Dr. Delanie Lynch is a Scientist at Explico, supporting the biomechanics practice in applying forensic engineering principles to scientifically analyze injury mechanisms and accident dynamics.
Dr. Lynch earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the joint Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, where she also completed her M.S. Her doctoral research focused on quantitative imaging and computational modeling of musculoskeletal health in older adults undergoing weight loss interventions. She applied medical image analysis, machine learning, and subject-specific finite element modeling to evaluate changes in muscle, fat, and bone. A key focus of her work was predicting fracture risk through change sin bone strength across different intervention strategies, including diet alone, diet plus resistance training, and diet plus weighted vest use.
Prior to her doctoral work, Dr. Lynch conducted research at the Center for Injury Biomechanics, where her M.S. thesis assessed spinal disability risk from motor vehicle crashes and used medical imaging and morphometric analyses to examine thoracic shape variation.
Her passion for biomechanics during an undergraduate summer research program at East Carolina University, where she explored the use of imaging, simulations, and modeling to study injury risk. She holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Mercer University.
At Explico, Dr. Lynch is excited to begin her career in the field of biomechanics consulting. She is working toward professional engineering licensure and is committed to contributing to the growth of the team while delivering scientifically rigorous analysis in support of injury and accident investigations.
