1979-90 Adjunct Professor, Florida International University , Department of Biology

1983-95 Instructor, Miami-Dade Community College , Department of Biology

1995-07 Instructor, Department of Health Professions, University of Central Florida

2007-present Academic Lab Supervisor, Western University

University of CentralFlorida

Courses Taught: PHT 5937 Gross Anatomy/Neuroscience I & II

PHT 5306 Pathophysiology/Pharmacology

ZOO 5745 Neuroanatomy

ZOO 4744 Neurobiology

ZOO 3733 Human Anatomy

ZOO 3736 Anatomy for Exercise Physiologists

PHT 4119 Clinical Gross Anatomy

ANT 3930 Forensic Anatomy and Death Analysis

PHT 6938 Clinical Kinesiology

Thesis Committees

Binu Oommen, “Finite element model of the Human brain.” Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, 2002.

Chris Beckett, “New design for a knee prosthetic.” Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, 2002.

Amy Talese, “Appearance of Leprosy in ancient Egyptian populations.” Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 2001.

Collaborations

CREOL (School of Optics, Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers)

Dr. Jannick Rolland, “Model for predictive simulation based on the human mandible.”, 2003.

Department of Anthropology, Dr. Tosha Dupras, “Biomechanical environmental degradation of human intervertebral discs for estimation of time since death.”2003.

CAT –scan analysis of 2000 year old mummified Egyptian fetus. Confocal microscopic analysis of ancient Egyptian tooth enamel. Team teach Honors course in Forensic Anatomy and Death Analysis.

Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, Dr. Ted Conway,

Biomedical Engineering Program, NSF grant, Biomedical company grant, numerous publications. 2001-2005. Dr. Samar Kalita, Femoral fracture research and publication. 2006.

Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Dr. Cristina Fernandez-Valle, “Immunoflourescence analysis of collagen content in human spinal ligaments” 2002.

Department of Education, Dr. Patricia Higgenbotham, Development of Anatomy for Exercise Physiologists course for Physical Education majors. 1998.

College of Health and Public Affairs, Design consultant for Gross Anatomy Lab in

HPA-1 building. 2000.

Orlando Regional Medical Center, Femur fracture research and publication, Biomet research and training on pediatric femoral internal fixation devices. 2006. $1500 award.

Chair, Faculty Council, COHPA, 2001

Member, Faculty Council, COHPA, 2002

Admissions Committee, Program in Physical Therapy, 2002- present.

Curriculum Committee, Program in Physical Therapy, 2004-present

Research Committee, Program in Physical Therapy, 2004-present

Curriculum Committee, UCF College of Medicine, 2006-present

National Science Foundation, CMS/MSM, Biomechanical model to forensic estimation of time since death, $55,000, July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003.

Ortheon Medical, LLC: Testing And Analysis of the Teno Fix Proprietary Soft Tissue Anchoring Device., $50,000, April 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004.

Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems, A new protocol for reduction of fracture/dislocation of the hip. $1500, June 21, 2006.

Awards

Teaching Incentive Program Award (2005): University of Central Florida

Burnett Honors College Award for development of Honors course: Forensic Anatomy and Death Analysis. $1000.

Biomechanics of traumatic brain injury, 21^st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conf.,

Washington, DC , September, pp.

Hopkins, C., Beckett, C., Conway, T. and Bertetta, G. (2002), Mathematical modeling of the anterior longitudinal ligament, 21^st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conf.,

Washington, DC , September, pp.

Conway, T., Ahlqvist, A., Beckett, C., Bertetta, G. and Mazilu, N. (2002), A constitutive model for tissues: mathematical development, 21^st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conf., Washington, DC , September, pp.

Conway, T., Ahlqvist, A., Beckett, C., Bertetta, G. and Mazilu, N. (2002), A constitutive model for tissues: experimental validation, 21^st Southern Biomedical Engineering Conf., Washington, DC , September, pp.

Conway, T. A., Bertetta, G. and Beckett, C.M. (2002), Constitutive modeling of biological tissues, SECTAM XXI, Orlando, Fl, May, pp. 535-541.

Beckett, C.M., Conway, T.A., and Bertetta, G. (2002), Relating mechanical properties of spinal ligaments to the collagen content, SECTAM XXI, Orlando , Fl., May, pp. 543-547.

Michael F. Duffy, MD, Samar Kalita, PhD, Gerald Bertetta, MA, Mark Munro, MD; Iatrogenic fracture risk in reduction of Pipkin fracture/dislocations of the hip: a case report and biomechanical study. (Paper in preparation)

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