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Several Open Books

Notable Publications

  • Li, Y., Vakiel, P., Adanty, K., Ouellet, S., Vette, A. H., Raboud, D., & Dennison, C. R. (2023). Influence of surrogate scalp material and thickness on head impact responses: Toward a biofidelic head-brain physical model. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 142, 105859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105859

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  • Li, Y., Vakiel, P., Adanty, K. Oullet, S., Vette A.H., Raboud, D.W., & Dennison, C.R. (2023). Evaluating the intracranial pressure biofidelity and response repeatability of a physical head-brain model in frontal impacts. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 51(8),1816-33. 

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  • Adanty, K., Bhagavathula, K. B., Tronchin, O., Li, D., Rabey, K. N., Adeeb, S., Hogan, J. D., Ouellet, S., Plaisted, T. A., Satapathy, S. S., Romanyk, D., & Dennison, C.R. (2023). The Mechanical Characterization and Comparison of Male and Female Calvaria Under Four-Point Bending Impacts. ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 145(5),051009-21.https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056459

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  • Li, Y., Adanty, K., Vakiel, P., Ouellet, S., Vette, A. H., Raboud, D., & Dennison, C. R. (2023). Review of Mechanisms and Research Methods for Blunt Ballistic Head Injury. Journal of biomechanical engineering, 145(1), 010801. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055289

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  • Pankow, M. P., Syrydiuk, R. A., Kolstad, A. T., Hayden, A. K., Dennison, C. R., Mrazik, M., Hagel, B. E., & Emery, C. A. (2022). Head Games: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Examining Concussion and Head Impact Incidence Rates, Modifiable Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies in Youth Tackle Football. Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 52(6), 1259–1272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01609-4

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  • Houg, K. P., Camarillo, A. M., Doschak, M. R., Major, P. W., Popowics, T., Dennison, C. R., & Romanyk, D. L. (2022). Strain Measurement within an Intact Swine Periodontal Ligament. Journal of dental research, 101(12), 1474–1480. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345221100234

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  • Vakiel, P., Shekarforoush, M., Dennison, C. R., Scott, M., Muench, G., Hart, D. A., & Shrive, N. G. (2021). Mapping Stresses on the Tibial Plateau Cartilage in an Ovine Model Using In-Vivo Gait Kinematics. Annals of biomedical engineering, 49(5), 1288–1297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-020-02650-6

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  • Vakiel, P., Shekarforoush, M., Dennison, C. R., Scott, M., Muench, G., Hart, D. A., & Shrive, N. G. (2021). Correction to: Mapping Stresses on the Tibial Plateau Cartilage in an Ovine Model Using In-Vivo Gait Kinematics. Annals of biomedical engineering, 49(5), 1268-1269

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  • Vakiel, P., Shekarforoush, M., Dennison, C. R., Achari, Y., Muench, G., Scott, M., Hart, D. A., & Shrive, N. G. (2020). Correlation of damage score in PTOA with changes in stress on cartilage in an ovine model. Osteoarthritis and cartilage open, 2(4), 100109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100109

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  • Vakiel, P., Dennison, C. R., Shekarforoush, M., Scott, M., Hart, D. A., & Shrive, N. G. (2021). Measuring the Internal Stress in Ovine Meniscus During Simulated In Vivo Gait Kinematics: A Novel Method Using Fibre Optic Technology. Annals of biomedical engineering, 49(4), 1199–1208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-020-02652-4

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  • Vakiel, P., Shekarforoush, M., Dennison, C. R., Scott, M., Frank, C. B., Hart, D. A., & Shrive, N. G. (2020). Stress Measurements on the Articular Cartilage Surface Using Fiber Optic Technology and In-Vivo Gait Kinematics. Annals of biomedical engineering, 48(12), 2836–2845. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-020-02516-x

 

  • Houg, K. P., Armijo, L., Doschak, M. R., Major, P. W., Popowics, T., Dennison, C. R., & Romanyk, D. L. (2021). Experimental repeatability, sensitivity, and reproducibility of force and strain measurements from within the periodontal ligament space during ex vivo swine tooth loading. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 120, 104562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104562

 

  • Houg, K. P., Adanty, K., MacGillivray, S. R., McAllister, L., Levin, L., Alexiou, M., Graf, D., Romanyk, D. L., & Dennison, C. R. (2021). On the ability of experimental impact measures to predict tooth injuries in an ex vivo swine model. Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology, 37(3), 464–473. https://doi.org/10.1111/edt.12645

 

  • Adanty, K., Rabey, K. N., Doschak, M. R., Bhagavathula, K. B., Hogan, J. D., Romanyk, D. L., Adeeb, S., Ouellet, S., Plaisted, T. A., Satapathy, S. S., & Dennison, C. R. (2021). Cortical and trabecular morphometric properties of the human calvarium. Bone, 148, 115931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2021.115931

