Dr Elizabeth Brown
Visiting Scientific Officer, NeuRA
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Professor
Lynne Bilston
Current Appointments
Senior Principal Research Scientist
NHMRC Senior Research Fellow
Conjoint Professor, UNSW Medicine
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From a background in biomechanical engineering, the focus of my research is on how the soft tissues in the human body respond to mechanical loading – both those loads which cause injury and those which are part of normal function. I develop novel methods for measuring biomechanical properties and behaviour of soft tissues in humans, particularly using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and rheometry. I apply these techniques to study mechanisms of traumatic injury, disorders of cerebrospinal fluid flow in the brain and spinal cord, and obstructive sleep apnoea.
Publications
2023 Feb
Ex vivo bovine liver nonlinear viscoelastic properties: MR elastography and rheological measurements
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105638
2022, 03 Oct
Child restraint headrest and belt routing design features and their association with child passenger behavior and restraint misuse
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2022.2098280
2022, 01 Sep
Regional genioglossus reflex responses to negative pressure pulses in people with obstructive sleep apnea
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00083.2021
2022, 04 Jul
Head excursion in frontal impacts is lower in high back booster seats than in forward facing child seats with internal harnesses designed for children up to 8 years of age
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2022.2048825
2022, 17 Feb
Comparative performance of rearward and forward-facing child restraint systems with common use errors: Effect on crash injury risk for a 1-year-old occupant
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2021.2012168
2022, 01 Feb
Task-dependent neural control of regions within human genioglossus
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00478.2021
2022 Jan
Can Age or Height Define Appropriate Thresholds for Transition to Adult Seat Belts? An Analysis of Observed Seat Belt Fit in Children Aged 7–12 Years
View full journal-article on https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/3/1524
2021, 03 Oct
Dynamic frontal crash performance of old and used child restraint systems
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2021.1958208
2021, 09 Apr
Mandibular advancement splint response is associated with the pterygomandibular raphe
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa222
2020, 08 Dec
Respiratory cerebrospinal fluid flow is driven by the thoracic and lumbar spinal pressures
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1113/JP279458
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