Bruce A. MacWilliams, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Specialty: Orthopaedic Research
Master of Science: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Doctorate: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dr. MacWilliams received his Master of Science and Ph.D. from the mechanical engineering department of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and completed three years of postdoctoral research in orthopaedic biomechanics at Johns Hopkins University and later joined the faculty as an instructor. In 1996, he joined the Shriners Hospitals for Children – Salt Lake City unit to serve as co-director of the new Movement Analysis Laboratory and was also appointed to the University of Utah faculty as a research assistant professor in Orthopaedics, and was promoted to associate professor in 2009. He also holds academic appointments in the Department of Bioengineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Division of Physical Therapy. Dr. MacWilliams is active in research in the areas of gait analysis and joint mechanics. His memberships include the American Society of Biomechanics, North American Society of Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Current Publications:
McMulkin ML and MacWilliams BA: Intersite variations of the Gillette gait index. Gait & Posture 28(3) 483-487 2008 (PDF)
MacWilliams BA: Evaluation of four functional joint center methods. Gait & Posture 28(4) 673-679, 2008 (PDF)
Anderson MC, Brown NAT, Bachus KN, MacWilliams BA: A cadaver knee simulator to evaluate the biomechanics of rectus femoris transfer. Gait & Posture 30 (1) 87-92, 2009 (PDF)
Gorman T, Pond M, MacWilliams BA, Santora S: Analysis of mechanical axis following stapling epiphysiodesis for limb length inequality. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Accepted, May 2009, in Press (PDF)
Andersen MS, MacWilliams BA and Rasmussen J: A computationally efficient optimisation-based method for parameter identification of kinematically determinate and over-determinate biomechanical systems. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (Accepted May 2009, in Press) (PDF)
