Dr Gemma Whatling
MEng PhD CEng MIMechE FHEA

Senior Lecturer - Teaching and Research

: Available for postgraduate supervision

Dr Gemma Whatling is a Chartered Medical Engineer specialising in Biomechanics and Orthopaedics. Her research interests include human movement, osteoarthritis, orthopaedics, treatment planning, rehabilitation, gait retraining, monitoring patient recovery, functional classification and medical device design.

She is a co-investigator for the Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis, where she co-manages two work packages, leads a package of work developing gait retraining and works with a team to understand biomechanical and biological changes for patients undergoing high tibial osteotomy and total knee replacement surgery.

She also leads research in the area of hand and wrist biomechanics, collaborating with local surgeons, occupational therapists and physiotherapists within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Current grants in this area include the 2020 FESSH basic research award to define 'Kinematics at the base of the normal thumb' using novel imaging methods and MRC funding to develop novel solutions for hand rehabilitation.

She is a co-investigator for the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Facility, contributing to the design and development of this £5M Facility and the novel techniques developed within.

She works with clinicians and Industry to develop research aligned to healthcare priorities, driven by impact, innovation and clinical translation to maximise patient benefit.

Memberships and Fellowships

Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the British Orthopaedic Research Society
Member of the Cardiff Institute of Tissue Engineering and Repair (CITER)
International Travelling Fellowship 2012, British Orthopaedic Research Society
Trustee of the South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust 2007 (since 2013) http://swieet2007.org

Key Awards

2013 Rising Star Award, Cardiff University
2011 Karen Burt Memorial Award, Women’s Engineering Society
2009 Travel Bursary, Welsh Livery Guild
2008 David Douglas Award, SWIEET2007
2006 Mercia Award, The Worshipful Company of Engineers

Date
Type

2023

Kinghorn, A., Whatling, G., Bowd, J., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. 2023. Effect of high tibial osteotomy on ankle and subtalar joint alignment. Orthopaedic Proceedings 105-B(SUPP_4) (10.1302/1358-992X.2023.4.001)
Bowd, J. et al. 2023. Using musculoskeletal modelling to estimate knee joint loading pre and post high tibial osteotomy. Clinical Biomechanics 101, article number: 105855. (10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105855)

2022

Whatling, G. M., Biggs, P., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2022. Assessing functional recovery following total knee replacement surgery using objective classification of level gait data and patient-reported outcome measures. Clinical Biomechanics 95, article number: 105625. (10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105625)
Ghazwan, A., Wilson, C., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2022. Knee osteoarthritis alters peri-articular knee muscle strategies during gait. PLoS ONE 17(1), article number: e0262798. (10.1371/journal.pone.0262798)

2021

De Vecchis, M., Bowd, J. B., Wilson, C., Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A. and Williams, D. E. 2021. Hip, knee and ankle kinematics improve after total knee replacement but do not return to normal. Presented at: 2021 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Virtual, 29 April - 01 May 2021, Vol. 29. Elsevier pp. S184-S185., (10.1016/j.joca.2021.02.252)

2020

Lafta Mossa, H. A., Whatling, G. and Holt, C. 2020. Impact of upper body anthropometrics on spatiotemporal parameters during manual wheelchair propulsion in able-bodied users. Presented at: 5th IEEE Middle East and Africa Conference on Biomedical Engineering (MECBME 2020), Amman, Jordan, 27-29 October 20202020 IEEE 5th Middle East and Africa Conference on Biomedical Engineering (MECBME). IEEE pp. 1-5., (10.1109/MECBME47393.2020.9265122)
Williams, D. et al. 2020. The relationship between alignment, function and loading in total knee replacement: In-vivo analysis of a unique patient population. Journal of Biomechanics 112, article number: 110042. (10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110042)
Whatling, G. M., Biggs, P., Elson, D. W., Metcalfe, A., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. 2020. High tibial osteotomy results in improved frontal plane knee moments, gait patterns and patient reported outcomes. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 28, pp. 2872-2882. (10.1007/s00167-019-05644-7)
Bowd, J. B. et al. 2020. Knee joint contact forces during gait for patients undergoing high tibial osteotomy. Presented at: OARSI 2020 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria, 30 April - 3 May 2020, Vol. 28. Vol. Supple. Elsevier pp. s250-s251., (10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.403)

2019

Bowd, J., Biggs, P., Holt, C. and Whatling, G. 2019. Does gait retraining have the potential to reduce medial compartmental loading in individuals with knee osteoarthritis whilst not adversely affecting the other lower limb joints? A systematic review. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation 1(3-4), article number: 100022. (10.1016/j.arrct.2019.100022)
Sheeran, L., Sparks, V., Whatling, G., Biggs, P. and Holt, C. 2019. Identifying non-specific low back pain clinical subgroups from sitting and standing repositioning posture tasks using a novel Cardiff Dempster–Shafer Theory Classifier. Clinical Biomechanics 70, pp. 237-244. (10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.10.004)
Sparkes, V. et al. 2019. Comparison of gait, functional activities and patient-reported outcome measures in patients with knee osteoarthritis and healthy adults using 3D motion analysis and activity monitoring: An exploratory case-control analysis. Orthopedic Research and Reviews 11, pp. 129-140. (10.2147/ORR.S199107)
Waton, A., Forrest, S. and Whatling, G. 2019. Optoelectronic measurement of wrist movements in various casts and orthoses used in scaphoid fractures. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 44(6), pp. 607-613. (10.1177/1753193419842519)
Biggs, P. R., Whatling, G. M., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2019. Correlations between patient-perceived outcome and objectively-measured biomechanical change following total knee replacement. Gait and Posture 70, pp. 65-70. (10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.02.028)
Bowd, J., Biggs, P., Holt, C. and Whatling, G. 2019. Wide stance gait style compliments high tibial osteotomy in reducing knee joint loading. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 27, pp. S123-S124., article number: 146. (10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.181)
Biggs, P. R., Whatling, G. M., Wilson, C., Metcalfe, A. J. and Holt, C. A. 2019. Which osteoarthritic gait features recover following total knee replacement surgery?. PLoS ONE 14(1), article number: e0203417. (10.1371/journal.pone.0203417)

