Dr. Michael Freeman is a Forensic Epidemiologist specializing in the application of probability and epidemiologic data to disputed matters. He serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, where he teaches a course in Forensic and Trauma Epidemiology. Dr. Freeman is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine and Epidemiology at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark. He holds a Ph.D. in public health with a focus in epidemiology from Oregon State University, as well as a Masters in Public Health (MPH) degree in biostatistics and epidemiology, also from OSU. Dr. Freeman is originally trained as a chiropractor and maintained an active practice for 15 years, having co-founded the first multidisciplinary chiropractic/ interventional pain management/ spine surgery/ rehabilitation spine center in Oregon.

Dr. Freeman is the co-founder and former co-editor in chief of the Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders, a peer-reviewed journal from Haworth Press, an Associate Editor for The Spine Journal and the Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and serves as a peer reviewer for a number of biomedical journals. Dr. Freeman has more than 80 publications in the field of forensic epidemiology, traffic injuries and crash reconstruction, medical diagnostics, and a variety of other areas of interest.

Dr. Michael Freeman is a Forensic Trauma Epidemiologist specializing in the application of probability and epidemiologic data to forensic venues. He holds a Ph.D. in trauma epidemiology from Oregon State University, as well as a Masters in Public Health (MPH) degree in biostatistics from that school. His thesis was on chronic pain following motor vehicle crash injuries.

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CURRICULUM VITAE

MICHAEL D. FREEMAN, Ph.D., D.C., M.P.H.
Updated 06-06

Address: 205 Liberty Street NE, Suite B
Salem, Oregon 97301
Date of Birth: October 4, 1961

EDUCATION
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY - Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in epidemiology 92-97 (97)
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY - Corvallis, OR - M.P.H. (Master of Public Health) in epidemiology and biostatistics – 92-95 (95)
WESTERN STATES CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE - Portland, Oregon
Magna Cum Laude - valedictorian - D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic) 83-87 (87)
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON - Eugene, Oregon, General Science – B.S. (Bachelor of Science) 79-83 (03)

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Clinical Associate Professor – 2005 to present
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon

Clinical Assistant Professor – 1997 to 2005
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon


Adjunct Associate Professor – 2005 to present
Institute of Forensic Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark

Adjunct Faculty – 2002 - present
Western States Chiropractic College
Portland, Oregon

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Licensed to practice chiropractic in Oregon since August 1987 - License # 2340
Willamette Spine Center – co-medical director - 1999 to present
Multidisciplinary Spinal Diagnostic and Treatment Facility
2480 Liberty Street, N.E., Salem, Oregon 97303
Medical executive committee member – Willamette Spine Center Ambulatory Surgery
1999-2003
Polk Chiropractic Clinic - Independence, Oregon
Non-profit clinic - Founder and sole practitioner - 1992-1993
Proyecto Chiropractic Clinic - Independence, Oregon
Oregon state funded nonprofit clinic, Clinic Director and Founder - 1990-1992.
Freeman Chiropractic Clinic - 1987-1999
4747 River Rd. N. Keizer, Oregon 97303

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Whiplash-Related Disorders - 2002-2007
Manuscript reviewer, Spine, The Spine Journal, Lancet, Annals of Biomechanical Engineering, inter alia
Advisory Editorial Board Member, The Spine Journal
Editorial Committee Member, Spineline


COURSES TAUGHT
PHPM 507 Injury and Trauma Epidemiology
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon 1999 - present
Primary instructor, CRASH Low Speed Crash Reconstruction and Experimental Crash
Testing Conference sponsored by Spine Research Institute of San Diego. 1999-2006, San Diego, CA.

