Team

Faculty

Robin Queen, PhD, FACSM, FIOR, FASB, FAIMBE

Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Lab - Director
Professor – Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow
Professor – Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
More Information
rmqueen@vt.edu

Sara Arena, PhD

Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Lab - Assistant Director
Collegiate Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Virginia Tech
sarena@vt.edu

Renoa Choudhury, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Virginia Tech
renoac@vt.edu

Vaibhavi (Soni) Rathod, PT, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Virginia Tech
vrathod@vt.edu

Graduate

Alexander Gioia, BS

Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2027
agioia@vt.edu

Robyn Hansen, MS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2026
robynh2300@vt.edu

Victoria Rebholz, BS

Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences Accelerated UG/GR
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2025
vrebholz@vt.edu

Alexandra Stibler, BS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2028
astibler@vt.edu

Samantha Weiss, BS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2025
samweiss24@vt.edu

Taylor Yu, MS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2027
tjyu@vt.edu

Undergraduate / REU

McKay Beasley

Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2025
mckayabeasley@vt.edu

Katie Mastrean

Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2026
katiem26@vt.edu

Katrina Peralta

Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2025
katrinap@vt.edu

Medical Students

Martin Barylak, BS

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Expected Graduation: May 2024

Kelly Gordon, BS

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Expected Graduation: May 2026

Stephanie Hamlin, BS

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Expected Graduation: May 2024

Zachary Johnson, BS

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Expected Graduation: May 2026

Recent Alumni

Garret Burks, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Virginia Tech
garretb7@vt.edu

Julia Brisbane, MS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Graduation Date: May 2022

Sara Elnahhas, BS

Mechanical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences Accelerated UG/GR
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation Date: May 2022
sarae@vt.edu

Hassan Galaydh Farah, PhD

Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Virginia Tech
Graduation Date: December 2023
hfarah@vtc.vt.edu

Alison Henry, MS

Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences Accelerated UG/GR
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation: May 2024
alisonh19@vt.edu

Theresa Libera, MS

Doctoral Candidate
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Expected Graduation Date: May 2024
theresal@vt.edu

Adam Luftglass, MS

Materials Science and Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences Accelerated UG/GR
Virginia Tech
Graduation Date: May 2022
adluft@vt.edu

Jenna Mesisca, MS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences Accelerated UG/GR
Virginia Tech
Graduation Date: May 2023
Jkmesisca@vt.edu

Tyana Scott, MS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Graduation: May 2023
tyscott1@vt.edu

Jill Streamer, MS

Mechanical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences Accelerated UG/GR
Virginia Tech
Graduation Date: May 2022
jills5@vt.edu

Michael Teater, PhD

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Graduation Date: May 2023
michaelt20@vt.edu

Bryana Vasquez, MS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences Accelerated UG/GR
Virginia Tech
Graduation Date: May 2023
Bvasquez@vt.edu

Jorjie Wilson, MS

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
Virginia Tech
Graduation: May 2023
jorjiemw@vt.edu