2018

Williams, D. E. et al. 2018. How does frontal plane alignment of a total knee replacement influence biomechanical function and loading?. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 26(S1), pp. S388-S389., article number: 717. (10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.757)

2017

Metcalfe, A. J., Stewart, C. J., Postans, N. J., Biggs, P. R., Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A. and Roberts, A. P. 2017. Abnormal loading and functional deficits are present in both limbs before and after unilateral knee arthroplasty. Gait and Posture 55, pp. 109-115. (10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.04.008)
Ghazwan, A., Forrest, S. M., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2017. Can activities of daily living contribute to EMG normalization for gait analysis?. PLoS ONE 12(4), article number: e0174670. (10.1371/journal.pone.0174670)
Whelton, C. et al. 2017. Combined effect of toe out gait and high tibial osteotomy on knee adduction moment in patients with varus knee deformity. Clinical Biomechanics 43, pp. 109-114. (10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.02.009)
Lafta, H. A., Guppy, R., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2017. Kinematic analysis of the shoulder mechanism in able-bodied non-experienced manual wheelchair users. Presented at: 2016 International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering (ICSAE), 20-21 October 2016International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering (ICSAE). IEEE pp. 286-290., (10.1109/ICSAE.2016.7810204)
Holt, C. A. et al. 2017. Biomechanical and biological indicators of altered knee loading in pre- High Tibial Osteotomy patients. Presented at: ORS 2017 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, 19-11 March 2017.
Biggs, P. R., Wilson, C., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2017. Biomechanical classification of gait following Total Knee Replacement surgery. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 23-27 July 2017.
Jones, P., Biggs, P., Williams, J., Ghazwan, A., Whatling, G. and Holt, C. 2017. Detecting muscle activity in knee osteoarthritis patients during gait: the role of quiet standing in the Teager-Kaiser energy operator method. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 23-27 July 2017.
Holt, C. A. et al. 2017. Correlating biomechanical and biological indicators of increased medial compartment loading in subjects undergoing knee re-alignment surgery. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 23-27 July 2017.
Ghazwan, A., Wilson, C., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2017. Knee loading and neuromuscular activity differs for early and late stage OA. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 23-27 July 2017.
Ghazwan, A., Wilson, C., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2017. Muscles strategies during different stages of OA. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 23-27 July 2017.
Williams, D. et al. 2017. Relationship between frontal plane alignment and biomechanical performance of total knee replacement using dynamic fluoroscopy and gait analysis of a unique patient population. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 23-27 July 2017.
Whatling, G., Biggs, P., Elson, D. W., Metcalfe, A., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. 2017. The effect of leg re-alignment on knee loading during gait. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 23-27 July 2017.
Khatib, N., Whatling, G., Wilson, C., Mason, D. J. and Holt, C. 2017. The functional characterization of a knee focal cartilage defect cohort. Presented at: XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 23-27 July 2017.

2016

Holt, C. A. et al. 2016. Biological changes in tibial subchondral bone following high tibial osteotomy. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 24(S1), pp. S511-S511. (10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.935)
Biggs, P., Jones, P., Wilson, C., Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2016. Is restoration of healthy gait biomechanics following total knee replacement surgery reflected in patient reported outcome measures?. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 24(S1), pp. S117-S117., article number: 181. (10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.230)
Ghazwan, A., Wilson, C., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2016. Which time interval should be used for measuring co-contraction index for osteoarthritic subjects: stance phase or gait cycle?. Presented at: ORS2016, Orlando, Florida, USA, 5 - 8 March 2016.
Worsley, P. R., Whatling, G. M., Barrett, D., Holt, C. A., Stokes, M. and Taylor, M. 2016. Assessing changes in subjective and objective function from pre- to post-knee arthroplasty using the Cardiff Dempster-Shafer theory classifier. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 19(4), pp. 418-427. (10.1080/10255842.2015.1034115)
Lafta, H. A., Guppy, R., Biggs, P., Whatling, G. and Holt, C. 2016. Analysis of muscle activation in the shoulder mechanism during manual wheelchair propulsion. Presented at: ESB 2016: European Society of Biomechanics Congress, Lyon, France, 10-13 July 2016.
Lafta, H. A., Guppy, R., Whatling, G. and Holt, C. 2016. Impact of wheelchair configurations on upper body biomechanics of manual wheelchair users. Presented at: Engineering the Upper Limb, London, UK, 12-13 Dec 2016.

