Jenna Mesisca, M.S. is a Coordinating Engineer/Biomechanist that specializes in evaluating injury causation and mechanisms for injury using biomechanical analysis. Ms. Mesisca has experience conducting research involving human volunteers and anthropomorphic test devices to understand human responses to an event, injury mechanisms, and human tolerance. She is able to review and utilize medical records, computer analysis, laboratory testing, and her knowledge of human injury tolerance to determine whether a claimed injury is consistent with a specific set of actions or exposure to a specific incident or environment.

Ms. Mesisca earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. During her studies Ms. Mesisca’s research focused on movement and loading differences between athletes who have suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear with reconstruction (ACLR) and healthy athletes. This research looked at kinematic and kinetic differences during sport like movements with the goal of reducing the risk of secondary ACL injuries particularly in females. She also researched the effect of normalization choices on data results during hopping tasks of an ACL athlete population.