Tim joined the Developmental Biomechanics group in 2025 after completing his PhD at Boston University. His current research focuses on the role of mechanical cues in skeletal development, specifically looking at the role of maternal exercise in stimulating the developing skeleton. This work seeks to understand the mechanisms by which mechanical stimuli influence skeletal development as well as assess the potential of maternal exercise to rescue bone and joint development in cases of fetal akinesia.

Prior to coming to UCD, Tim earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA) where he conducted research on the role of microstructural features in cortical bone fracture. This was followed by a PhD in biomedical engineering at Boston University in the Skeletal Mechanobiology and Biomechanics lab. In his PhD, he conducted research in the field of bone tissue engineering, investigating the multiscale design of hydroxyapatite scaffolds and the role of mechanobiological stimuli in skeletal regeneration. See Tim’s Google Scholar page here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZsqbtjQAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1.