2015

Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A. and Beynon, M. J. 2015. The application of NCaRBS to the Trendelenburg test and total hip arthroplasty outcome. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 43(2), pp. 363-375. (10.1007/s10439-014-1231-1)
Warner, M. B., Whatling, G. M., Worsley, P. R., Mottram, S., Chappell, P. H., Holt, C. A. and Stokes, M. J. 2015. Objective classification of scapular kinematics in participants with movement faults of the scapula on clinical assessment. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 18(7), pp. 782-789. (10.1080/10255842.2013.847093)
Williams, D., Biggs, P., Metcalfe, A., Wilson, C., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2015. Knee function classification: Is it possible to identify factors that contribute to total knee replacement outcome?. Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, March 28 - April 1 2015.
Williams, D. et al. 2015. The relationship between alignment, function and loading in total knee replacement: In-vivo analysis of a unique patient population. Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, 27-28 March 2015.
Watling, D., Williams, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2015. 3D meniscal kinematics and deformation with knee flexion and loading: A novel in-vivo MRI study of the knee. Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nev, March 28 April 1 2015.
Biggs, P., Williams, D., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2015. Comparison between parameterisation and principle component analysis of gait biomechanics in the classification of knee Osteoarthritis. Presented at: Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nev, March 28 - April 1 2015.
Bailey, L., Biggs, P., Wilson, C., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2015. What is the relationship between knee biomechanical function and patient reported function before and after total knee replacement?. Presented at: Combined Services Orthopaedic Society, London, 13th May 2015.
Davies, J., Teoh, K., Biggs, P., Wilson, C., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2015. Change in knee circumference after total knee replacement surgery. Presented at: Welsh Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Cardiff, 17-20 June 2015.
Parisi, L., Biggs, P., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2015. A novel comparison of artificial intelligence methods for diagnosing knee osteoarthritis. Presented at: 25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, 12-16 July 2015.
Williams, D. et al. 2015. The relationship between alignment, function and loading in total knee replacement: In-vivo analysis of a unique patient population. Presented at: 25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, 12-16 July 2015.
Watling, D., Biggs, P., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2015. Does selection of stair gait cycles affect resulting lower limb biomechanics?. Presented at: 25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, 12-16 July 2015.
Ghazwan, A., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2015. The importance of knee muscle coordination through different stages of osteoarthritis. Presented at: 25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, 12-16 July 2015.
Biggs, P., Watling, D., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2015. Biomechanical classification of gait following total knee replacement - Could functional recovery have been predicted?. Presented at: 25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, 12-16 July 2015.
Bailey, L., Biggs, P., Wilson, C., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2015. What is the relationship between knee biomechanical function and patient reported function before and after total knee replacement?. Presented at: 25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, 12-16 July 2015.
Anna, T., Chris, W., Paul, B., Holt, C. A., Andrew, M., Chris, W. and Whatling, G. M. 2015. Functional classification of patients undergoing high tibial osteotomy. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Association Congress, ACC Liverpool, 15-18 September 2015.
Whatling, G. M., Forrest, S., Wilson, C., Metcalfe, A., Ismael, S. and Holt, C. A. 2015. Effects of high tibial osteotomy on trunk, hip, knee and ankle biomechanics during gait. Presented at: 25th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, 12-16 July 2015.
Metcalfe, A. et al. 2015. The relationship between joint alignment and biomechanics in total knee arthroplasty: an in-vivo analysis. Presented at: 24th Annual Meeting of ESMAC, Heidelberg, Germany, 7-12 September 2015.
Metcalfe, A., Stewart, C., Postans, N., Biggs, P., Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A. and Roberts, A. 2015. Objectively measured gait function of both limbs before and after unilateral knee arthroplasty. Presented at: 24th Annual Meeting of ESMAC, Heidelberg, Germany, 7-12th September 2015.
Whatling, G., Holt, C. and Beynon, M. J. 2015. Can Trendelenburg stance characteristics be used to classify hip function following different surgical approaches to hip arthroplasty?. Presented at: Hip Surgery: A Joint Engineering and Surgical Challenge, London, UK, 3-4 Nov 2015.

2014

Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2014. In vivo meniscus deformation with knee flexion and axial loading. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Conference, Bath, UK, 23-24 June 2014.
Dopico-Gonzalez, C., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2014. Stress and strain patterns of the proximal tibia in a finite element knee model with varying healthy and osteoarthritic bone stiffness. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Conference, Bath, UK, 23-24 June 2014.
Brigstocke, G. H. O., Hearnden, A., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2014. In-vivo confirmation of the use of the dart thrower's motion during activities of daily living. Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume 39(4), pp. 373-378. (10.1177/1753193412460149)
Metcalfe, A. J. et al. 2014. The relationship between joint alignment and biomechanics in total knee arthroplasty: an in-vivo analysis. Presented at: British Association of Knee Surgery, Norwich, UK, 8-9th April 2014.
Holt, C. A., Whatling, G. M., Bonnet, C., Brakspear, K., Wilson, C., Williams, R. and Mason, D. J. 2014. Correlating biomechanics and biological signals in subjects undergoing high tibial osteotomy. Presented at: Othopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, USA, 15-18th March 2014.
Whatling, G. M., Watling, D., Forrest, S., Wilson, C., Metcalfe, A., Ismael, S. and Holt, C. A. 2014. BIomechanical effects of high tibial osteotomy on patients with medial osteoarthritis during gait. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Conference, University of Bath, 23-24 June 2015.
Williams, D. et al. 2014. The relationship between alignment, function and loading in Total Knee Replacement: In-vivo analysis of a unique patient population. Presented at: 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, MA, July 6-11 2014.
Whatling, G. M., Watling, D., Forrest, S., Wilson, C., Metcalfe, A., Ismael, S. and Holt, C. A. 2014. How does high tibial osteotomy affect lower limb biomechanics?. Presented at: 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, MA, July 6-11 2014.
Whatling, G. m., Watling, D., Forrest, S., Wilson, C., Metcalfe, A., Ismael, S. and Holt, C. A. 2014. Changes in gait biomechanics following high tibial osteotomy. Presented at: Young Researchers Future Forum 2014: Engineering for Orthopaedic Applications, Leeds, 15 - 17 September 2014.
Sheeran, L., Sparkes, V., Whatling, G. and Holt, C. 2014. The Cardiff classifier: Objective classification method to subgroup and predict recovery of chronic low back pain. Presented at: Physiotherapy Research Society Conference, Norwich, U.K., April 2014. pp. -.

