

Assistant Professor
B.A., Syracuse University, Chemistry, 1982
Ph.D., University of Utah, Bioengineering, 2001
Hamad NM, Shaw JM, Nygaard IE, Coleman TJ, Hsu Y, Egger M, Hitchcock RW, More complicated than it looks: The vagaries of calculating intra-abdominal pressure. J Strength Cond Res 2013 Feb 22;():
Hsu Y, Coleman TJ, Hitchcock RW, Heintz K, Shaw JM, Nygaard IE, Clinical evaluation of a wireless intra-vaginal pressure transducer. Int Urogynecol J 2012 Dec;23(12):1741-7
North K, Potter MQ, Kubiak EN, Bamberg SJ, Hitchcock RW, The effect of partial weight bearing in a walking boot on plantar pressure distribution and center of pressure. Gait Posture 2012 Jul;36(3):646-9
Coleman TJ, Thomsen JC, Maass SD, Hsu Y, Nygaard IE, Hitchcock RW, Development of a wireless intra-vaginal transducer for monitoring intra-abdominal pressure in women. Biomed Microdevices 2012 Apr;14(2):347-55
North K, Kubiak EN, Hitchcock RW, Sensor packaging design for continuous underfoot load monitoring. Biomed Microdevices 2012 Feb;14(1):217-24
Lasher RA, Pahnke AQ, Johnson JM, Sachse FB, Hitchcock RW, Electrical stimulation directs engineered cardiac tissue to an age-matched native phenotype. J Tissue Eng 2012;3(1):2041731412455354
Lackey DP, Carruth ED, Lasher RA, Boenisch J, Sachse FB, Hitchcock RW, Three-dimensional modeling and quantitative analysis of gap junction distributions in cardiac tissue. Ann Biomed Eng 2011 Nov;39(11):2683-94
Kennedy JP, McCandless SP, Rauf A, Williams LM, Hillam J, Hitchcock RW, Engineered channels enhance cellular density in perfused scaffolds. Acta Biomater 2011 Nov;7(11):3896-904
Dittami GM, Rajguru SM, Lasher RA, Hitchcock RW, Rabbitt RD, Intracellular calcium transients evoked by pulsed infrared radiation in neonatal cardiomyocytes. J Physiol 2011 Mar 15;589(Pt 6):1295-306
Lasher RA, Wolchok JC, Parikh MK, Kennedy JP, Hitchcock RW, Design and characterization of a modified T-flask bioreactor for continuous monitoring of engineered tissue stiffness. Biotechnol Prog 2010 May-Jun;26(3):857-64
Rosenbluth EM, Johnson PJ, Hitchcock RW, Nygaard IE, Development and testing of a vaginal pressure sensor to measure intra-abdominal pressure in women. Neurourol Urodyn 2010 Apr;29(4):532-5
Kennedy JP, McCandless SP, Lasher RA, Hitchcock RW, The mechanically enhanced phase separation of sprayed polyurethane scaffolds and their effect on the alignment of fibroblasts. Biomaterials 2010 Feb;31(6):1126-32
Coleman TJ, Hsu Y, Nygaard IE, Raynes J, Gordon K, Kumathe M, Hitchcock RW, A Gel filled intravaginal transducer for extended measurements of intra-abdominal pressure. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010;2010():1852-5
North K, Maass SD, Hitchcock RW, An insole sensor for recording weight bearing behavior during tibial fracture rehabilitation. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010;2010():1856-9
Johnson PJ, Rosenbluth EM, Nygaard IE, Parikh MK, Hitchcock RW, Development of a novel intra-vaginal transducer with improved dynamic response. Biomed Microdevices 2009 Dec;11(6):1213-21
Lasher RA, Hitchcock RW, Sachse FB, Towards modeling of cardiac micro-structure with catheter-based confocal microscopy: a novel approach for dye delivery and tissue characterization. IEEE Trans Med Imaging 2009 Aug;28(8):1156-64
Hanson JJ, Hitchcock RW, Towards sustainable design for single-use medical devices. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009;2009():5602-5
Webb K, Hitchcock RW, Smeal RM, Li W, Gray SD, Tresco PA, Cyclic strain increases fibroblast proliferation, matrix accumulation, and elastic modulus of fibroblast-seeded polyurethane constructs. J Biomech 2006;39(6):1136-44
Kim YT, Hitchcock R, Broadhead KW, Messina DJ, Tresco PA, A cell encapsulation device for studying soluble factor release from cells transplanted in the rat brain. J Control Release 2005 Jan 20;102(1):101-11
Titze IR, Hitchcock RW, Broadhead K, Webb K, Li W, Gray SD, Tresco P , Design and validation of a bioreactor for engineering vocal fold tissues under combined tensile and vibrational stresses. J Biomech 2004 Oct;37(10):1521-9
Kim YT, Hitchcock RW, Bridge MJ, Tresco PA, Chronic response of adult rat brain tissue to implants anchored to the skull. Biomaterials 2004 May;25(12):2229-37
Webb K, Li W, Hitchcock RW, Smeal RM, Gray SD, Tresco PA, Comparison of human fibroblast ECM-related gene expression on elastic three-dimensional substrates relative to two-dimensional films of the same material. Biomaterials 2003 Nov;24(25):4681-90
Mulder MM, Hitchcock RW, Tresco PA, Skeletal myogenesis on elastomeric substrates: implications for tissue engineering. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 1998;9(7):731-48