Dr Andrew Short has been researching and practising in the area of biomechanics (including epidemiology) since 1995, and impact injury since 2002. He became a member of Delta-V Experts in 2004, and he has provided consultancy on a comprehensive series of personal injury cases. He primarily investigates the circumstances of injuries in the workplace including repetitive strain injury (e.g. chair, table, system of work, operational plants, slips and trips), sports, playgrounds and home. He has also conducted a number of case investigations of serious injury in car, ATV, truck, bus, pedestrian and bicycle collisions. Dr Short has lectured in Cellular & Tissue Mechanics at the University of Melbourne since 2006.
While conducting a medium scale injury prevention project for Racing Victoria, Dr. Short has developed expertise in developing specific impact test methodologies and star ratings. He has helped foster the development of a safety culture with the manufacturers as started and enabled the introduction of frangible posts to thoroughbred racetracks.
With a background in 3D biomechanics and crash simulation along with reconstruction of the internal structure of the body, Dr. Short can generate computer models of accidents. As an adjunct to survey techniques, he uses photogrammetric measurements to evaluate claimed circumstances of injuries, along with forensic analysis of fractures to determine the loading at the instant of the injury.
Dr. Short has graduated from Trinity College Dublin (B.A. in Physics) and received scholarships to attend Imperial College London (M.Sc. in Engineering and Physical Sciences in Medicine) and Oxford University where he received a Doctorate in Engineering Science (Othopaedic Engineering of Implants). Dr. Short has also spent two years as a Research Fellow at the Accident Research Centre, Monash University, where he conducted projects relating to arm fracture, serious spinal and head injury.