2013

Brigstocke, G. H., Hearnden, A., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2013. The functional range of movement of the human wrist. Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume 38(5), pp. 554-556. (10.1177/1753193412458751)
Metcalfe, A. et al. 2013. Abnormal loading of the major joints in knee osteoarthritis and the response to knee replacement. Gait & Posture 37(1), pp. 32-36. (10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.04.018)
Whatling, G. M., Beynon, M. J. and Holt, C. A. 2013. A CaRBS analysis of hip replacement approaches and non-pathology. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 16(2), pp. 175-184. (10.1080/10255842.2011.613380)
Evans, N. R., Hooper, G., Edwards, R., Whatling, G. M., Sparkes, V., Holt, C. A. and Ahuja, S. 2013. A 3D motion analysis study comparing the effectiveness of cervical spine orthoses at restricting spinal motion through physiological range. European Spine Journal 22(S1), pp. 10-15. (10.1007/s00586-012-2641-0)
Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2013. 3D meniscus and tibio-femoral kinematics from MRI during joint motion and loading. Presented at: Orthopaedic Research Society, San Antonio, TX, January 26-29 2013.
Brigstocke, G. H., Hearnden, A., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2013. In-vivo confirmation of the functional significance of the dart thrower's motion of the human wrist. Presented at: XVIIIth Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) Congress, Belek-Antalya, Turkey, 29 May-1 June 2013.
Brigstocke, G. H., Hearnden, A., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2013. The functional range of movement of the human wrist. Presented at: XVIIIth Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand Congress, Belek-Antalya, Turkey, 29 May-1 June 2013.
Brigstocke, G. H., Hearden, A., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2013. The functional range of movement of the human wrist. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Birmingham, UK, 1-4 October 2013.
Brigstocke, G. H., Hearden, A., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2013. In-vivo confirmation of the use of the dart thrower's motion during activities of daily living. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Birmingham, UK, 1-4 October 2013.
Sheeran, L., Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A., Beynon, M. J., Van Deursen, R. W. M. and Sparkes, V. 2013. Discriminating non-specific chronic low back pain clinical subgroups and monitoring recovery using objective classification method. Presented at: 8th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain, Dubai, 27-31 October 2013.
Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2013. 3D meniscal kinematics throughout knee flexion and loading: a novel in-vivo MRI study of the knee. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society, Oxford, UK, 4-5 September 2013.
Whatling, G. M., Watling, D., Wilson, C., Metcalfe, A. and Holt, C. A. 2013. Biomechanical changes following high tibial osteotomy (Best poster prize). Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society, Oxford University, 4-5th September 2103.
Forrest, S., Wilson, C., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2013. The utility of the approximate entropy as a preclinical tool for distinguishing between osteoarthritis patient groups and healthy volunteers. Presented at: Institution of Mechanical Engineers Biomedical Engineering Association Seminar Proceedings. Knee surgery and rehabilitation in 2013: How is engineering driving improved treatment?, London, 11-12 November 2013.
Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2013. 3D meniscal kinematics throughout knee flexion and loading: a novel in-vivo MRI study of the knee. Presented at: Institution of Mechanical Engineers Biomedical Engineering Association Seminar Proceedings. Knee surgery and rehabilitation in 2013: How is engineering driving improved treatment?, London, UK, 11-12 November 2013.
Metcalfe, A. J., Madete, J. K., Whatling, G. M., Kempshall, P., Lyons, K., Holt, C. A. and Forster, M. 2013. The relationship between joint alignment and kinematics in total knee arthroplasty: an in-vivo biomechanical analysis. Presented at: Institution of Mechanical Engineers Biomedical Engineering Association Seminar Proceedings. Knee surgery and rehabilitation in 2013: How is engineering driving improved treatment?, London, 11-12 Nov 2013.
Whatling, G. M., Watling, D., Forrest, S., Wilson, C., Metcalfe, A., Ismael, S. and Holt, C. A. 2013. The effect of High Tibial Osteotomy surgery on knee joint loading. Presented at: Institution of Mechanical Engineers Biomedical Engineering Association Seminar Proceedings. Knee surgery and rehabilitation in 2013: How is engineering driving improved treatment?, London, 11-12 November 2013.

2012

Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2012. Quantification of 3D, in-vivo meniscal biomechanics during load bearing in closed bore MRI. Presented at: 10th International Symposium for Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, Germany, 11-14 April 2012.
Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2012. 3D Meniscal kinematics during joint motion and loading: A novel in-vivo MRI study of the knee. Presented at: 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, 1-4 July 2012.
Whatling, G. M., Mason, D., Brakspear, K., Roberts, H., Watling, D., Metcalfe, A. and Holt, C. A. 2012. Biomechanical and biological changes following high tibial osteotomy. Presented at: 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics., Lisbon, Portugal, 1-4 July 2012.
Whatling, G. M., Watling, D., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2012. Investigating changes in joint loading following high tibial osteotomy. Presented at: 10th International Symposium for Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Berlin, Germany, 11th-14th April 2012.
Metcalfe, A., Stewart, C., Postans, N., Barlow, D., Dodds, A., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2012. Abnormal loading of the major joints in knee osteoarthritis and the response to knee replacement. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Manchester Central Convention Centre, Manchester, UK, 11-14th September 2012.
Duggan, P., Wilson, C., Williams, R., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2012. The impact of total knee arthroplasty upon gait analysis in the contralateral, non-operated native knee using three-dimensional motion capture. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, Manchester Central Convention Centre, Manchester, UK, 11-14 September 2012.
Lindsay, S., Barry, L., N, F., Whatling, G. M., Richard, E. and Holt, C. A. 2012. Novel application of Cardiff Dempster-Shafer Classifier to characterize shoulder complex function. Presented at: IXth Conference of the International Shoulder Group. An ISB Technical Group, Aberystwyth, 22-24 August 2012.
Lindsay, S., Whatling, G. M., Richard, E. and Holt, C. A. 2012. Development of 2D to 3D image registration to measure glenohumeral joint kinematics. Presented at: IXth Conference of the International Shoulder Group. An ISB Technical Group, Aberystwyth, 22-24 August 2012.
Peter, W., Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A., Bolland, B., Barrett, D., Stokes, M. and Taylor, M. 2012. Differences in functional outcomes between unilateral and total knee Arthroplasty. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Conference, London, 24-25 September 2012.
Hooper, N., Sprowson, A., Stefanakis, M. and Whatling, G. M. 2012. The 2012 British Orthopaedic Research Society International Travelling Fellowship. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Conference, London, 24-25 September 2012.

