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Bio for Ian Stokes, Ph.D.

Ian Stokes, Ph.D.

Research Professor Emeritus
Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Contact Information

E-mail: Ian.Stokes@uvm.edu

Website

Personal web page: http://www.uvm.edu/~istokes/

Education

PhD: Biomechanics, Polytechnic of Central London (1971-1975)
BA: Engineering Science, Trinity College, Cambridge (1968-1971)

Research Interests

Dr. Stokes' primary research interest is in problems of the spine, including muscle function around the lumbar spine and spinal deformity and growth plate biomechanics, with an emphasis on using biomechanical modelling and simulation. He has close collaborative ties with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Department of Physical Therapy (University of Vermont), the Sainte-Justine Hospital and the Ecole Polytechnique (Montreal), Cornell University (Veterinary Medicine) and the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers (Paris).

Awards and Honors

2006-2007 University Scholar in recognition of sustained excellence in research and scholarly activities

Publications

Stokes IAF, McBride C, Aronsson DD, Roughley PJ. Intervertebral disc changes with angulation, compression and reduced mobility simulating altered mechanical environment in scoliosis. Eur Spine J 2011;20(10:1735-44.

Stokes IAF, Gardner-Morse M, Henry SM. Abdominal muscle activation increases lumbar spinal stability: Analysis of contributions of different muscle groups. Clin Biomech 2011;26:797-803.

Aronsson DD, Stokes IAF. Nonfusion treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by growth modulation and remodeling. J Pediatr Orthop 2011;31(1 Suppl):S99-106.

Stokes IA, Laible JP, Gardner-Morse MG, Costi JJ, Iatridis JC. Refinement of elastic, poroelastic, and osmotic tissue properties of intervertebral disks to analyze behavior in compression. Ann Biomed Eng 2011 Jan;39(1):122-31.

Grivas TB, de Mauroy JC, Negrini S, Kotwicki T, Zaina F, Wynne JH, Stokes IAF et al. Terminology - glossary incljuidng acronyms and quotations in use for the conservative spinal deformities treatment: 8th SOSORT consensus paper. Scoliosis 2010 Nov 2;5:23.

Link to publications in PubMed

Research

2006-2010: NIH R01 AR 053132 "Progressive scoliosis deformity in intervertebral disc", PI: Ian A. Stokes
2002-2008: NIH R01 AR 40909 "Mechanism of Specific Trunk Exercises in Low back Pain", PI: Sharon M. Henry
2003-2007: NIH R01 AR 049370 "An integrated model of intervertebral disc function", PI: Ian A. Stokes
1999-2004: NIH K01 AR 02048 "Load induced disc degeneration in a rat tail model", PI: James Iatridis (Stokes was Mentor)
1999-2003: NIH R01 46543 "Mechanical Modulation of Growth in Physes", PI: Ian A. Stokes
1999-2003: NIH R01 AR 44119-05 "Stability of muscular loading of the lumbar spine", PI: Ian A. Stokes