Bethany Luke, Ph.D.
Bethany Luke, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering Bethany.Powell@valpo.edu 219.464.5175 Gellersen Hall, Room 129B
Education
B.S.- Valparaiso University
M.S. – Northwestern University
Ph.D. – Northwestern University
Courses Taught
- Biomaterials
- Biotechnologies Lab
- Computational Modeling of Biological Tissue
- Computer-Aided Design
- Fundamentals of Engineering
- MATLAB
- Measurements Lab
- Senior Design Project I and II
- Technical Writing
Research Interests
- Collagen mechanics
- Computational modeling
- Joint health
- Matrix metalloproteinases
- Sex hormones
- Systems biology
Professional Affiliations
- American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Selected Publications
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Powell, B., Szleifer, I., and Dhaher Y. “In silico study of principal sex hormone effects on post-injury synovial inflammatory response.” PloS one 13.12 (2018): e0209582.
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Powell, B., et al. “Effect of collagenase–gelatinase ratio on the mechanical properties of a collagen fibril: a combined Monte Carlo–molecular dynamics study.” Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology (2019): 1-11.
- Powell, B., Dhaher, Y., and Szleifer, I. “Review of the Multiscale Effects of Female Sex Hormones on Matrix Metalloproteinase-Mediated Collagen Degradation.” Critical Reviews™ in Biomedical Engineering 43.5-6 (2015).
- Caldwell, M., Casey, E., Powell, B., & Shultz, S. “Hormones.” Sex Differences in Sports Medicine. Ed. Ellen Casey. Springer Publishing Company, 2016. Print.