Angela Thompson
Assoc Professor
Angela Thompson, PhD, PE is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She currently teaches Engineering, Methods, Tools and Practice I (an introductory course for first-year students) and Engineering Analysis courses. She received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville in 2011. Her research interests are in pediatric injury biomechanics and engineering education for first-year students.
Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2005
- MSE in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2007
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2011
Publications
Belonging as a gateway for learning: First-year engineering students' characterizations of factors that promote and detract from sense of belonging in a pandemic- 2023
Journal Articles
- Bertocci, G., E., Smalley, C., Bertocci, K., L., Thompson, A., K., Dsouza, R., Cory, D., McKinsey, K. & Piece, M., C. (2022). Head Biomechanics of Video Recorded Falls Involving children in a Childcare Setting. Scientific Reports, 12(Article 8617)
- Thompson, A., K., Bertocci, G., E. & Smalley, C. (2018). Femur loading in feet-first fall experiments using an anthropomorphic test device.. Journal of forensic and legal medicine, 58, 25-33
- Bertocci, G., E., Thompson, A., K. & Pierce, M., C. (2017). Femur fracture biomechanics and morphology associated with torsional and bending loading conditions in an in vitro immature porcine model.. Journal of forensic and legal medicine, 52, 5-11
- Bertocci, G., E., Thompson, A., K. & Pierce, M., C. (2017). Comparison of femur fracture morphology and biomechanics under torsion and bending loads in an in vitro immature porcine model. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 52, 5-11
- Martin, M., Thompson, A., K., Schuhmann, T., G., Walsh, K., M. & Keynton, R., S. (2017). MEMS Stabilized Lipid Membranes and Their Parylene Encapsulation. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 26(3), 662-670
- Thompson, A., K., Bertocci, G., E., Smalley, C., Kaczor, K. & Pierce, M., C. (2015). Biomechanical Investigation of the Classic Metaphyseal Lesion using a Porcine Model. American Journal of Roentgenology, 204, W503-W509
- Thompson, A., K. & Bertocci, G., E. (2014). Pediatric Bed Fall Computer Simulation Model: Parametric Sensitivity Analysis. Medical Engineering & Physics, 36(1), 110-118
- Thompson, A. & Bertocci, G. (2013). Paediatric bed fall computer simulation model development and validation. COMPUTER METHODS IN BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 16(6), 592-601
- Thompson, A., Bertocci, G. & Pierce, M., C. (2013). Assessment of injury potential in pediatric bed fall experiments using an anthropomorphic test device. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 50, 16-24
- Thompson, A., K. & Bertocci, G., E. (2013). Pediatric Bed Fall Computer Simulation Model: Parametric Sensitivity Analysis. Medical Engineering & Physics
- Bertocci, G., Brown, N., P., Thompson, A., Bertocci, K., Adolphi, N., L., Dvorscak, L. & Pierce, M., C. (2022). Femur morphology in healthy infants and young children. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.), 35(3), 305-315
- McKinsey, K., Thompson, A. & Bertocci, G. (2021). Investigation of femur fracture potential in common pediatric falls using finite element analysis. Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, 24(5), 517-526
More about Angela Thompson
- Faculty Favorite Nominee, 2018, Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning
- Faculty Favorite Nominee, 2015, Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning
- Faculty Favorite Nominee, 2019, Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning
- Faculty Favorite Nominee, 2021, Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning
2022
Spring
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
Fall
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
2021
Spring
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
Fall
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
2020
Spring
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
Fall
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
2019
Spring
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
Fall
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
2018
Fall
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
2017
Fall
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
Spring
- ME 639 - INJURY BIOMECHANICS
- BE 639 - INJURY BIOMECHANICS
2016
Spring
- ENGR 330 - LINEAR ALGEBRA FOR ENGR
- ENGR 307 - NUMERICAL METH FOR ENGR
Fall
- ENGR 307 - NUMERICAL METH FOR ENGR
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
- ENGR 110 - ENGR. METH., TOOL & PRAC. I
2015
Fall
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
Spring
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
2014
Fall
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
2013
Fall
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 205 - DIFF EQNS FOR ENGRG
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
- ENGR 100 - INTRO TO ENGINEERING
Summer
- ENGR 102 - ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II
- ENGR 307 - NUMERICAL METH FOR ENGR
Angela Thompson
Assoc Professor Engr Fundamentals
J.B. Speed Bldg 122
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
502-852-0885