CURRICULUM VITAE
Tamara Reid Bush, Ph. D.
Director of Biomechanical Research Laboratory
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2555 Engineering Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 353-9544
e-mail: reidtama@msu.edu
Research
Interests
- Seating Mechanics
- Medical Biomechanics
- Medical Device Development
- Sports Biomechanics
- Aging and Disabilities
Education
Ph.D. Michigan State University, Experimental Mechanics
Dissertation Topic: Posture and Force Measurements of Mid-Sized Men in Seated Positions
M.S. Michigan State University
Thesis Topic: Three-Dimensional Dynamic Motion of the Shoulder Complex
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
Consultant
- State of Michigan Assistant District Attorney's Office: Health Care Fraud Division
- Steelcase
- Johnson Controls
Professional Society
Member, American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member, American Socitey of Mechanics (ASM)
Masters Students in Mechanical Engineering
E. Wandell
current
Z.
Rampurawala
current
A. Anbazhaganmanorama current
S. Leitkam:
current
C. Wilson:
graduated 2006
V. Ekbote:
graduated 2005
Undergraduates
Mike McPhail
2008
Brad Rutledge
2008
Amethyst Coleman 2008
Alan Finder
2008
Jane Kang
summer 2007
Will Smits
summer 2007
Nick Beachnau
summer/fall 2007-2008
Awards and Service
Noted Engineers, MSU Alumni Magazine Spring 2008
Co-Chair of the Women's Advisory Committee to the Provost 2006-2008
Cover Photo and Featured Research article, Journal of American Osteopathy Association, Feb. 2008
Michigan Campus Compact Award 2007
Journal Publications
- Book Chapter
- TR Bush and RP Hubbard. Biomechanical
Evaluation of Four Office Chairs. Human Factors, August 2008
- TR Bush and J Vorro. An Approach for
Objectifying Head/Neck Motions Related to Palpatory Diagnosis. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Volume 108, No. 2. February 2008, pp.55-62
- C Wilson and TR Bush. Interface Forces on the
Seat during a Cycling Activity. Clinical Biomechanics 22, 2007. pp1017-1023
- TR Bush and RP Hubbard. Support Force
Measures of Mid-Sized Men in Seated Positions. ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. Feb.
2007, pp. 58-65
- TR
Bush and P Gutowski. An approach for Hip Joint Center Calculation for Use in Seated Postures.
Journal of Biomechanics, volume 36, pp. 1739-1743, 2003
- TR
Bush and R Hubbard. Biomechanical Design and Evaluation of
Truck Seats.. Society of Automotive Engineering Truck and Bus Conference, Portland Oregon.
December 2000. Paper No. 2000-01-3406
- TR Bush, S Gregg, . Hubbard Measuring and Modeling Support Forces of
People to Assist in the Development of the ASPECT Manikin Weighting.. SAE
(Society of Automotive Engineering) Publication: Paper No. 1999-01-0961. February
1999
- TR
Bush, D Ekern, R Hubbard Methodology
for Posture Measurement in Automobile Seats:
Experimental Methods and Computer Simulations. Published through
ISATA (International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation).. Paper
No. 98SAF036. June 1998
- R Hubbard, M Gedraitis, TR Bush. Simulation of Torso Posture and Motion in
Seating. Invited Paper. Paper No. 981304. April 1998
- TR Bush, F Mills, J Vorro, R Hubbard, K
Thakurta. The Use of Electromyography for
Seat Assessment and Comfort Evaluation. SAE (Society of Automotive
Engineering). Presentation made by Bush. Paper No. 950143. February 1995
Book Chapter
- J Fair, L Bix, TR Bush. Biomechanical Analysis of Opening Glass Jars: Using Kinematics ISBN 978-1-84800-210-4
Recent Abstracts
- Rubenstein J., Luz C., Bush TR. A study of the usage of assistive devices
among the elderly. Human Medicine Research Conference at Michigan State
University, Spring 2008
- Bush
TR, Vorro J, Alderink G,
Gorbis S, Leitkam. Use of a kinematic
parameter for an evidence-based assessment of a manual medicine diagnostic
technique. World Congress on Neck
Pain. January 20 - 22, 2008 at The Hyatt
Regency Century
Plaza Los Angeles, California.
- Emily
Wandell, B.S., Nicholas Beechnau, B.S., William Smits, B.S. , Seungik
Baek, Ph.D. , Jongeun Choi, Ph. D. , Mark de Zee, Ph.D., Tamara Reid Bush, Ph.D. Computer model analysis of cervical lateral
function for symmetric and asymmetric/symptomatic subject groups. World Congress on Neck Pain. January 20 - 22, 2008 at The Hyatt Regency
Century Plaza
Los Angeles, California.