Kerry Ann Danelson BS, MS, PhD

Danelson received an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the United States Army, stationed in Fort Hood, Texas for five years, achieving the rank of captain. She then earned her master’s degree and doctorate in biomedical engineering from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences at Wake Forest School of Medicine, where she focused on finite element modeling and automotive safety.
Following her doctorate, Danelson worked on automotive industry and Army-funded research through the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. In 2014, she joined Wake Forest School of Medicine’s department of orthopaedics to further study orthopaedic biomechanics and apply finite element modeling to real-world simulations.