B.S. Degree Engineering Mechanics/Biomechanics: Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, 1978-1982

M.S. Degree Engineering Mechanics/Biomechanics: Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, 1982-1984

Ph.D. Degree Engineering Mechanics/Biomechanics: Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, 1984-1988

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sigma Xi
American Society of Biomechanics
Biomedical Engineering Society
International Society of Biomechanics
Society of Women Engineers
Women in Engineering Prog. Advocates Network
American Society of Engineering Education

Human Motion Analysis
Clinical & Normal Gait Analysis
Canine Gait Analysis
Finite Element Applications in Biomechanics

Verstraete, M.C. and Soutas-Little, R.W., "A Method for Computing the Three-Dimensional Angular Velocity and Acceleration of a Body Segment from Three-Dimensional Position Data", The Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 112(2): 114-118, 1990.

Verstraete, M.C., "A Technique for Locating the Center of Mass and Principal Axes of the Lower Limb", Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 24(7): 825-831, 1992.

Reisberg, S. and Verstraete, M.C., "Reusable Prophylactic Ankle Support : A Review of the Literature", Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 2(1): 43-52, 1993.

Budsberg, S.C., Verstraete, M.C., Brown, J. and Reece, L., " Vertical Loading Rates in Clinically Normal Dogs at a Trot", American Journal of Veterinary Research, 56(10): 1275-1280, 1995.

Miller, C.A. and Verstraete, M.C., "Dynamics of Gait Initiation: An Energy Analysis", Journal of Biomechanics, 29(9): 1195-1199, 1996.

Chapman, D.C., Verstraete, M.C. and Sheffer, D.B., "Variations in Joint Moments during Gait due to Four Inertia Models", Gait and Posture, Accepted for publication, November 1997.

Miller, C.A. and Verstraete, M.C., "A Mechanical Energy Analysis of Gait Initiation", Gait and Posture, 9: 158-166, 1999.

Budsberg, S.C., Verstraete, M.C., Reynolds, L.R. and Foutz, T.L.: A three dimensional non-invasive kinematic measurement system of the canine stifle. Veterinary Surgery, 28: 378-388, 1999.

Mulavara, A.P., Verstraete, M.C. and Bloomberg, J.J.:Modulation of head movement control during walking, Gait and Posture, accepted for publication with revisions, February, 2000.

Mulavara, A.P., Simon, B.N., Verstraete, M.C. and Reisberg, S.: A relationship between external work and internal energy during knee flexion/extension. IEEE-EMBS, Montreal, Canada, Sept. 1995.

Simon, B.N., Verstraete, M.C., Mulavara, A.P., Zehner, L. and Reisberg, S.: Prediction of knee joint torque from muscle activity during knee flexion/extension. IEEE-EMBS, Montreal, Canada, Sept. 1995.

Mulavara, A.P., Qammar, H. Verstraete, M.C. and Simon, B.N.: Application of NARMA modeling to reconstruct center of pressure attractors. Annual Fall Meeting of the BMES, Boston, MA, Oct. 1995.

Simon, B.N., Mulavara, A.P. and Verstraete, M.C.: A relationship between external and internal energy during dorsi/plantar flexion. Annual Fall Meeting of the BMES, Boston, MA, Oct. 1995.

Simon, B.N., Mulavara, A.P., Verstraete, M.C. and Miller, C.A.: A comparison of EMG and energy in gait initiation. Annual Fall Meeting of the BMES, Boston, MA, Oct. 1995.

McCubbrey, D. And Verstraete, M.C.: Freshman P.O.W.E.R. Annual Women in Engineering Conference, WEPAN, Denver, CO, June 1996.

Mulavara, A.P., Verstraete, M.C., Layne, C.S., McDonald, P.V. and Bloomberg, J.J.: Quantifying coordination in the head trunk system using a stiffness control paradigm in investigations of adaptations to weightlessness. Fifteenth Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, Houston, TX, Feb. 1997.

Mulavara, A.P., Verstraete, M.C., McDonald, P.V., Layne, C.S. and Bloomberg, J.J.: Quantifying dynamic coordination between the head and trunk during the gait cycle. 5th International Symposium on 3D Analysis of Human Movement, Chattanooga, TN, July 1998.

Verstraete, M.C., Sheffer, D.B. and Taylor, B.C.:The development of an undergraduate curriculum in biomedical engineering. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, St. Louis, MO, June 2000.