Dr. Sam Shokrani received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut (UConn). His primary areas of consulting expertise include human injury biomechanics, as well as motor vehicle injury assessment.

Dr. Shokrani’s doctoral research was in biomechanics, focusing on tissue stimulation, injury mechanism analysis, soft tissue mechanics, and multi-scale computational modeling to better understand the Disorder of Gut-Brain Interactions (DGBIs). He developed and verified experimental testing frameworks, designed additive-manufactured fixtures, and created a precise image-processing framework that identified auxetic behavior of colon tissue under specific deformation modes. Through his research, Dr. Shokrani has experience in designing and conducting experimental tissue testing, processing and analyzing complex datasets, and developing and evaluating multi-scale and multi-modal computational models including finite element (FEM) simulations. He has published multiple peer-reviewed papers in reputable journals, collaborated across research disciplines, and taught biomechanics and advanced mechanics courses to hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students.