2011

Beynon, M. J., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2011. An exposition of uncertain reasoning based analysis: an investigation of total hip arthroplasty. In: Igelnik, B. ed. Computational modeling and simulation of intellect: current state and future perspectives. Hershey, PA.: IGI Global, pp. 183-205., (10.4018/978-1-60960-551-3.ch008)
Evans, N., Hooper, G., Edwards, R., Whatling, G. M., Sparkes, V., Holt, C. A. and S, A. 2011. A 3D motion analysis study comparing the effectiveness of cervical spine orthoses at restricting physiological range of movement. Presented at: British Association of Spine Surgeons, Edinburgh, 2-4 February 2011.
Brigstocke, G. H., Hearnden, A., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2011. Is the dart-thrower's motion of the human wrist of functional importance?. Presented at: The British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Manchester, 31 March-1 April 2011.
Metcalfe, A., Stewart, C., Postans, N., Barlow, D., Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A. and Roberts, A. 2011. Abnormal loading of the major joints in knee osteoarthritis and the response to knee replacement 'early results'. Presented at: British Association for surgery of the knee, Cardiff, 6-7 April 2011.
Evans, N., Hooper, G., Edwards, R., Whatling, G. M., Sparkes, V., Holt, C. A. and Ahuja, S. 2011. Are Miami-J and Aspen's one-collar-fits-all cervical orthotic designs as effective at restricting cervical spine motion as their standard designs. Presented at: British Trauma Society, Manchester, 5-6 May 2011.
Yewlett, A., Gareth, R. and Whatling, G. M. 2011. Is the Vulcan Grip method better than the Laerdal method of cervical spine collar application?. Presented at: European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), Copenhagen, 1-4 June 2011.
Nick, E., Hooper, G., Edwards, R., Whatling, G. M., Sparkes, V., Holt, C. A. and Ahuja, S. 2011. The effectiveness of cervical spine orthoses at restricting spinal motion: a 3-D motion analysis study. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society, Cambridge, 27-29 June 2011.
Whatling, G. M. et al. 2011. High tibial osteotomy: linking biomechanical and biological changes. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society, Cambridge, 27-29 June 2011.
Warner, M., Whatling, G. M., Worsley, P., Mottram, S., Chappell, P., Holt, C. A. and Stokes, M. 2011. A novel approach to the classification of scapular kinematics. Presented at: XX111 Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, 3-7 July 2011.
Evans, N., Hooper, G., Edwards, R., Whatling, G. M., Sparkes, V., Holt, C. A. and Ahuja, S. 2011. A 3-D motion analysis study comparing the effectiveness of cervical spine orthoses in restricting cervical spine movement during activities of daily living. Presented at: SICOT XXV Triennial World Congress Meeting, Prague, 6-9 September 2011.
Metcalfe, A. et al. 2011. Abnormal loading of the major joints in knee osteoarthritis and the response to knee replacement. Presented at: Annual Meeting of the European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children, Vienna, 15-17 September 2011.
Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A. and Beynon, M. J. 2011. Hip gait improvement analysis - patient specific targeted improvement. Presented at: Engineers and Surgeons: Joined at the Hip III, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, 1-3 November 2011.

2010

Mason, D. J. et al. 2010. Can joint realignment surgery reveal mechanically regulated signals that influence pain and pathology in humans? [Abstract]. Journal of Biomechanics 43(S1), pp. S51. (10.1016/S0021-9290(10)70107-X)
Whatling, G. M., Evans, S. L. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Introducing a new staircase design to quantify healthy knee function during stair ascent and descent. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 13(3), pp. 371-378. (10.1080/10255840903251296)
Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Does the choice of stair gait cycle affect resulting knee joint kinematics and moments?. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 224(9), pp. 1085-1093. (10.1243/09544119JEIM724)
Whatling, G. M., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Assessing total knee replacements and natural knee kinematics in-vivo using dynamic fluoroscopy and 3D model based matching. Presented at: British Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Cardiff, 12-13 July 2010.
Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Are there differences in knee joint kinematics and kinetics for different stair gait cycles?. Presented at: 17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB2010), Edinburgh, UK, 5-8 July 2010.
Whatling, G. M., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Kinematic assessment of total knee replacements and natural knees using dynamic fluoroscopy and 3D model registration. Presented at: 9th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain, 24-27 February 2010.
Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Assessment of hip, knee and ankle biomechanics during stair ascent and descent. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain.
Roberts, G. L., Yewlett, A., Ball, S., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2010. What is the optimum method for applying a cervical spine collar? (Abstract). Journal of Biomechanics. 43(S1), pp. S49-S50.
Beynon, M., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2010. CaRBS analysis of total hip arthroplasty. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain.
Beynon, M. J., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2010. CaRBS analyses of gait features following lateral and posterior approaches to THA. Presented at: 17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, UK.
Watling, D., Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Assessment of hip, knee and ankle biomechanics during stair ascent and descent. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain.
Watling, D., Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A. and Evans, S. L. 2010. Comparison of objective classification and subjective waveform analysis for the knee during level gait. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain.
Whatling, G. M., Lovern, B., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Objective classificaiton of osteoarthritic, non-pathological and total knee replacement function using stair-gait functional variables. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain.
Whatling, G. M., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Assessing total knee replacements and natural knee kinematics in-vivo using dynamic fluoroscopy and 3D model based matching. Presented at: Proceedings. British Orthopaedic Research Society, Cardiff, UK.
Whatling, G. M., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Using objective classification and stair-gait to characterise knee osteoarthritis and monitor functional recovery following a total knee replacement. Presented at: Proceedings. British Orthopaedic Research Society, Cardiff, UK.
Whatling, G. M., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Kinematic assessment of total knee replacements and natural knees using dynamic fluoroscopy and 3D model registration. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Valencia, Spain.
Mason, D. J. et al. 2010. Can joint realignment surgery reveal mechanically regulated signals that influence pain and pathology in humans?. Presented at: Annual Meeting of the European Research Society (EORS), Davos, Switzerland, 30 June - 2 July 2010.
Whatling, G. M., Philippe, Y., Scott, B., Evans, J., Wilson, C. and Holt, C. A. 2010. Comparison of knee joint kinematics using motion analysis and image registration. Presented at: 17th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, 5-8 July 2010.

