Parker Berthelson
Parker is a Mechanical Engineer working with the Center for Applied Biomechanics at the University of Virginia. Prior to this, Parker worked at Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) while earning his BS (Biological Engineering) and MS (Biomedical Engineering). Throughout this time, he has contributed to a variety of computational and experimental studies, primarily focusing on traumatic injuries to the central nervous system. His Master’s thesis proposed a finite element-driven mathematical surrogate modeling approach to assess broad occupant head and neck injury risk trends for vehicular impacts.
Education
- B.S., Biological Engineering – Mississippi State University
- M.S., Biomedical Engineering – Mississippi State University
Selected Publications
- Horstemeyer MF, Berthelson PR, Moore J, Persons AK, Dobbins A, Prabhu RK (2019). A Mechanical Brain Damage Framework Used for Analysis of Abnormal Brain Tau Protein Accumulations of National Football League Players. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s10439-019-02294-1.
- Al-Graitti AJ, Khalid GA, Berthelson PR, Prabhu RK, Jones MD (2019). A Comparative Study of the Kinematic Response and Injury Metrics Associated with Adults and Children Impacted by an Auto Rickshaw. Intelligent Computing, CompCom 2019, 424-443. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22871-2_29.
- Al-Graitti AJ, Khalid GA, Berthelson P, Mason-Jones A, Prabhu R, Jones MD (2017). Auto Rickshaw Impacts with Pedestrians: A Computational Analysis of Post-Collision Kinematics and Injury Mechanics. International Journal of Biomedical and Biological Engineering, 11(11):568-587. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1132743.
Research Interests
- Injury Biomechanics
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Neurotrauma
- Automotive Safety
- Sports Injury
- Finite Element Modeling
Awards/Affiliations
- University of Virginia Jefferson Fellow Nominee, 2019
- Member - Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), 2018-Present
Other Interests
- Sports, music, movies