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Kristin Miller

Graduate Student in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Houston, Texas

EDUCATION
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 2007, Texas A&M University

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Structure-function relationships of rotator cuff tendon
MRI

PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

Peer-reviewed journal articles

1. Spencer P. Lake, Kristin S. Miller, Dawn M. Elliott, Louis J. Soslowsky: Effect of fiber distribution and realignment on the nonlinear and inhomogeneous mechanical properties of human supraspinatus tendon under longitudinal tensile loading. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 27(12):1596-1602. 2009.
2. Spencer P. Lake, Kristin S. Miller, Dawn M. Elliott, Louis J. Soslowsky: Tensile properties and fiber alignment of human supraspinatus tendon in the transverse direction demonstrate inhomogeneous, nonlinearity, and regional anisotropy." Journal of Biomechanics 43(3):727-32. 2010.
3. Kristin S. Miller, Lena Edelstein, Brianne K. Connizzo, Louis J. Soslowsky: Effect of Preconditioning and Stress Relaxation on Local Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment: Inhomogeneous Properties of Rat Supraspinatus Tendon. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (In review).
4. Stephen J. Thomas, Kristin S. Miller, Louis J. Soslowsky: The Upper Band of the Subscapularis Tendon in the Rat has Inferior Mechanical Properties. JSES (In press).
5. Kristin S. Miller, Brianne K. Connizzo, Louis J. Soslowsky: Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment in a Neonatal Developmental Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model. Annals of Biomedical Engineering (In press).
6. David P. Beason, Andrew F. Kuntz, Jason E. Hsu, Kristin S. Miller, Louis J. Soslowsky: Development and Evaluation of Multiple Tendon Injury Models in the Mouse. Journal of Biomechanics (In review).

BOOK CHAPTER

1. Miller, KS, Hsu JE, and Soslowsky LJ. (2011) Materials in Tendon and Ligament Repair. IN:P. Ducheyne, K.E. Healy, D.W. Hutmacher, D.W. Grainger, C.J. Kirpatrick (eds.) Comprehensive Biomaterials, vol. 6, pp.257-279 Elsevier.

ABSTRACTS

1. Cody Schoener, Kristin S. Miller, Matthew Westfall, Neil Markwardt: Exercise System for the Crew Exploration Vehicle. Houston Society for Engineering Medicine and Biology 2007: 14th Annual Houston Conference. February 8-9, 2007.
2. Spencer P. Lake, Kristin S. Miller, Louis J. Soslowsky, Dawn M. Elliott: Fiber Alignment under Load Contributes to Human Supraspinatus Tendon Nonlinearity and Inhomogeneity, Trans Orthop Res Soc 34: 2009.
3. Spencer P. Lake, Kristin S. Miller, Jennifer A. Kadlowec, Dawn M. Elliott, Louis J. Soslowsky: Inhomogeneous and Nonlinear Transverse Tensile Properties and Fiber Alignment of Human Supraspinatus Tendon. 2009. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA.
4. Jennifer A. Kadlowec, Spencer P. Lake, Kristin S. Miller, Louis J. Soslowsky, Dawn M. Elliott: A Hyperelastic Model with Distributed Fibers to Describe Human Supraspinatus Tendon Tensile Mechanics. 2009. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA.
5. Kristin S. Miller, Lena Edelstein, Louis J. Soslowsky: Effect of Preconditioning on Collagen Fiber Recruitment: Inhomogeneous Properties of Rat Supraspinatus Tendon. 2010. ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Naples, FL.
6. Kristin S. Miller, Stephen J. Thomas, Nicholas A. Trasolini, Louis J. Soslowsky: The Upper Band of the Subscapularis Tendon in the Rat has Inferior Mechanical Properties, Trans Orthop Res Soc 36: 2011.
7. David P. Beason, Andrew F. Kuntz, Jason E. Hsu, Kristin S. Miller, Louis J. Soslowsky: Development and Evaluation of Multiple Tendon Injury Models in the Mouse, Trans Orthop Res Soc 36:919, 2011.
8. Kristin S. Miller, Brianne K. Connizzo, Jennica J. Tucker, Elizabeth Feeney, Nicholas A. Trasolini, Louis J. Soslowsky: Local Differences in Collagen Fiber Crimp Throughout Mechnical Testing in a Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model, Trans Orthop Res Soc, 37:1290, 2012.
9. Kristin S. Miller, Brianne K. Connizzo, Jennica J. Tucker, Louis J. Soslowsky: Collagen Fiber Re-Alignment in a Neonatal Developmental Mouse Supraspinatus Tendon Model, Trans Orthop Res Soc, 37:1289, 2012.

Kris joined the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory in the Fall of 2007 and is currently working toward completion of her graduate studies in the Department of Bioengineering. Kris' hobbies include swimming, playing water polo, bodysurfing, and music.