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Granata Lab members fall 2026
The Granata Lab Team - Fall 2026

Faculty

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Sara Arena, PhD
Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Lab - Interim Director
Collegiate Professor
Associate Department Head for Curriculum and Course Coordination
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
Virginia Tech

sarena@vt.edu

 

Affiliated Faculty

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

Bertha Lamme Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Chair - Biomedical Engineering 
Professor - Biomedical Engineering                                                                                                      The Ohio State University

queen.275@osu.edu

Post Doctoral Fellows

None at this time

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

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Maddy Connelie
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Exp. Grad: May 2027

Medical Students

None at this time

Recent Alumni

  • Alex Gioia, MS - Mechanical Engineering (2026)
  • Kelly Gordon, MD - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (2026)
  • Zachary Johnson, MD - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (2026)
  • Victoria Rebholz, MS - Biomedical Engineering (2025)
  • Stephanie Hamlin, MD - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (2024)
  • Martin Barylak, MD - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (2024)
  • Alison Henry, MS - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2024)
  • Theresa Libera, MS - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2024)
  • Hassan Galaydh Farah, PhD - Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health (2023)
  • Michael Teater, PhD - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2023)
  • Jenna Mesisca, MS - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2023)
  • Tyana Scott, MS - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2023)
  • Bryana Vasquez, MS - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2023)
  • Jorgie Wilson, MS - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2023)
  • Adam Luftglass, MS - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2022)
  • Jill Streamer, MS - Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics (2022)