The Editorial Board | American Journal Of Emerging Scholars

Meet our editorial board members

At the American Journal of Emerging Scholars, we have editorial board members from around the world – working as professors, ambassadors, researchers, and key opinion leaders, offering their expertise to ensure outstanding, high-quality science, and defining the scope of cutting-edge scientific literature.

Please note that only a partial list of our editorial team who supports AMJES is shown.

Founding editor in chief

Prof. Jason R. Kerrigan

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Department of Orthopedic Surgery (courtesy)
Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
University of Virginia

Prof. Jason R. Kerrigan is an Associate Professor at University of Virginia's (UVa) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Director for UVa's Center for Applied Biomechanics. Prof. Kerrigan's research focuses on injury biomechanics, orthopedic biomechanics and injury rehabilitation, and automobile safety. His work has been supported by industry, government, and academic/research institutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. He has authored three book chapters, over 60 refereed journal articles, and over 90 conference publications.

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Associate editors

Dr. Taotao Wu
Associate editor - Engineering

Department of Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Wu is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he earned his Ph.D. degree at the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics. His current research focuses on understanding the mechanisms and treatment of traumatic brain injury using computational and in-vivo models with the knowledge of biomechanics and neuroscience.

Dr. Dayun Sun

Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Emory University

Associate editor - Math and Statistics

Dr. Sun's research interests include: high-dimensional tensor data analysis with application to multimodal neuroimaging data, joint analysis of intermittently observed longitudinal data and complex time-to-event data, asymptotic theory by the modern empirical process theory, statistical analysis for mental health studies, criminology and clinical trials.

Dr. Yizhong Hu
Associate editor - Science

Research Fellow in Developmental Biology
Harvard University

Dr. Hu's studied Biomedical Engineering with a focus on biomechanics. Her research currently involves HR-pQCT-based studies and searching for early diagnostic and treatment methods for osteoarthritis.