Jeffrey Reinbolt

Biography

2025-Present
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2022-2025
Associate Department Head, Director of Graduate Studies
Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2019-2022
Acting Associate Department Head & Acting Director of Graduate Programs, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2015-Present
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2009-2015
Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2008–2009
Engineering Research Associate, Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2006–2008
Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2001–2006
Research Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville

2000–2001
Regional Site Manager, Computer Motion, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA

1997–2000
Clinical Development Specialist, Computer Motion, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA

Education

• Postdoc, 2008, Stanford University, Bioengineering
• PhD, 2006, University of Florida, Mechanical Engineering
• MS, 2003, University of Florida, Biomedical Engineering
• BS, 1996, University of Florida, Engineering Science

Research

• Development of computational tools and their application to complex biodynamic systems
• Forward dynamics simulation-based treatment planning (to yield more reliable outcomes)
• Patient-specific modeling (beyond basic scaling methods)
• Inverse dynamics simulation (to predict novel movements)
• Optimization techniques (for system identification problems)
• Surgical robotics (for minimally invasive surgery)
• Clinical feasibility and investigative studies (for product development)

Professional Service

• American Society for Engineering Education
• UT Institutional Review Board
• Executive Board, International Society of Biomechanics Technical Group on Computer Simulation
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Tissue Mechanics Working Group, National Institutes of Health Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group

Awards and Recognitions

• UT College of Engineering Teaching Fellow Award, 2015
• Chancellor’s Excellence in Advising Award, 2015
• Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013

Publications

For a complete list of recent publications, see Google Scholar.

• Morgan, K.D., Donnelly, C.J., and Reinbolt, J.A. “Elevated gastrocnemius forces compensate for decreased hamstrings forces during the weight-acceptance phase of single-leg jump landing: implications for anterior cruciate ligament injury risk.” Journal of Biomechanics, 47(13):3295-3302, 2014.
• Paquette, M.R., Zhang, S., Milner, C.E., Fairbrother, J.T., and Reinbolt, J.A. “Effects of increased step width on frontal plane knee biomechanics in healthy adults during stair descent.” The Knee, 21(4):821-826, 2014.
• Reinbolt, J.A., Fox, M.D., Schwartz, M.H., and Delp, S.L. “Predicting outcomes of rectus femoris transfer surgery.” Gait & Posture, 30(1):100-105, 2009.
• Tawhai, M., Bischoff, J., Einstein, D., Erdemir, A., Guess, T., Reinbolt, J. “Multiscale modeling in computational biomechanics: determining computational priorities and addressing current challenges.” IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 28(3):41-49, 2009
• Reinbolt, J.A., Fox, M.D., Arnold, A.S., Aunpuu, S., and Delp, S.L. “Importance of Preswing Rectus Femoris Activity in Stiff-Knee Gait.” Journal of Biomechanics, 41(11):2362-2369, 2008.
• Reinbolt, J.A., Haftka, R.T., Chmielewski, T.L., and Fregly, B.J.  “A computational framework to predict post-treatment outcome for gait-related disorders.”  Medical Engineering & Physics, 30(4):434-443, 2008.
• Reinbolt, J.A., Haftka, R.T., Chmielewski, T.L., and Fregly, B.J.  “Are patient-specific joint and inertial parameters necessary for accurate inverse dynamics analyses of gait?”  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 54(5):782-793, 2007.
• Reinbolt, J.A., Schutte, J.F., Fregly, B.J., Haftka, R.T., George, A.D., and Mitchell, K.H.  “Determination of patient-specific multi-joint kinematic models through two-level optimization.”  Journal of Biomechanics, 38(3):621-626, 2005.07.09.015.