Neil A. Sharkey
Ph.D., 1994, Pathology/Physiology, University of California at Davis
Professor of Kinesiology, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education
Contact Information
College of Health and Human Development
201 Henderson Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-2426
Fax: (814) 863-8698
nas9@psu.edu
http://www.biomechanics.psu.edu/
Publications
Research Interests
Musculoskeletal research, including normal, pathologic, and reconstructed function of bones and joints; mechanisms of injury; internal biomechanical behavior of the foot and ankle; genetic determinants of bone health over the lifespan.
Selected Publications
Kirane, Y.M., Michelson, J.D., Sharkey, N.A.: Contribution of the flexor hallucis longus to loading of the first metatarsal and first metarsophalangeal joint. Foot and Ankle International, 29(4):367-377, 2008. J. Leonard Goldner Award 2007.
Sharkey N.A., Lang, D.H: Genes in context: probing the genetics of fracture resistance. Exercise and Sport Science Reviews 35:86-96, 2007.
Goodwin, K.J., Sharkey, N.A.: Material properties of interstitial lamellae reflect local strain environments. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 20:600-606, 2002.