Cori Espelien
Cori Espelien is a PhD student at the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics. After receiving her B.S. in biomedical engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Cori worked as a process engineer for a medical device company. In her PhD research, Cori is interested in automotive biomechanics, with a focus on neck flexion response for a range of occupants and impact severities.
Education
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Research Interests
- Injury biomechanics
- Automotive safety
- Diverse occupant populations
Selected Publications and Conference Proceedings
- Espelien, C., Jin, R., Mostofizadeh, S., VanRyzin, R., Hartka, T., Forman, F., and Chernyavskiy, P. 2023. Seat belt usage in the United States by pregnant motor vehicle occupants, 2006-2020. Journal of the American Medical Association, Network Open.
- Espelien, C., Gallaher, M., Forman, J., and Chernyavskiy, P. 2023. Functional Data Analysis of Female and Male Volunteer Head Kinematics in Frontal Impacts. Conference Proceedings for International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury, 13-15 September, Cambridge.
- Espelien, C., Donlon, J.P., Koerber, S., Sochor, S., Kopp, K., Overby, B., and Forman, J. 2023. Test Method for Developing Updated Neck Biofidelity Corridors for a Small Female Occupant. 27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, 3-6 April, Yokohama.
Selected Awards and Honors
- UVA Grad Thesis SLAM First Place Recipient, 2024
- UVA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: Endowed Graduate Fellow, 2023
- UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department: Outstanding Graduate Research Award Recipient, 2023
- UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department: Outstanding Graduate Leadership Award Recipient, 2022
- UVA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: Dean’s Scholar Fellow, 2019
Other Interests
- Trivia, cooking, soccer