Goodworth
Biomechanic & Forensic Consulting
Based in Santa Barbara, California, we provide expert Consultation, Analysis, and Testimony for Injury Biomechanics in vehicle, workplace, and recreational contexts, Safety Restraint Systems, and Event Data Recorders. We serve clients in Southern California and beyond.
OUR MISSION
To leverage research, science, and engineering experience to provide honest feedback and clear opinions that promote justice in our society.
OUR PRACTICE
BIOMECHANICS of
injuries
We provide expert consultation and testimony on injury biomechanics. Our team has extensive knowledge and experience in analyzing accidents and injuries to determine the cause and effects on the human body.
EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY
We provide expert witness testimony for legal purposes in injury biomechanics, safety restraint systems, and accident reconstruction. We simply physics and injury tolerances in a reliable and easy to understand manner, suitable to any audience.
SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION
and EDR
OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENCES
Our firm specializes in safety restraint systems and provides expert consultation and testimony to attorneys and lawyers who require our expertise in this area. We analyze accidents involving safety restraint systems to determine the effectiveness and cause of injuries.
We have consultants and collaborators available to download event data recorders and provide various degrees of detailed analyses for accident reconstruction.
We are experts in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s data analysis tools for analyzing previous crashes and injuries, including CDS, CISS, and CIREN. We also analyze complaints, New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), and data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
MEET THE TEAM
I am a Biomechanics specialist with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, along with MS and BS degrees in Engineering and a Professional Engineering License. As a Full Professor at Westmont College, my research focuses on restraint systems, injury biomechanics, and the kinematics of human movement, balance, and falls. Combined, I have over 50 peer-reviewed journal publications and conference abstracts, 3 book chapters, and 8 external research grants totaling over 1 million. I also completed a certificate in prosthetics, a neurology-focused postdoctoral training, and trained in accident reconstruction.
Bill Broadhead
I have over 40 years of safety research experience. Since 1999, I have been working at Automotive Safety Research. My areas of expertise include airbag restraint systems, crash sensor performance, module design, occupant packaging, inflation-induced injuries, and overall vehicle/restraint system crash performance. Prior to ASR, I worked for several companies, including a consultant to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) where I completed accident investigation, pre-impact maneuvering, and occupant injuries. I have a BS and MS in engineering and 11 research publications.
Ted Zinke
For 40 years, I have worked with restraint system design, performance analysis, accident reconstruction, and general traffic safety consultation. My areas of emphasis include airbag restraint systems, crash sensor performance, module design, occupant packaging, inflation-induced injuries, and overall restraint system crash performance. I have experience with analyzing the technical issues of litigation cases, as well as expert testimony. I also have worked with AVS Technologies and Breed Automotive Corporation.
CONTACT US
Goodworth Biomechanic & Forensic Consulting
Santa Barbara, California
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