He teaches biomechanics, biomedical materials, orthopedic rehabilitation, injury mechanics, materials for orthopedic implants, accidental injury biomechanics, and human joint modeling. His research interests include: total joint replacement, lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics, injury orthopedic biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering, sport medicine biomechanics, medical devices, biomedical materials, and engineering entrepreneurship and innovation design. Timothy Stearns