Beth Ann Winkelstein is the Deputy Provost and the Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Winkelstein has established an active research program that is recognized for elucidating the mechanisms of subfailure cervical spine injuries and the cellular events surrounding the etiology of chronic pain.[1] She is further recognized for longstanding contributions to the discipline of biomechanics and for mentoring many students that have followed into research active careers. Her research focuses on orthopaedic and musculoskeletal disorders, including developing innovative new pharmacological treatments and biomedical devices; the mechanisms of bodily injury, especially injuries from sports, automobile accidents, and/or degenerative diseases; and new treatments for spine and other joint injuries.
Beth Winkelstein | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | B.S.E. bioengineering, 1993, University of Pennsylvania PhD, Biomedical Engineering, 1999, Duke University |
| Thesis | A mechanical basis for whiplash injury: the cervical facet joint, spinal motion segment, and combined loading (1999) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Main interests | Mechanisms of pain, treatments for pain and injuries, biomechanics, mechanotransduction |
Early life and education
editWinkelstein received her BSE in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 before going on to earn her doctorate in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 1999. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Dartmouth College, she joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002.[2]
Career
editWinkelstein joined the University of Pennsylvania faculty in 2002 and received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in 2007. She earned a promotion to Full Professor in 2011 and became a Bioengineering Graduate Group Chair.[3] She was also chosen to edit "Orthopaedic Biomechanics."[4] By 2015, Winkelstein was appointed vice provost for education at UPenn[5] and was elected to sit on the Biomedical Engineering Society Board of Directors.[6] In 2006, Winkelstein was recognized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers with the Y.C. Fung Young Investigator Award for her research in Bioengineering and demonstration of potential to make substantial contributions to the field of Bioengineering.[7]
Winkelstein has led a large multi-disciplinary research program that uses experimental biomechanical measures of fracture and injury to study problems of importance in head, neck and spine injury. Winkelstein has been honored for her contributions to the scientific literature with an NIH Research Career Award in 2002, a Whitaker Foundation Young Investigator Research Award in 2003, an NSF Career Award in 2006,[8] and the Van C. Mow Medal.[9]
Winkelstein served as Co-Editor in Chief of the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering from 2013-2020.[10]
She was honored with election to Fellow of ASME in 2012 and Fellow AIMBE in 2013.
In 2018, Winkelstein was elected as a councilor to the World Council of Biomechanics, for which she has been a Session or Track Chair for World Congress of Biomechanics in 2022 and 2018. [11] [12] Later, she was appointed the Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor[3] and Interim Provost.[13] She served as Interim Provost from July 2021 through May 2023.
Controversies
editIn 2022, a grievance signed by multiple university faculty members was submitted to the University of Pennsylvania alleging that Winkelstein violated university procedures with "arbitrary and capricious" conduct in defaming Mackenzie Fierceton, one of the university's own students.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Van C. Mow Medal Presented to Beth A. Winkelstein, PhD".
- ^ Kyle Leigh Avery (January 28, 2016). "Van C. Mow Medal Presented to Beth A. Winkelstein, PhD". asme.org. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Winkelstein Appointed Eduardo D. Glandt President's Distinguished Professor". beblog.seas.upenn.edu. May 2, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Nathan C Tiedeken; Solomon P. Samuel (2013). "Review of "orthopaedic biomechanics" edited by Beth A. Winkelstein". Biomed Eng Online. 12 (34): 34. doi:10.1186/1475-925X-12-34. PMC 3646704.
- ^ Charney, Leo (May 13, 2015). "Beth Winkelstein Appointed Penn Vice Provost for Education". penntoday.upenn.edu/. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "BMES Officers" (PDF). bmes.org. 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Y.C. Fung Early Career Award". www.asme.org. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 0547451 - CAREER: Biomechanics of Neck Pain: Does Form Dictate Function?". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Beth Winkelstein: 2016 ASME Van C. Mow Medal". almanac.upenn.edu. January 26, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Journals Publications - Journal of Biomechanical Engineering". journaltool.asme.org. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "WCB 2022". www.wcb2022.com (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Winkelstein Named to World Council of Biomechanics". beblog.seas.upenn.edu. May 24, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ Charlton, Jonah. "Provost Wendell Pritchett to take leave of absence through end of fall 2021 semester". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ Aviv, Rachel (March 28, 2022). "How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
External links
edit- Beth Winkelstein publications indexed by Google Scholar