Dr. Carolyn Sparrey

Dr. Carolyn Sparrey - headshot

Principal Investigator

B. A.Sc. [Mechanical Engineering] (University of Waterloo), M.A.Sc. [Mechanical Engineering] (University of British Columbia), Ph.D. [Mechanical Engineering] (University of California, Berkeley), Post-Doctoral Fellowship (University of California, San Francisco)
Associate Professor, Mechatronics System Engineering, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University

Research Interests

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Dr. Sparrey’s research focus is on biomechanics and biomaterials. She studies the mechanical characterization of neurological tissues. She also works on modeling and simulating injuries and diseases, including accident reconstruction. Dr. Sparrey also designs and evaluates injury prevention devices.

Dr. Sparrey is a Principal Investigator at ICORD and an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Science at Simon Fraser University. She obtained her B.A.Sc. from the University of Waterloo and her M.A.Sc. from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Sparrey completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.

Current Lab Members

Masters Students PhD Students Postdoctoral Fellows
Mohamad Dashtabli Ehsan Deneshi Kohan* Dr. Victoria Spartacus
Mae Shojaei Dr. Numaira Obaid
Dr. Shervin Jannesar

*has graduated in the past year

Awards

  • SFU Teaching Excellence, SFU 2021

Trainee Awards

Year Name Award
2020 Numaira Obaid ICORD Postdoctoral Poster Award
2015 Parry Singh Mudhar Student Poster Award (ICORD Annual General Meeting)
2014 Ehsan Kohan  Student Poster Finalist (Society for Neurotrauma)

Current Opportunities in the Lab

Please contact Dr. Sparrey with inquiries.

Videos

Dr. Carolyn Sparrey gives a quick explanation of her research.

Recent publications

  • Jimenez, C, Sparrey, CJ, Narimani, M. 2023. Identification of injured elements in computational models of spinal cord injury using machine learning.. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340243.
  • Khorami, F et al.. 2023. Impact forces in backward falls: Subject-specific video-based rigid body simulation of backward falls.. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. doi: 10.1177/09544119231207653.
  • Jones, CF, Ploeg, HL, Sparrey, CJ, Tanner, KE. 2023. Women in impact biomechanics research.. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. doi: 10.1177/09544119231210104.
  • Obaid, N et al.. 2023. The biomechanical implications of neck position in cervical contusion animal models of SCI.. Front Neurol. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1152472.
  • Shojaeizadeh, M, Spartacus, V, Sparrey, CJ. 2023. A Constitutive Model to Characterize In Vivo Human Palmar Tissue.. J Biomech Eng. doi: 10.1115/1.4055562.
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