 

  • MacGillivray, S., Wynn, G., Ogle, M., Shore, J., Carey, J. P., & Dennison, C. R. (2021). Repeatability and Biofidelity of a Physical Surrogate Neck Model Fit to a Hybrid III Head. Annals of biomedical engineering, 49(10), 2957–2972. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-021-02786-z

 

  • Tsui, C. T., MacGillivray, S. R., Weber, S. M., McAllister, L., Churchward, M. A., Dennison, C. R., & Todd, K. G. (2021). Applying a novel 3D hydrogel cell culture to investigate activation of microglia due to rotational kinematics associated with mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 114, 104176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104176

 

  • Li, Y., Ouellet, S., Vette, A. H., Raboud, D., Martin, A., & Dennison, C. R. (2021). Evaluation of the Kinematic Biofidelity and Inter-Test Repeatability of Global Accelerations and Brain Parenchyma Pressure for a Head-Brain Physical Model. Journal of biomechanical engineering, 143(9), 091006. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050752

 

  • Bhagavathula B. K., Azar, A., Ouellet S., Satapathy, S., Dennison, C.R., & Hogan J. (2021). Quasistatic response of a shear-thickening foam: Microstructure evolution and infrared thermography. Journal of Cellular Plastics. 57(6): 863-892. http://doi.org/ 10.1177/0021955X20963989

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  • Azar, A., Bhagavathula, K. B., Hogan, J., Ouellet, S., Satapathy, S., & Dennison, C. R. (2020). Protective Headgear Attenuates Forces on the Inner Table and Pressure in the Brain Parenchyma During Blast and Impact: An Experimental Study Using a Simulant-Based Surrogate Model of the Human Head. Journal of biomechanical engineering, 142(4), 041009. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044926

 

  •  Yu, H. Y., & Dennison, C. R. (2019). A Laboratory Study on Effects of Cycling Helmet Fit on Biomechanical Measures Associated With Head and Neck Injury and Dynamic Helmet Retention. Journal of biomechanical engineering, 141(1), 011007. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040944

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  • Dressler, D. M., Dennison, C. R., Whyte, T., & Cripton, P. A. (2019). A novel helmet-mounted device for reducing the potential of catastrophic cervical spine fractures and spinal cord injuries in head-first impacts. Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 64, 22–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.04.014

 

  • Romanyk, D. L., Yu, H., Grotski, M., Seo, S., Addison, O., & Dennison, C. R. (2019). In situ measurement of dental resin-based composite volumetric shrinkage and temperature effects using in-fibre bragg grating methods. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 95, 89–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.03.026

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  • Azar, A., Bhagabathula, K. B., Hogan, J., Josey, T., Ouellet, S., Satapathy, S., & Dennison, C. R. (2018). An optical fibre transducer for measuring kinetics of skull-brain interaction in a surrogate model of the human head subjected to blast overpressure. IEEE Sensors Journal. 19(2): 548-559.

 

  • Bhagabathula, K. B., Azar, A., Ouellet, S., Satapathy, S.,Dennison, C. R., & Hogan, J. D. (2018). High rate compressive behaviour of a dilatant polymeric foam. Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials. 4(4): 573-585.

 

  • Knowles, B. M., Yu, H., & Dennison, C. R. (2017). Accuracy of a Wearable Sensor for Measures of Head Kinematics and Calculation of Brain Tissue Strain. Journal of applied biomechanics, 33(1), 2–11. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2016-0026

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  • Yu, H. Y., Knowles, B. M., & Dennison, C. R. (2017). A Test Bed to Examine Helmet Fit and Retention and Biomechanical Measures of Head and Neck Injury in Simulated Impact. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, (127), 56288. https://doi.org/10.3791/56288

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  • Knowles, B. M., MacGillivray, S. R., Newman, J. A., & Dennison, C. R. (2017). Influence of rapidly successive head impacts on brain strain in the vicinity of bridging veins. Journal of biomechanics, 59, 59–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.05.016

 

  • Knowles, B. M., & Dennison, C. R. (2017). Predicting Cumulative and Maximum Brain Strain Measures From HybridIII Head Kinematics: A Combined Laboratory Study and Post-Hoc Regression Analysis. Annals of biomedical engineering, 45(9), 2146–2158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-017-1848-y

 

  • Butz, R. C., Knowles, B. M., Newman, J. A., & Dennison, C. R. (2015). Effects of external helmet accessories on biomechanical measures of head injury risk: An ATD study using the HYBRIDIII headform. Journal of biomechanics, 48(14), 3816–3824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.09.032

 

  • Toossi, A., Everaert, D. G., Azar, A., Dennison, C. R., & Mushahwar, V. K. (2017). Mechanically Stable Intraspinal Microstimulation Implants for Human Translation. Annals of biomedical engineering, 45(3), 681–694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-016-1709-0

 

