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Peter Cripton

ResearcherBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of British Columbia

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Peter Cripton

Researcher

Biomedical Engineering

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 14 research grants (8 NSERC, 6 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Injury Prevention Injury Biomechanics Human Subjects Biomechanics Cervical Spine Bone Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Injury

Latest papers

Investigating the Influence of Limited CT Scan Coverage Using an Automated Workflow with Biofidelic Sideways Fall FE Models.
Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026
Variability in Body Shape, Superficial Soft Tissue Geometry, and Seatbelt Fit Relative to the Pelvis in Automotive Postures-Methods for Volunteer Data Collection With Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2024 · senior author
The ethics, applications, and contributions of cadaver testing in injury prevention research.
Traffic injury prevention · 2024

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Using translational biomarkers to define whether plane of motion and complexity of head kinematics modifies biomarker and neuropathological responses to concussion in mice and humans.
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,293,201
Neck Muscle and Head-Neck Dynamics in Rollover Crashes
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$539,324
A prospective and longitudinal investigation of concussive and subconcussive mild traumatic brain injury mechanisms in ice hockey
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$944,776

All 21 grants and awards

13 publications.

Investigating the Influence of Limited CT Scan Coverage Using an Automated Workflow with Biofidelic Sideways Fall FE Models.

Baker A, Fleps I, Hsu FC, Guy P, Cripton P, Ferguson SJ, Helgason B

Annals of biomedical engineering2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10439-025-03938-1 PMID: 41530650

Variability in Body Shape, Superficial Soft Tissue Geometry, and Seatbelt Fit Relative to the Pelvis in Automotive Postures-Methods for Volunteer Data Collection With Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Forman J, Booth G, Mergler O, Romani S, Zhang H, Roberts C, Siegmund GP, Pipkorn B, Cripton P

Journal of biomechanical engineering2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1115/1.4064477 PMID: 38217111

The ethics, applications, and contributions of cadaver testing in injury prevention research.

Lopez-Valdes FJ, Mascareñas Brito A, Agnew AM, Cripton P, Kerrigan J, Masouros S, Schmitt KU, Siegmund G

Traffic injury prevention2024

DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2376937 PMID: 39042839

The diagnostic precision of computed tomography for traumatic cervical spine injury: An in vitro biomechanical investigation.

Yamamoto S, Whyte T, Van Toen C, Melnyk A, Shewchuk J, Street J, Cripton P, Oxland TR

Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105529 PMID: 35032901

Review of the UBC Porcine Model of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.

Kim KT, Streijger F, Manouchehri N, So K, Shortt K, Okon EB, Tigchelaar S, Cripton P, Kwon BK

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2018

DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2017.0276 PMID: 30196652

Comparison of in vivo and ex vivo viscoelastic behavior of the spinal cord.

Ramo NL, Shetye SS, Streijger F, Lee JHT, Troyer KL, Kwon BK, Cripton P, Puttlitz CM

Acta biomaterialia2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.12.024 PMID: 29288084

Changes in Pressure, Hemodynamics, and Metabolism within the Spinal Cord during the First 7 Days after Injury Using a Porcine Model.

Streijger F, So K, Manouchehri N, Tigchelaar S, Lee JHT, Okon EB, Shortt K, Kim SE, McInnes K, Cripton P, Kwon BK

Journal of neurotrauma2017

DOI: 10.1089/neu.2017.5034 PMID: 28844181

Ice hockey shoulder pad design and the effect on head response during shoulder-to-head impacts.

Richards D, Ivarsson BJ, Scher I, Hoover R, Rodowicz K, Cripton P

Sports biomechanics2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2016.1163414 PMID: 27228501

Relating Histopathology and Mechanical Strain in Experimental Contusion Spinal Cord Injury in a Rat Model.

Bhatnagar T, Liu J, Yung A, Cripton P, Kozlowski P, Tetzlaff W, Oxland T

Journal of neurotrauma2016

DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4200 PMID: 26729511

Quantifying the internal deformation of the rodent spinal cord during acute spinal cord injury - the validation of a method.

Bhatnagar T, Liu J, Yung A, Cripton P, Kozlowski P, Tetzlaff W, Oxland T

Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering2016

DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2015.1032944 PMID: 25894327

Using translational biomarkers to define whether plane of motion and complexity of head kinematics modifies biomarker and neuropathological responses to concussion in mice and humans.

