Beth Winkelstein

Beth Ann Winkelstein is the Interim Provost and the Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2018, she was elected as a councilor to the World Council of Biomechanics.

Beth Winkelstein
Academic background
EducationB.S.E. bioengineering, 1993, University of Pennsylvania
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, 1999, Duke University
ThesisA mechanical basis for whiplash injury: the cervical facet joint, spinal motion segment, and combined loading (1999)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
Main interestsPain

Early life and education

Winkelstein received her BSE in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 before going on to earn her doctorate in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 1999. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Dartmouth College, she joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002.[1]

Career

Winkelstein joined the University of Pennsylvania faculty in 2002 and received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in 2007. She earned a promotion to Full Professor in 2011 and became a Bioengineering Graduate Group Chair.[2] She was also chosen to edit "Orthopaedic Biomechanics."[3] By 2015, Winkelstein was appointed vice provost for education at UPenn[4] and was elected to sit on the Biomedical Engineering Society Board of Directors.[5] The next year, she was honored with the 2016 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Van C. Mow Medal.[6]

In 2018, Winkelstein was elected as a councilor to the World Council of Biomechanics.[7] Later, she was appointed the Eduardo D. Glandt President’s Distinguished Professor[2] and Interim Provost.[8]

Controversies

In 2022, a grievance signed by multiple university faculty members was submitted to the University of Pennsylvania alleging that Winkelstein violated university procedures with "arbitrary and capricious" conduct in defaming one of the university's own students.[9]

References
  1. Kyle Leigh Avery (January 28, 2016). "Van C. Mow Medal Presented to Beth A. Winkelstein, PhD". asme.org. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  2. "Winkelstein Appointed Eduardo D. Glandt President's Distinguished Professor". beblog.seas.upenn.edu. May 2, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. Nathan C Tiedeken; Solomon P. Samuel (2013). "Review of "orthopaedic biomechanics" edited by Beth A. Winkelstein". BioMed Eng OnLine. 12 (34): 34. doi:10.1186/1475-925X-12-34.
  4. Charney, Leo (May 13, 2015). "Beth Winkelstein Appointed Penn Vice Provost for Education". penntoday.upenn.edu/. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. "BMES Officers" (PDF). bmes.org. 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. "Beth Winkelstein: 2016 ASME Van C. Mow Medal". almanac.upenn.edu. January 26, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  7. "Winkelstein Named to World Council of Biomechanics". beblog.seas.upenn.edu. May 24, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. Charlton, Jonah. "Provost Wendell Pritchett to take leave of absence through end of fall 2021 semester". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  9. Aviv, Rachel (March 28, 2022). "How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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