  • Romanyk, D. L., Guan, R., Major, P. W., & Dennison, C. R. (2017). Repeatability of strain magnitude and strain rate measurements in the periodontal ligament using fibre Bragg gratings: An ex vivo study in a swine model. Journal of biomechanics, 54, 117–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.01.047

 

  • Mrazik, M., Dennison, C. R., Brooks, B. L., Yeates, K. O., Babul, S., & Naidu, D. (2015). A qualitative review of sports concussion education: prime time for evidence-based knowledge translation. British journal of sports medicine, 49(24), 1548–1553. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-094848

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  • Butz, R. C., Fuhrer, S., Dennison, C. R., & Carey, J. P. (2015). Comparison of student evaluation of teaching results when stratified by protocol, course content, and course structure. International Journal of Engineering Education. 31(6): 1476-1490.

 

  • Butz, R., C., & Dennison, C. R. (2015). In-fibre Bragg grating impact force transducer for studying head-helmet mechanical interaction in helmeted impacts. IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology. 33(13): 2831-2838.

 

  • Dressler, D. M. Dennison, C. R., & Cripton, P.A. (2014). Development of an advanced football helmet to provide increased protection against concussion. ASTM Selected Technical Papers. STP 1552: 1-18.

 

  • Potts, C., Allen, T. W., Azar, A., Melnyk, A., Dennison, C. R., & DeCorby, R. G. (2014). Wavelength interrogation of fiber Bragg grating sensors using tapered hollow Bragg waveguides. Optics letters, 39(20), 5941–5944. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.39.005941

 

  • Cripton, P. A., Dressler, D. M., Stuart, C. A., Dennison, C. R., & Richards, D. (2014). Bicycle helmets are highly effective at preventing head injury during head impact: head-form accelerations and injury criteria for helmeted and unhelmeted impacts. Accident; analysis and prevention, 70, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2014.02.016

 

  • Saari, A., Dennison, C. R., Zhu, Q., Nelson, T. S., Morley, P., Oxland, T. R., Cripton, P. A., & Itshayek, E. (2013). Compressive follower load influences cervical spine kinematics and kinetics during simulated head-first impact in an in vitro model. Journal of biomechanical engineering, 135(11), 111003. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4024822

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  • Dennison, C. R., & Wild, P. M. (2012). Superstructured fiber-optic contact force sensor with minimal cosensitivity to temperature and axial strain. Applied optics, 51(9), 1188–1197. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.001188

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  • Singlehurst, D. S., Dennison, C. R., & Wild, P. M. (2012). A distributed pressure measurement system comprising in-fibre Bragg gratings within a flexible super-structure. IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology. 30(1): 123-129.

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  • Dennison, C. R., Macri, E. M., & Cripton, P. A. (2012). Mechanisms of cervical spine injury in rugby union: is it premature to abandon hyperflexion as the main mechanism underpinning injury? British journal of sports medicine. 46(8): 545-549.

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  • Dennison, C. R., & Wild, P. M. (2010). Sensitivity of Bragg gratings in birefringent optical fiber to transverse compression between conforming materials. Applied optics, 49(12), 2250–2261. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.002250

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  • Dennison, C. R., Wild, P. M., Wilson, D. R., & Gilbart, M. K. (2010). An in-fiber Bragg grating sensor for contact force and stress measurements in articular joints. Measurement Science and Technology. 21(115803):

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  • Dennison, C. R., Rukosuyev, M. V., Wild, P. M., Oshkai, P. M., Singlehurst, D. A., & Barannyk, O. L. (2010). Local flow velocity measurements using an in fibre Bragg grating sensor. Sensor Letters. 8(4): 651-658.

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  • Dennison, C. R., Wild, P. M., Dvorak, M. F., Wilson, D. R., & Cripton, P. A. (2008). Validation of a novel minimally invasive intervertebral disc pressure sensor utilizing in-fiber Bragg gratings in a porcine model: an ex vivo study. Spine, 33(17), E589–E594. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817c55e2

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  • Dennison, C. R., Wild, P. M., Byrnes, P. W., Saari, A., Itshayek, E., Wilson, D. C., Zhu, Q. A., Dvorak, M. F., Cripton, P. A., & Wilson, D. R. (2008). Ex vivo measurement of lumbar intervertebral disc pressure using fibre-Bragg gratings. Journal of biomechanics, 41(1), 221–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.07.015

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  • Dennison, C. R., Wild, P. M., Wilson, D. R. and Cripton, P. A. (2008). A minimally invasive in-fibre Bragg grating sensor for intervertebral disc pressure measurements. Measurement Science and Technology. 19(085201):

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  • Dennison, C. R., & Wild, P. M. (2008). Enhanced sensitivity of an in-fibre Bragg grating pressure sensor achieved through fibre diameter reduction. Measurement Science and Technology. 19(125301): 1-6.

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