FORENSIC ACTIVITIES/COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Member, Crash Reconstruction and Forensic Technology (CRAFT) multidisciplinary law
enforcement fatal crash investigation team, Clackamas County, Oregon, 2002-present
Consultant Forensic Trauma Epidemiologist to the Medical Examiner Division of the
Oregon Department of State Police – Occupant Kinematics, 1999-2006
Deputy Medical Examiner, Marion County, Oregon. 2000-2005
Member, Marion-Polk County C.R.A.S.H. Team - Occupant Kinematics Consultant 1999-
2004
Member, Blue Ribbon Panel Congressional Task Force on roller coaster-induced brain injury
2002-2003
Scientific Chair, North American Whiplash Trauma Congress. Victoria, British Columbia
1999
Co-Chair, International Whiplash Trauma Congress. Denver, CO. October, 2003
Co-Chair, International Whiplash Trauma Congress. Breckenridge, CO. February 2005.
Co-Chair, International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Portland, OR. June 2006.
Co-Chair, Forensic Section, International Traffic Medicine Association. Budapest,
Hungary. September, 2003
President, Spinal Injury Foundation. Denver, CO 2002-present.

BOARD CERTIFICATION AND ORGANIZATIONS
ACTAR Accredited Crash Reconstructionist, Accreditation Commission for Traffic
Accident Reconstruction, #1581
American Academy of Forensic Science, Pathology/ Biology section
Fellow, International College of Chiropractic
Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management
Certification in basic and advanced crash reconstruction - Northwestern University
Member, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
Member, Sigma Xi
Member, International Traffic Medicine Association
Member, North American Spine Society
Member, Forensic Accident Reconstructionists of Oregon
Member, American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
Member, Society of Automotive Engineers
Member, American Board of Forensic Examiners
Member, American Board of Forensic Medicine


PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed

Centeno CJ, Kisiday J, Freeman MD, Shultz JR. Partial regeneration of the human hip via autologous bone marrow nucleated cell transfer: a case study. Pain Physician 2006;9:135-7.

Croft AC, Freeman MD. Correlating crash severity with injury risk, injury severity, and long-term symptoms in low velocity motor vehicle collisions. Med Sci Monit 2005 Oct;11(10):RA316-21. Epub 2005 Sep 26.

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Nicodemus CN, Centeno CJ, Welkins WL. Significant spinal injury resulting from low-level accelerations: A case series of roller coaster injuries. Arch Phys Med Rehab November 2005;86:2126-30.

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AC, Elkins W. Chronic neck pain and whiplash: a case/control study of the relationship between acute whiplash injuries and chronic neck pain. Pain Res Manag 2006;11(2):79-83.

Centeno CJ, Freeman MD, Welkins WL. A review of the literature refuting the concept of minor impact soft tissue injury. Pain Res Manag 2005;10(2):71-4.

Centeno C, Elliot J, Elkins W, Freeman M. A prospective case series of fluoroscopically guided cervical prolotherapy for instability with blinded pre and post radiographic reading. Pain Physician 2005;8(1):

Centeno CJ, Elkins WL, Freeman M. Waddell's signs revisited? Spine. 2004 Jul 1;29(13):1392

Freeman MD, Olson D. Hemifacial tic following a low-speed motor vehicle crash. J Whiplash Rel Dis 2004;3(1).

Freeman MD, Nelson C. Injury pattern analysis as a means of driver identification in a vehicular homicide; a case study. Forensic Examiner Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring 2004:24-8.

Croft AC, Haneline MT, Freeman MD: Low speed frontal crashes and low speed rear crashes: is there a differential risk for injury? Proceedings of the 46th Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) Annual Scientific Conference, Tempe, Arizona, September 29-October 2, 2002, 79-91.

Croft AC, Herring P, Freeman MD, Haneline MT: The neck injury criterion (NIC): future considerations. Accid Anal Prev 2002;34(2):247-55.

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AM. A critical evaluation of the methodology of a low back pain clinical trial J Manipulative Physio Ther 2000; 23(5):363-4.

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AM, Weaver DS, Reiser M. A review and methodologic critique of the literature refuting whiplash syndrome. Spine 1999;24(1):86-98

Freeman MD. A study of chronic neck pain and whiplash injuries. UMI Dissertation
services, Ann Arbor, MI. 1998:9820108.