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wellington, Cheryl L; Cripton, Peter A; Kozlowski, Piotr; Wu, Lyndia (Chun)

Keywords: Blood Biomarker; Concussion; Head Motion; Injury Biomechanics; Light Sheet Microscopy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Translational Study; Traumatic Brain Injury

$1,293,201

Neck Muscle and Head-Neck Dynamics in Rollover Crashes

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter A; Siegmund, Gunter Paul

Keywords: Biomechanics; Cervical Spine; Human Subjects; Injury Prevention

$539,324

A prospective and longitudinal investigation of concussive and subconcussive mild traumatic brain injury mechanisms in ice hockey

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wu, Lyndia (Chun); Rauscher, Alexander; van Donkelaar, Paul

Keywords: Concussion Neuroimaging; Concussion Recovery; Head Impact Sensing; Injury Biomechanics; Injury Mechanism; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Myelin Imaging; Neurocognitive Assessments; Prospective Longitudinal Study; Subconcussive Head Impacts

$944,776

Expect more from your helmet: development of a helmet to prevent broken necks in head-first impact

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter

$172,852

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL BIOFIDELIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURROGATE NECK FOR HELMET AND AUTOMOTIVE CRASH TESTING

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter

$264,000

Shear Injury of the Cervical Spine - Experimental and Computational Modelling

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter A; Cronin, Duane S

Keywords: Biomechanics; Bone Density; Cervical Spine; Disc Degeneration; Finite Element Model; Injury Prevention; Sex; Shear; Stiffness; Strength

$715,275

Kinematics and Muscle Activation of the Cervical Spine During Impending Head First Impacts in Motor Vehicle Rollovers

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter A; Siegmund, Gunter Paul

Keywords: Bone; Electromyography; Fluoroscopy; Human Subjects; Injury Biomechanics; Injury Prevention; Motor Vehicle Collision; Rollover; Spinal Cord Injury; Spinal Injury

$355,773

Hemodynamic Support in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Effects on Metabolism, Inflammation, and Functional Outcome.

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Kwon, Brian K

Keywords: Blood Pressure Managment; Hemodynamic Support; Lipidomics; Oxidative Stress; Porcine Model Sci; Reperfusion Injury; Spinal Cord Injury; Trauma

$395,064

Using Biomechanical Engineering to Prevent Spinal Cord Injuries

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter

$155,000

Towards a Cervical Spine Injury Tolerance Criterion that incorporates Lateral Bending Loading

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Cripton, Peter A

Keywords: Bone; Cadaver Model; Fracture; Injury Biomechanics; Injury Prevention; Spinal Cord Injury; Spinal Injury

$420,848

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Peter Cripton

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Investigating the Influence of Limited CT Scan Coverage Using an Automated Workflow with Biofidelic Sideways Fall FE Models.

Variability in Body Shape, Superficial Soft Tissue Geometry, and Seatbelt Fit Relative to the Pelvis in Automotive Postures-Methods for Volunteer Data Collection With Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

The ethics, applications, and contributions of cadaver testing in injury prevention research.

The diagnostic precision of computed tomography for traumatic cervical spine injury: An in vitro biomechanical investigation.

Review of the UBC Porcine Model of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.

Comparison of in vivo and ex vivo viscoelastic behavior of the spinal cord.

Changes in Pressure, Hemodynamics, and Metabolism within the Spinal Cord during the First 7 Days after Injury Using a Porcine Model.

Ice hockey shoulder pad design and the effect on head response during shoulder-to-head impacts.

Relating Histopathology and Mechanical Strain in Experimental Contusion Spinal Cord Injury in a Rat Model.

Quantifying the internal deformation of the rodent spinal cord during acute spinal cord injury - the validation of a method.

Using translational biomarkers to define whether plane of motion and complexity of head kinematics modifies biomarker and neuropathological responses to concussion in mice and humans.

Neck Muscle and Head-Neck Dynamics in Rollover Crashes

A prospective and longitudinal investigation of concussive and subconcussive mild traumatic brain injury mechanisms in ice hockey

Expect more from your helmet: development of a helmet to prevent broken necks in head-first impact

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL BIOFIDELIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURROGATE NECK FOR HELMET AND AUTOMOTIVE CRASH TESTING

Shear Injury of the Cervical Spine - Experimental and Computational Modelling

Kinematics and Muscle Activation of the Cervical Spine During Impending Head First Impacts in Motor Vehicle Rollovers

Hemodynamic Support in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Effects on Metabolism, Inflammation, and Functional Outcome.

Using Biomechanical Engineering to Prevent Spinal Cord Injuries

Towards a Cervical Spine Injury Tolerance Criterion that incorporates Lateral Bending Loading

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