2009

Whatling, G. M., Evans, S. L. and Holt, C. A. 2009. Comparing different data collection and analysis techniques for quantifying healthy knee joint function during stair ascent and descent. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 223(8), pp. 981-990. (10.1243/09544119JEIM648)
Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2009. Characterising osteoarthritic and non-pathological knee function from stair-gait using an objective classification method. Presented at: IMechE, Knee Arthroplasty Meeting, London, UK.
Whatling, G. M. et al. 2009. Quantifying non-pathological and osteoarthritic knee function during stair walking. Presented at: 8th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (Porto, Portugal).
Whatling, G. M., Jones, L., Evans, S. L., Wilson, C., Williams, R., Dent, C. and Holt, C. A. 2009. Using stair gait and an objective classifier to identify knee osteoarthritis. Presented at: 55th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, USA.
Whatling, G. M. et al. 2009. A study of the errors associated with measuring knee kinematics using marker based motion capture and imaging. Presented at: IMechE Knee Arthroplasty Meeting, London, UK.
Whatling, G. M. et al. 2009. Comparing motion capture with image registration to study the errors associated with quantifying knee kinematics. Presented at: British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK 2009), Edinburgh, UK.
Whatling, G. M. 2009. Contribution to the clinical validation of a generic method for the classification of osteoarthritic and non-pathological knee function. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Whatling, G. M. 2009. A contribution to the clinical validation of a generic method for the classification of osteoarthritic and non-pathological knee function. EngD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2008

Whatling, G. M. et al. 2008. A preliminary study of stair ascent to determine indicators of advanced knee osteoarthritis [Abstract]. Journal of Biomechanics 41(S1), pp. S417., article number: Poster P-44. (10.1016/S0021-9290(08)70416-0)
Whatling, G. M., Dabke, H. V., Holt, C. A., Jones, L., Madete, J. K., Alderman, P. M. and Roberts, P. 2008. Objective Functional Assessment of Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Two Common Surgical Approaches: the posterior and the direct lateral approaches. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine 222(6), pp. 897-905. (10.1243/09544119JEIM396)
Cosker, D., Holt, C. A., Mason, D., Whatling, G. M., Marshall, A. D. and Rosin, P. L. 2008. Automatic audio driven animation of non-verbal actions. Presented at: Proceedings. of the 8th International Conference on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Porto, Portugal, Porto, Portugal.
Whatling, G. M. and Holt, C. A. 2008. Characterising OA knee function from stair climbing. Presented at: 3D Motion Analysis Meeting (3DMA2008), Santpoort, The Netherlands.
Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A., Jones, L., Madete, J. K., Dabke, H., Alderman, P. M. and Roberts, P. 2008. Investigating the effects of surgical approach on total hip arthroplasty recovery using 3D gait analysis.
Whatling, G. M. et al. 2008. A preliminary study of stair ascent to determine indicators of advanced knee osteoarthritis. Presented at: European Society of Biomechanics, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Whatling, G. M., Ozturk, H., Pierron, F., Evans, J., Young, P. and Holt, C. A. 2008. Investigating the use of MRI to produce subject-specific bone models of the knee joint.
Whatling, G. M. et al. 2008. Fusing marker-based motion capture with image registration to study the errors associated with quantifying knee kinematics. Presented at: Proceedings of the International Society of Biomechanics, 3D Motion Analysis Meeting (3DMA2008), Santpoort, The Netherlands.
Whatling, G. M. et al. 2008. Biomechanical outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty. Presented at: Proceedings of the International Society of Biomechanics, 3D Motion Analysis Meeting (3DMA2008), Santpoort, The Netherlands.

