I graduated from Lafayette College with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2005. I worked at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey designing fuzes for mortar training rounds while pursuing my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. I received my MS in January of 2008. I completed my PhD in Mechanical Engineering in July of 2013 from Arizona State University. My doctoral research, conducted with Dr. Veronica Santos in the Biomechatronics Lab at ASU, focused on characterizing human hand reflexive responses to rotational force perturbations by analyzing both the force and position data of the thumb and index finger. After graduation, I worked as an Assistant Research Technologist, where I continued the research I began as a PhD student by investigating the passive mechanics of the human hand in greater detail. I spent 3 years as a Research Engineer at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in the Orthopedic Surgery Department. In this capacity, I worked closely with Medical Doctors and other hospital staff to design and execute studies (both original and collaborative). My projects consisted of an investigation of common injury modes due to underblast (an IED exploding under a car); the distribution of forces in the pelvis seen during a Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA); and investigating the postural differences between children with and without adoloscent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) during activities of daily living (ADLs) using a DorsaVi wearable ViMove system. From here, my family and I moved back across the country to Arizona, where I was employed as a Case Engineer at BioRec in Tempe. Here I was responsible for conducting biomechanical analyses to determine injury modes in automotive accidents and personal injury situations. In 2018. I transitioned into academia and became an instructor in the Engineering Department at GCU. Eventually, I was able to earn the rank of Assistant Professor. I served as the Mechanical Engineering Area Chair at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ for two years before taking on my newest role as Assistant Dean of Engineering. I have taught ESG 455 (Dynamic Systems), STG 330 (Thermodynamics), ESG 250 (Computer Aided Engineering), and ESG 360 (Statics and Dynamics), among others. In 2022, I was named an Engineering Unleashed Fellow in 2022. An award that is recognition for innovation and excellence in the classroom. I have also obtained SolidWorks Professional Certifications and my Professional Engineers (PE) License in the State of Arizona. GCU Email: michael.degregorio@gcu.edu