Ryan Chapman

  • Assistant Professor
  • Phone: 401.874.7845
  • Email: rmchapman@uri.edu
  • Office Location: Independence Square, Suite P, Room 217
  • Accepting Students: Ph.D.

Biography

Ryan Chapman, Ph.D. began his career as an engineer by earning his undergraduate baccalaureate degree in electrical engineering from The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Following professional work in the sporting goods industry, he earned a Master’s degree from the University of Iowa in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on human motor performance and upper extremity biomechanics. After successfully re-tooling the University of Virginia Sports Performance (SPEED) lab, he joined the Dartmouth Biomedical Engineering Center (DBEC) at Dartmouth College as the resident biomechanics expert, earning his doctoral degree in biomedical engineering in 2018. He then spent 3 years as a lecturing faculty member at Dartmouth where his instructional responsibilities included Introduction to Engineering, Biomaterials, and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics. He joins the kinesiology faculty at URI as the Principal Investigator of the Biomechanics & Wearables Laboratory (BWL) where his research focus is monitoring the musculoskeletal biomechanics of humans both inside and out of the laboratory/clinic, before and after clinical intervention using a variety of techniques including optical motion capture, wearable sensors, and machine learning/artificial intelligence. His specific projects involve total joint replacement, rehabilitation, sports performance, ambulation in expectant mothers, and orthopaedic trauma.

Research

Musculoskeletal biomechanics, optical motion capture, wearable sensors, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data visualization, clinical decision making

Education

  • Ph.D., Dartmouth College
  • M.S., The University of Iowa
  • B.S.E.E., The University of St. Thomas

Selected Publications

Kokko, MA, Chapman, RM, Roche, MW, & Van Citters, DW. A gyroscope-based system for intraoperative measurement of tibia coronal plane alignment in total knee arthroplasty. Med in Novel Tech and Devices. 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.medntd.2021.100112.

Wight, CM, Whyne, CM, Bogoch, ER, Radovan, Z, Chapman, RM, Van Citters, DW, Walsh, WR, & Schemitsch, EH. Effect of Head Size and Rotation on Taper Corrosion in a Hip Simulator.  Bone and Joint Open. 2021; 2(11): 1004-1016.

Chapman, RM, Moschetti, WE, & Van Citters, DW. Is clinically measured knee range of motion after total knee arthroplasty ‘good enough?’: A feasibility study using wearable inertial measurement units to compare knee range of motion captured during physical therapy versus at home. Med in Novel Tech and Devices. 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.medntd.2021.100085.

Chapman, RM, Collier, JP, & May, VV. Building Self-efficacy and Interest in Engineering through Design. Virtual Conference: American Society of Engineering Education Annual Meeting, 2020.

Kolz, JM, Wyles, CC, Van Citters, DW, Chapman, RM, Trousdale, RT, & Berry, DJ. In Vivo Corrosion of Modular Dual Mobility Implants: A Retrieval Study. J Arthroplasty. 2020. 35(11): 3326-3329. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.05.075.

Nezwek, TA, Chapman, RM, Rothy, AC, Van Citters, DW, & Koenig, K. Bilateral Femoral Component Fractures After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty with Cruciate-Retaining Femoral Component. Arthroplasty Today. 2020; 6(3): 496-501. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2020.06.001.

Chapman, RM, Torchia, MT, Bell, JE, & Van Citters, DW. Continuously Monitoring Shoulder Motion after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Maximum Elevation & Time Spent above 90° Elevation are Critical Metrics to Monitor. Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 2019; 28 (8): 1505-1514. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.01.003.

Chapman, RM, Moschetti, WE, & Van Citters, DW. Stance and Swing Phase Knee Flexion Recover at Different Rates following Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Inertial Measurement Unit Study. Journal of Biomechanics. 2019; 84 (14): 127 – 139. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.12.027.

Chapman, RM, Torchia, MT, Bell, JE, & Van Citters, DW. Assessing Shoulder Biomechanics of Healthy Elderly Individuals During Activities of Daily Living Using Inertial Measurement Units: High Maximum Elevation Is Achievable but Rarely Used. ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2019; 141 (4): 041001 – 041001 – 7. doi: 10.1115/1.4042433.

Chapman, RM, Van Citters, DW, Chapman D, & Dalury, DF. Higher offset cross-linked polyethylene acetabular liners: is wear a significant clinical concern?. HIP International. 2019; 29 (6): 652 – 659. doi: doi.org/10.1177/1120700018815339.

Gribbin, TC, Slater, LV, Herb, CC, Hart, JM, Chapman, RM, Hertel, J, & Kuenze, CM. Differences in hip-knee joint coupling during gait after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Clinical Biomechanics. 32 (2016): 64 – 71. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2016.01.006.

Patents

Chapman, RM, Van Citters, DW, Moschetti, WE, & Bell, JE. 2017. Movement Monitoring Systems and Methods. US 16/596123, filed October 8, 2019. Patent pending.

Chapman, RM, Van Citters, DW, Moschetti, WE, & Bell, JE. 2017. Movement Monitoring Systems and Methods. US 1054635279B2, filed August 24, 2017. Issued November 5, 2019.

Chapman, RM, Van Citters, DW, & Goodchild, G. 2015. Orthopedic Leg Alignment System and Method. US 10828175B2, filed March 3, 2017. Issued November 10, 2020.

Chapman, DD & Chapman, RM. 2013. Stationary Infant Chair for Improving the Lower Extremity Function in Infants with Neuromuscular Impairments. US Provisional 61761158, filed February 5, 2013. Patent pending.

Awards

University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Research Award 2022 – $2500. Awarded to a qualified, typically underrepresented student for research conducted at URI through the Wilson Endowment. Evaluation of pelvis/hip biomechanics in expectant mothers to predict musculoskeletal preparedness for labor and delivery. Faculty Advisor: Ryan Chapman

Neukom Institute for Computational Science, 1st Place Neukom Prize for Undergraduate Research 2020 – $1000. McCabe, MV (Senior Honor’s Thesis). Utilizing neural networks and wearables to quantify hip joint angles & moments during walking & stair ascent. Faculty Advisor: Ryan Chapman

International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA), Young Investigator Award. ISTA Annual Meeting in Toronto, ON, 2019.

International Shoulder Group Annual Meeting Travel Award – $250. Annual ISG Meeting, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, 2018.

Dartmouth College Guarini School of Graduate & Advanced Studies Travel Award – $1000. American Society of Biomechanics Conference and International Shoulder Group Section, 2018.

Force & Motion/Orthopaedic Research Society, Young Scientist Award – $500. Chapman, RM, Ross-Trevor, LK, Moschetti, WE, & Van Citters, DW. Continuously Monitoring Knee Recovery after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Gait Knee Flexion is a better Metric than Maximum Knee Flexion. Paper No. 0190. New Orleans, LA: Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, 2018.

Best Poster – $200. Chapman, RM, Kokko, MA, & Van Citters, DW. Validation of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Tibial Component Placement via Gyroscopes. Poster No. 7. Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Graduate Student Poster Session, April 12, 2016.

The Dartmouth Society of Engineers Prize 2015: Meegan Daigler ’14, Th’15, William Jewett ’14, Th’15, James Kappel ’14, Th’15, Karina Packer Th’15, and Alex Rowe ’14, Th’15. Novel Prone Bicycle. Academic and Scientific Advisor: Ryan Chapman.