2007

Whatling, G. M., Jones, L., Holt, C. A., Dabke, H. V. and Roberts, P. 2007. Comparing postoperative function following two approaches to total hip arthroplasty using a novel objective analysis tool [Abstract]. Gait & Posture 26(S1), pp. S70. (10.1016/S0966-6362(07)80010-5)
Whatling, G. M., Jones, L., Holt, C. A. and Evans, S. L. 2007. A study of stair climbing for patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis [Abstract]. Gait & Posture 26(S1), pp. S117. (10.1016/S0966-6362(07)80010-5)
Jones, M. D., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2007. Developing a methodology for the analysis of infant spine kinematics for the investigation of the Shaken Baby Syndrome [Abstract]. Gait & Posture 26(S1), pp. S74. (10.1016/S0966-6362(07)80010-5)
Holt, C. A., Whatling, G. M., Jones, L. and Evans, S. L. 2007. The biomechanics of stair climbing for patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis. Presented at: 6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies (ORS), Honolulu, Hawaii. Vol. 242.
Jones, M. D., Holt, C. A. and Whatling, G. M. 2007. Developing a methodology for the analysis of infant spine kinematics for the investigation of the shaken baby syndrome. Presented at: 16th annual meeting of ESMAC (European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children)., Athens, Greece. Vol. P030. Gait & Posture
Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A., Jones, L., Dabke, H., Alderman, P. H. and Roberts, P. 2007. Objective functional assessment of THA following two common surgical approaches. Presented at: Proceedings of the IMechE, Engineers & Surgeons: Joined at the Hip, London, UK.
Whatling, G. M., Jones, L., Holt, C. A., Dabke, H., Alderman, P. M. and Roberts, P. 2007. Comparing postoperative function following two approaches to total hip arthroplasty using a novel objective analysis tool. Presented at: 16th Annual Meeting of ESMAC, Athens, Greece, Vol. 26. Vol. P030.
Whatling, G. M., Jones, L., Holt, C. A. and Evans, S. L. 2007. A study of stair climbing for patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis.. Presented at: 16th Annual Meeting of ESMAC, Athens, Greece, Vol. 26. Gait & Posture

2006

Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A., Jones, L., Madete, J. K., Dabke, H. V., Alderman, P. M. and Roberts, P. 2006. Investigating the effects of surgical approach on the outcome of Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of biomechanics 39(S1), pp. S121.
Whatling, G. M. and Nokes, L. D. M. 2006. Literature review of current techniques for the insertion of distal screws into intramedullary locking nails. Injury 37(2), pp. 109-119. (10.1016/j.injury.2005.09.009)
Whatling, G. M., Holt, C. A., Jones, L., Madete, J. K., Dabke, H., Alderman, P. M. and Roberts, P. 2006. Comparison between lateral and posterior surgical approach on the outcome of total hip arthroplasty.. Presented at: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Antibes, France. pp. 545-550.

Contracts

Title	Role	Sponsor	Value	Duration
Establishing User Requirements for Bespoke Home Gait Retraining	PI	HEFCW Innovation for all	£10,098	2022
ARUK Biomechanics & Bioengineering Centre	Co-I	Arthritis Research UK	£200,000	2021- 2023
Personalised virtual surgery for optimised knee arthritis treatment	Co-I	Accelerate	Academic expertise providing matched funding	2020-2021
Kinematics at the base of the normal thumb: An analysis of healthy thumbs combining bi-planar fluoroscopy, motion capture and 3D modelling	Principal Collaborator	Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand	€9907	2019 - 2022

Past Grants

Title	Role	Sponsor	Value	Duration
New hand rehabilitation device	PI	Wellcome Trust – A2E	£5,760	2022
Public and patient engagement to inform healthcare technology for hand rehabilitation	PI	EPSRC IAA	£9972	2022
Gait retraining for patients undergoing High Tibial Osteotomy Surgery	PI	EPSRC IAA	£19,983	2021-2022
Novel solution for hand rehabilitation	PI	MRC-Confidence in Concept Scheme (Biomedical Catalyst)	£49,107	2021-2022
Research Infrastructure Fund - High-density electromyography	Co-I	HEFCW	£59,140	2021
From brain to biomechanics: quantifying human dexterity	Co-I	Wellcome Trust (ISSF3)	£45,668	2019 - 2021
ARUK Biomechanics & Bioengineering Centre	Co-I	Arthritis Research UK	£420,000	2016 - 2020
Musculoskeletal Research Centre	Co-I	Welsh Government	£2,500,000 (Cardiff University match funded £2,500,000)	2015 - 2019
Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre	Co-I	Arthritis Research UK	£19,974	2014 - 2015
Investigation of gait and functional activities using 3D motion analysis in patients with knee osteoarthritis and in normal healthy volunteers	Co-I	GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Pte Ltd	£104,221	2014 - 2016
Upgrading the small equipment base for early career researchers in the Engineering and Physical Sciences	Co-I	EPSRC	£498,326	2012 - 2013
Development of a novel surgical planning tool for high tibial osteotomy and a used musculoskeletal model to determine the changes in internal knee loading.	PI	EPSRC	£93,927	2012 - 2013
The relationship between alignment, function and loading in total knee replacement: In-vivo analysis of a unique patient population	Co-I	Furlong Research Charitable Foundation	£29,562	2011 - 2012

I contribute to teaching and project supervision on the following modules:

EN4107 - Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering
EN3100 - Year 3 project supervision

I am a Personal Tutor to undergraduate Medical Engineering students and manage the teaching laboratory within the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Facility.

Gemma is a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University, specialising in biomechanics and orthopaedic engineering. She is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She graduated with a first-class honours MEng degree in Medical Engineering (2005) and PhD on the classification of knee osteoarthritis and total knee replacement recovery (2009), both from Cardiff University.

During a short postdoctoral position, she gained a Welsh Livery Guild Bursary from the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales to undertake a research visit to Dr Freglys laboratory at the University of Florida. After this, she was employed as a Cardiff Academic Fellow for the Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis, establishing biomechanical aspects of a longitudinal patient-based study to define altered biomechanics and loading associated with High Tibial Osteotomy, alongside continuing studies on total knee replacement biomechanics. She worked with three-dimensional motion analysis, biomechanics, classification, musculoskeletal modelling and dynamic fluoroscopy imaging with image registration. Through early career grants, she established bi-plane fluoroscopy capabilities using two c-arms to investigate knee kinematics and explored predicting patient outcome in order to inform surgical design, in collaboration with the University of Florida.

