast Orientation, Blast Intensity, and the Combat Helmet on Regional Surface Pressures in a Surrogate Human Head Model
  

  Presenting Author: Allison Nelson (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Joseph M. Hamilton, MS (he/him/his) – Karagozian & Case, Inc.

  Co-Author: Kenny J. Espinoza, MS (he/him/his) – Karagozian & Case, Inc.

  Co-Author: Joseph Magallanes, MS, PE, SE (he/him/his) – Karagozian & Case, Inc.

  Primary Investigator: Pamela VandeVord, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST

  Oblique Impact Testing of Equestrian Helmets
  

  Presenting Author: Lauren A. Duma (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Barry Miller, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Co-Author: Mark T. Begonia, PhD (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech

  Primary Investigator: Steve Rowson, PhD – Virginia Tech
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EST

  Adaptive, wearable, hydraulic shock absorbers reduce head accelerations in multiple helmet types
  

  Presenting Author: Nicholas Cecchi, PhD – SoftShox

  Co-Author: Jessica Towns – Stanford University

  Co-Author: Yuzhe Liu – Beihang University

  Last Author: David Camarillo – Stanford University