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AM. “Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) - Redefining Whiplash and its Management” by the Quebec Task Force: A Critical Evaluation. Spine 1998;23(9):1043-9.

Freeman MD, Fox DD, Richards TR. The superior intracapsular ligament of the sacroiliac joint: confirmation of Illi’s ligament. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1990;13(7):374-90.


Non-peer-reviewed

Freeman MD. The problem with probability. Trial, March 2006, 58-61.

Croft AC, Freeman MD: Auto insurers and their new role in whiplash prevention—new rules, new risks, new tests. Forum 35(3):9-13, 2005.

Freeman MD, Nelson C. Injury Pattern Analysis as a means of driver identification, Laboratory Medicine, Aug 2004

Croft AC, Herring P, Freeman MD, Centeno C, Haneline MT, Baric JJ: Late (chronic) whiplash injury. Public health perspectives amidst a controversial literature. JACA 40(8):26-32, 2003.

Seroussi R, Freeman MD. A review of original research by Brault et al. “Clinical response of human subjects to rear-end automobile collisions” Injury Forum 2000;2(5):49-50.

Freeman MD. Don’t fall for defense fallacies; logical fallacies employed in the defense of low speed crash cases and the scientific basis for exposing them. Trial 2000; November:88-93.

Freeman MD. The epidemiology of acute and chronic whiplash injury in the U.S. Proceedings of HWS-Distorsion (Schleudetrauma) & Leichte Traumatische, Hirnverletzung. Invaliditat und Berufliche Reintegration. Basel, Switzerland. June 29-30, 2000.

Freeman MD. Meta-analysis of whiplash prognosis studies. Proceedings of Whiplash 2000, Bath, England. May 16-18, 2000. pp 102-24.

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AM. Late whiplash risk factor analysis of a random sample of patients with chronic spine pain. World Whiplash Associated Disorders Congress, February 8-10, 1999, Vancouver, British Columbia

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Reiser M. The factual basis for effectively discrediting the (whiplash injury) defense expert. Trial March 1999

Croft AC Freeman MD. From railway spine to whiplash. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic (Trauma) 1998;5(3):54-61.

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Reiser M. Die epidemiologie des Schleudertraumas - wo liegt die Schelle Zur Verletzung? (The epidemiology of whiplash - is there a reliable threshold for whiplash injury?) HWS-Distortion (Schleudetrauma) & Leichte Traumatische, Hirnverletzung. Edited by Ettlin TM and Mürner J. June 25-6, 1998:99-118.

Freeman MD. The first CIREN conference: motor vehicle crash-related trauma and biomechanical engineering. JACA 1998;35(4):54-61.


Books

Freeman MD. Litigating Minor Impact Soft Tissue Cases; Forensic Medicine (volume 2 of Litigating Minor Impact Soft Tissue Cases, Koehler K and Freeman MD). 2001 ThomsonWest.

Freeman MD. Litigating Major Auto Injury and Death Cases; Forensic Science (volume 2 of Litigating Major Auto Injury and Death Cases, Koehler K, Freeman MD). 2006 ThomsonWest (in press).

Book Chapters

Freeman MD, Nordoff LS. Crash Injury Thresholds, (Ch. 14) in Nordhoff LS. Motor vehicle collision injuries: Biomechanics, diagnosis & management. Jones and Bartlett Publishing, Boston MA 2005.

Murphy D, Freeman MD. Management of neck pain and related disorders. In Principles of Chiropractic Text, Haldeman S, Editor in Chief. Third Edition, 2004: 969-998.

Freeman MD, Croft AC. The Controversy over Late Whiplash: Are Chronic Symptoms after Whiplash Real?, in: Whiplash Injuries Edited by M. Szpalski and R. Gunzburg. Lippencott-Raven. September 1997


Abstracts

Freeman MD. Probability and pathological findings in suicide versus homicidal hanging deaths; a case study. Proceedings of 16th Nordic Conference on Forensic Medicine, June 15-17, 2006, Turku, Finland: 15-6.