During her Academic Fellowship she was awarded the prestigious International Travelling Fellowship in 2012 from the British Orthopaedic Research Society, where she travelled the globe to visit research teams at The Hospital for Special Surgery and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, the Kolling Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and University Charité Julius Wolf Institute in Berlin. She was also awarded funding from Cardiff Institute of Tissue Engineering Repair to undertake a research visit to Dr Ilse Jonkers Laboratory in KU Leuven, to undertake training and collaborative work on Musculoskeletal modelling for High Tibial Osteotomy patients.

After her Academic Fellowship she was invited to be a co-applicant of the Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Facility at Cardiff and now co-manages two work packages, involving longitudinal studies of total knee replacement and high tibial osteotomy. She leads major projects within these packages of work, including the development of gait retraining for the management of degenerative joint disease.

She leads research in the area of hand and wrist biomechanics, diagnosis and therapy, with her papers referenced in the 2014 report by the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand and 7th Edition of Green’s Operative Hand Surgery (2016), a gold standard surgery textbook. She collaborates with local surgeons, occupational therapists and physiotherapists within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and they were awarded the 2020 FESSH basic research award to define 'Kinematics at the base of the normal thumb' using novel imaging methods. She is also developing novel devices for hand therapy.

She was a co-applicant on for the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Facility at Cardiff, contributing to the design and development of this £5M Facility and the novel techniques developed within.

Gemma’s research interests include human movement, osteoarthritis, orthopaedics, treatment planning, rehabilitation, gait retraining, monitoring patient recovery and medical device design. She works with clinicians and Industry to develop research aligned to healthcare priorities, driven by impact, innovation and clinical translation to maximise patient benefit.

Honours and awards

2013 Rising Star Award, Cardiff University
2012 International Travelling Fellowship, British Orthopaedic Research Society
2011 Karen Burt Memorial Award for ‘most outstanding newly Chartered woman engineer’, Women’s Engineering Society
2009 Travel Bursary, Welsh Livery Guild
2008 David Douglas Award, South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust
2006 Mercia Award, The Worshipful Company of Engineers

Professional memberships

Chartered Engineer (IMechE)
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the British Orthopaedic Research Society
Member of the Women’s Engineering Society

Academic positions

2014-present: Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Cardiff University
2013-2014: Senior Research Fellow, Schools of Engineering and Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University
2009-2013: Cardiff Academic Fellow, Schools of Engineering and Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University
2009: Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Engineering, Cardiff University

Committees and reviewing

Cross-University Committees:

Management committee of the Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis (2012-present)
Research Committee of the Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis (2011-present)
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Committee of the Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis (2019-present)
Cardiff Institute of Engineering and Repair Executive Committee (2015-2017)
Cardiff University Athena Swan Steering Group (2014-2015)
Cardiff Institute of Engineering and Repair research Committee (2013-2015)
Founding member and Chair of the Cardiff Women in Science Committee (2013-2015)
Founding member of the Early Career researchers Network, College of Physical Sciences of Engineering (2012-2015)

School of Engineering Administrative duties:

Ethics Committee (2021-present)
Medical Engineering Admissions Tutor (2019-present)
Teaching Laboratory Manager within the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Facility (2019 – present)
Athena Swan self-assessment team member, School of Engineering (2009-2018)
Medical Engineering Degree Scheme Tutor (2016-2017)
MSc Orthopaedic Engineering Course Tutor (2014-2015)

External Committees:

Trustee of the South Wales Institute of Engineers Educational Trust 2007 (2013-present) http://swieet2007.org
Council Member of the Women’s Engineering Society (2014 – 2016)
Trustee of the Women’s Engineering Society (2012 – 2014)

Reviewing

EPSRC Associate Peer Review College membership (2020 – present)
Grant reviewing for Orthopaedic Research UK
MSc Examiner – Salford University, Bournemouth University
PhD Examiner - Cardiff University
Journal Reviewer for national and international journals
Abstract reviewer for the 32nd/33rd Annual Congress of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty 2019/2022, World Congress of Biomechanics 2022

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:

Biomechanics
Orthopaedics
Osteoarthritis
Surgical and rehabilitation outcome
Surgical planning
Movement disorders
Rehabilitation
Gait retraining
Therapy medical device design

Current PGR Projects

Title	Student	Status	Degree
Finite Element Modelling of the Human Hand	Han Wei	Current	PhD
Investigating the risk of anterior cruciate ligament rupture in female athletes	Xinkai Zhang	Current	PhD

Current supervision

Xinkai Zhang

Research student

Freya Butcher

Research student

Past projects

Dr Marina De Vecchis, PhD Graduate 2023:

Biomechanical function in knee osteoarthritis and post-total knee replacement: comparing subjective and objective outcomes and predicting gait

Dr Jake Bowd, PhD Graduate 2022:

Does gait retraining have the potential to slow OA development and prolong the benefits of knee realignment surgery?

Dr Hassanain Ali Lafta, PhD Graduate 2018:

Analysis of upper body biomechanics and control in manual wheelchair users.

Dr David Williams, PhD Graduate 2018:

Development and validation of a biplane fluoroscopy system to quantify in-vivo knee kinematics.

Dr Aseel Ghazwan, PhD Graduate 2017:

Muscle strategies and mechanical loading in patients with osteoarthritis.

Dr Paul Biggs, PhD Graduate 2016:

Classification of biomechanical changes in gait following total knee replacement: an objective, multi-feature analysis.

Dr Daniel Watling, PhD Graduate 2014:

Development of novel methodologies to quantify, analyse and classify in-vivo knee function affected by aging, osteoarthritis and total knee replacement.

Contact Details

WhatlingGM@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 76348
Trevithick Building, Room T0.09, The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA

Research themes

Specialisms

Biomechanics

Dr Gemma Whatling MEng PhD CEng MIMechE FHEA

Overview

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