Aubrie L. Taylor
Forensic Engineer
Aubrie
L. Taylor joined MRA Forensic Sciences in October 2018. Aubrie has worked
on hundreds of cases that span a spectrum of accidents including motor vehicle
accident investigation, accident reconstruction, injury biomechanics, and
injury causation analysis.
Aubrie has both a B.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
from Brigham Young University. Her doctoral research focus was spine
biomechanics. Specifically, Aubrie analyzed and improved research protocols for
ex vivo spine flexibility testing to obtain biomechanical characterization of
the spine. The research created clear and concise testing protocols,
corrected misconceptions with the testing methodology, and resulted in the
design, fabrication, and validation of a vertebral clamp attachment for use in
ex vivo testing.
Aubrie’s design work resulted in the issuance of US Patent
10,070,894, titled “Compliant vertebral attachment device”. The
foundation of the work has since been expounded on to create a medical
device for use in spinal surgeries.
Outside of the office, Aubrie loves spending time outdoors
with her family, gardening in her yard, going for hikes and walks, playing at
the local neighborhood playgrounds, and trying out new recipes in the kitchen
with her kids, although it is questionable whether they are better at helping
or simply tasting.