Freeman MD. Injury Pattern Analysis as a means of driver determination in a vehicular homicide investigation. Proceedings of 16th Nordic Conference on Forensic Medicine, June 15-17, 2006, Turku, Finland:38-9.

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Centeno C: Fatal head injury cases in a rural Oregon county. Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of the International Traffic Medicine Association, Budapest, Hungary, September 14-17, 2003.

Croft AC, Haneline MT, Freeman MD: Differential Occupant Kinematics and Forces Between Frontal and Rear Automobile Impacts at Low Speed: Evidence for a Differential Injury Risk, International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact (IRCOBI), International Conference, 2002, September 18-20, Munich, Germany, 365-366.

Sparr L, Freeman MD. The Uses and Abuses of Psychiatric IMEs: An Ethical Dilemma? Abstract presented at American Psychiatric Association annual meeting May 2003 in San Francisco, California.

Croft AC, Haneline MT, Freeman MD: Low speed frontal crashes and low speed rear crashes: is there a differential risk for injury? Proceedings of the 46th Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) Annual Scientific Conference, Tempe, Arizona, September 29-October 2, 2002, 79-91.

Croft AC, Lord S, and Freeman MD: Whiplash Injury: Mechanisms of Injury, Pathophysiology, and Treatment, 10th World Congress on Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain, San Diego, August 17-22, 2002, p482.

Freeman MD, Centeno C, Croft AC, Nicodemus CN: Significant spinal injury resulting from low-level accelerations: a comparison with whiplash. International Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, Berne, Switzerland, March 9-10, 1, 2001.

Croft AC, Haneline MT, Freeman MD: Differential occupant kinematics and head linear acceleration between frontal and rear automobile impacts at low speed: evidence for a differential injury risk. International Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, Berne, Switzerland, March 9-10, 28, 2001.

Croft AC, Haneline MT, Freeman MD: Automobile crash reconstruction in low speed rear impact crashes utilizing a momentum, energy, and restitution (MER) method. International Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, Berne, Switzerland, March 9-10, 20, 2001.

Centeno C, Freeman MD, Croft AC: A comparison of the functional profile of an international cohort of whiplash injured patients and non-patients: an internet study. International Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders, Berne, Switzerland, March 9-10, 2, 2001.

Freeman MD, Sapir D, Boutselis A, Gorup J, Tuckman G, Croft AC, Centeno C, Phillips A: Whiplash injury and occult vertebral fracture: a case series of bone SPECT imaging of patients with persisting spine pain following a motor vehicle crash. Cervical Spine Research Society 29th Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2001.

Johansson BH, Freeman MD. The prevalence of symptomatic cervical disc herniation in the Swedish population with asymptomatic degenerative disc disease (a cross-sectional study). Abstract of presentation from International Congress on Whiplash Associated Disorders, March, 2001. Berne, Switzerland.

Freeman MD, Centeno C, Croft AC, Nicodemus C. Significant spinal injuries resulting from low-level accelerations: a case series of roller coaster injuries. Proceedings of Cervical Spine Research Society 28th Annual Meeting, November 30-December 2, 2000:110-1

Croft AC, Freeman MD. An evaluation of the neck injury criterion; recommendations for future consideration. Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, October 2000 Meeting October 2-4, meeting (Abstract)

Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AM. The prevalence of whiplash-associated chronic cervical pain among a random sample of patients with chronic spine pain. Abstract from proceedings of Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA December 13-15, 1999.


Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AM. Late whiplash risk factor analysis of a random sample of patients with chronic spine pain. World Whiplash Associated Disorders Congress, February 8-10, 1999, Vancouver, British Columbia


Scientific Commentary/Editorial/Letters

Freeman MD, Centeno CJ, Merskey H, Teasell R, Rossignol AM. Greater injury leads to more treatment for whiplash: no surprises here. Arch Int Med 2006;166(11):1238-9.

Freeman MD, Centeno C. Alar, Transverse and Apical Ligament Strain due to Head-Turned Rear Impact. Letter-to-the-Editor. Spine (in press)

Freeman MD. Commentary on cervical disc herniation following motor vehicle crash. Spine J 2005 Nov-Dec;5(6):644.

Freeman MD, Centeno C. “Whiplash and Peer Review”, Editorial for volume 2 number 2 issue of Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders JWRD 2003;2(2):1-3.

Freeman MD, Centeno C. “Whiplash and Secondary Gain”, Editorial for volume 2 number 1 issue of Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders JWRD 2003;2(1):1-4.

Freeman MD, Centeno C. “Placebo” Collisions and Whiplash, Editorial for volume 1 number 2 issue of Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders JWRD 2002;1(2):1-8.

Freeman MD. Biomechanics of minor automobile accidents. J South Orthop Assoc. 2001 Summer;10(2):95-6.

Freeman MD. Are demolition derby drivers a valid proxy for the population at risk for whiplash injury? (commentary/letter) Archives of Neurology April 1, 2001

Freeman MD, Rossignol AM. Effect of eliminating compensation for pain and suffering on the outcome of insurance claims. New England Journal of Medicine, 2000 Oct. 12;343 (15):1118-9; author reply 1120.

Freeman MD. Letter to the editor. Cranio 1999;17(3):160-1.

Croft AC, Freeman MD. Commentary on “Pain after whiplash: a prospective controlled inception cohort study.” The Back Letter 1999;14(4):43,5.

Freeman MD, Croft AC. Late Whiplash Syndrome, 3rd reply. The Lancet July 13, 1996


PRESENTATIONS

Probability and pathologic findings in suicidal versus homicidal hanging deaths; a case study. 16th Nordic Conference on Forensic Medicine, June 15-17, 2006, Turku, Finland.

Injury Pattern Analysis as a means of driver determination in a vehicular homicide investigation. 16th Nordic Conference on Forensic Medicine, June 15-17, 2006, Turku, Finland.

Probability and pathologic findings in suicidal versus homicidal hangings; a case study. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. October 27, 2005.

Road Traffic Crashes- mechanisms, injuries and analysis. Danish Society for Automotive Medicine, Keynote Address. Aarhus, Denmark. October 27, 2005.

The Defense Medical Evaluation: Issues, Ethics and Pitfalls. 2nd Annual International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Breckenridge, Colorado. February 26, 2005. (Also Scientific Co-Chair for the Congress)

Injury Pattern Analysis in Fatal Traffic Crash Investigation, American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ 57th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. February 24, 2005.

Independent Medical Evaluations and secondary gain. Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, November 2, 2004.

The epidemiology of crash-related trauma. Grand Rounds presentation at Peace Health Hospital. Longview, Washington. March 30, 2004.

Scientific and forensic aspects of whiplash injury. Synergy Seminars. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. February 28, 2004.

Moderator, lecturer. Interdisciplinary Conference on chronic pain and central sensitization. Seattle, Washington. February 6, 2004.

Injury pattern analysis: the practical application of crash related trauma. Grand Rounds presentation at the Department of Pathology, Oregon Health Sciences University. Portland, Oregon. January 21, 2004.

Moderator. 2003 International Whiplash Congress. Denver, Colorado. October 9, 2003.

Literature critique, Whiplash Updates. British Columbia Chiropractic Association. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. October 23, 2003.

Catastrophic crash cases and probability. Paris American Legal Institute. Florence, Italy. September 22, 2003.

Injury pattern analysis as a means of driver identification in a vehicular homicide; a case study. Presented at the International Traffic Medicine Association annual conference. Budapest, Hungary. September 17, 2003.

Fatal head injury crashes in a rural Oregon county, 1990-1999. Presented at the International Traffic Medicine Association conference. Budapest, Hungary. September 16, 2003.

Crash reconstruction and forensic science. Crash 2003. San Diego, California. August 22, 2003.

How can anyone be hurt with so little vehicle damage?, Whiplash and Junk Science. International Spinal Trauma Conference. Chicago, Illinois. June 21, 2003.

The uses and abuses of psychiatric IMEs: an ethical dilemma. American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. San Francisco, California. May 21, 2003.

Crash-related trauma. THRI Neuroscience meeting, Visiting scholar, Texas Back Institute, St. Mary’s Hospital. Plano, Texas. February 28, 2003.

Crash reconstruction and forensic science. Advance Course presentation for Spine Research Institute of San Diego. San Diego, California. November 23, 2002.

Whiplash and occult spinal fracture. International Association for the study of pain. 10th World Congress on pain. San Diego, California. August 20, 2002.

Crash Reconstruction and forensic science. Crash 2002. San Diego, California. August 8, 2002.

The science and medicine of whiplash. Swedish Orthopedic Society. Stockholm, Sweden. May 17, 2002.

Epidemiologic considerations of whiplash injuries. European Chiropractic Union Congress. Oslo, Norway. May 9, 2002.

Eliminating defense junk science tactics with science and logic. ATLA Jazzfest. New Orleans, Louisiana. May 2, 2002.

Cutting edge research and technology. Chiropractic Association of Oregon Convention. Beaverton, Oregon. April 26, 2002.

The role of cervical manipulation in neck pain. Cervical Spine Research Society Instructional Course, Monterey, CA, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2001

Whiplash injury and occult vertebral fracture: a case series of bone SPECT imaging of patients with persisting spine pain following a motor vehicle crash. Cervical Spine Research Society 29th Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, Nov 29-Dec 1, 2001

Interpreting the medical literature with a focus on bias and confounding/Minimal Damage Crash Reconstruction. Crash 2001

Injury Pattern Analysis and Forensic Trauma Epidemiology. Lecture to Washington State Patrol, Lacy, WA, June 20, 2001

Case studies in multidisciplinary spine care. Chiropractic Association of Oregon, Portland OR, April 28, 2001

Injury Pattern Analysis and Forensic Trauma Epidemiology. Lecture to Washington State Patrol. Vancouver, WA, February 13, 2001

The role of cervical manipulation in neck pain. Cervical Spine Research Society Instructional Course. Charleston, South Carolina, December 1, 2000

Significant spinal injuries resulting from low-level accelerations: a case series of roller coaster injuries. Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting. Charleston, South Carolina, December 1, 2000

Injury Pattern Analysis and Forensic Trauma Epidemiology. Lecture for Medical Examiner Division, Oregon State Police, Salem, OR, November 28, 2000

Minimal Damage Motor Vehicle Crash Reconstruction. Crash 2000, San Diego CA, August 11-13, 2000

Analysis of the whiplash literature with emphasis on research out of Quebec and Saskatchewan. Presented to Saskatchewan Medical Group and Coalition Against No-Fault. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. September 8th and 9th, 2000.

Forensic applications of crash reconstruction. CRASH 2000. San Diego, CA. August 11, 2000.

Injury Pattern Analysis and Forensic Trauma Epidemiology; practical application in the forensic setting. Washington County CART Team training lecture, on behalf of Medical Examiner Division, Oregon State Police. Lake Oswego FD, Lake Oswego, Oregon. July 13, 2000.

The epidemiology of acute and chronic whiplash injury in the U.S. HWS-Distorsion (Schleudetrauma) & Leichte Traumatische, Hirnverletzung. Invaliditat und Berufliche Reintegration. Basel, Switzerland. June 29-30, 2000.

Whiplash injury risk factors. Whiplash 2000, Bath, England. May 18, 2000.

How many whiplash injuries could there be? Whiplash 2000, Bath, England. May 17, 2000.

Whiplash injury and occupant kinematics; the results of human volunteer crash testing. Society for Road Traffic Injuries (LFT), Oslo, Norway. April 3, 2000.

Epidemiology of Whiplash Injuries. Swedish Orthopedic Society, Stockholm, Sweden. March 31, 2000.

Methodologic pitfalls in epidemiological and clinical research, with examples from whiplash research. Arvetsinstitut (Institute for Musculoskeletal Medicine Research) Umea, Sweden. March 30, 2000.

The prevalence of whiplash-associated chronic cervical pain among a random sample of patients with chronic spine pain. (Poster presentation) Cervical Spine Research Society Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA December 13-15, 1999.

High speed videography of occupant movement during human volunteer crash testing; searching for an injury threshold. North American Whiplash Trauma Congress, November 12, 1999.

Scientific Chair Address, North American Whiplash Trauma Congress, November 12, 1999.

Injury potential of the low speed crash. Presentation to Marion County CRASH team as part of regular accident reconstruction training. October 8, 1999.

Medical science and the low speed crash. Presentation at the Trial Advocacy Track of the American Trial Lawyer’s Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, July 21, 1999.

Forensic aspects of low speed crash injuries. Presentation to the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, Tacoma, Washington, May 13, 1999.

The clinical aspects of the science of whiplash injuries. Presentation at the Chiropractic Association of Oregon Annual Conference, Wilsonville, Oregon, May 1, 1999.

The science of whiplash injuries: common mistakes in the reconstruction of low speed crashes. Presentation at Forensic Accident Reconstructionists of Oregon meeting, Eugene, Oregon, April 1, 1999.

Late whiplash risk factor analysis of a random sample of patients with chronic spine pain. Presentation at the Whiplash Associated Disorders World Congress, Vancouver, B.C. February 9, 1999.

The epidemiology of whiplash injuries; critiquing the literature. Grand rounds presentation Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, OHSU, Portland, Oregon. December 17, 1998.

The scientific appraisal of motor vehicle crash-related injuries. Presented at: Managing the Cost of Auto Injuries, a national forum on auto managed care. Orlando, FL. December 8, 1998.

Risk factors for chronic pain following acute whiplash injury. Presented at: Managing the
Cost of Auto Injuries, a national forum on auto managed care. Orlando, FL. December 7, 1998.

The epidemiology of whiplash and late whiplash; documenting the science of injury. Presented at the annual meeting of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, December 5, 1998.

Critiquing the whiplash literature. Guest lecturer for Spine Research Institute of San Diego, Advanced Training Class, Coronado, California. November 21-22, 1998

Methodologic Flaws in the Whiplash Literature. Presentation to British Columbia Trial Lawyers Association, Vancouver, B.C., Victoria, B.C. November 19-20, 1998.

The epidemiology of whiplash injuries. Guest lecturer in Current Issues in Public Health, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, OHSU, Portland, Oregon. October 7, 1998

The factual basis for effectively discrediting the (whiplash injury) defense expert. Presentation at American Trial Lawyers National Conference, Washington D.C., July 14, 1998.

The epidemiology of whiplash - is there a reliable threshold for whiplash injury? Presentation HWS-Distortion (Schleudetrauma) & Leichte Traumatische Medico-Legal Congress, June 26, 1998.

The Epidemiology of Late Whiplash. Presentation at HWS-Distortion (Schleudetrauma) & Leichte Traumatische Medico-Legal Congress, June 25, 1998.

Methodologic weaknesses in the whiplash literature. Presentation at Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, Waikiki, Oahu, May 30, 1998.

The epidemiology of whiplash syndrome. Presentation to the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, May 8, 1998, Portland, Oregon

The epidemiology of whiplash syndrome. Presentation to the British Columbia Chiropractic Association, January, 1998 Victoria, B.C.

The epidemiology of late whiplash. Presentation to the British Columbia Chiropractic Association, November, 1997 Vancouver, B.C.

Faculty member, and presenter, Lyons Davidson International Whiplash Conference - Bristol, England, September 2-4, 1997

Faculty member, and presenter, Whiplash ’96 - International Symposium, Brussels, Belgium, November 15-16, 1996

Guest lecturer, St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco, CA. September 1994

Guest lecturer, White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY. December 1993