Mr. Norton persuaded Tina to study Machine Drafting, and later advised her to become a
Mechanical Engineer. Mrs. Luchansky was her English teacher and provided Tina with
encouragement and support during her years at Goodwin Tech. Mr. Gallagher was the school
librarian, and also provided her support and encouragement. Tina spent many hours working for
the student government, designing and creating fliers for school events, and volunteering in the
library. During her last two years, Tina was a member of State Student Advisory Council on
Education, which took place in Connecticut's capitol building. One student from each district in CT
was selected to represent their high school and attend monthly meetings to discuss issues facing
high school students. It was during these years Tina decided on her college, met the Governor,
and surfed the WWW (the popular browser back then was Netscape). In high school, Tina was a
member of the Math Club, chair of the year book committee, a member of student government, a
member of the basketball team, and received a degree in Mechanical Drafting.
Upon graduating high school in May 1996, Tina entered the Mechanical Engineering program at
the University of Connecticut, Storrs. She received her bachelor’s degree, along with a minor
degree in Applied Mathematics. Upon graduation, the Mechanical Engineering department invited
her to participate in their Accelerated One Year Master’s program. She completed her master’s
with a concentration in Nonlinear Vibrations under the advising of Dr. Kevin Murphy, with the
financial support of the NASA Langley Research Center. In the spring of 2002, Tina was accepted
into the doctoral program in the department of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics at Cornell
University. The following year, she began her research training in Nonlinear Dynamics under the
guidance of Dr. Richard Rand. Following her first year of research, she was invited to join NSF's
IGERT program in Complex System Dynamics. Tina was also a teaching assistant for Calculus I
and Differential Equations. She received her doctorate in 2006, with a minor concentration in
Applied Mathematics. Tina is the first in her family to graduate from college and receive a Ph.D.
Following graduation, Tina was asked to teach the 10-week summer course on Differential
Equations. She excitedly accepted the position. For her teaching endeavors, she received the H.
D. Block Award for Excellence in Teaching.
After graduating from Cornell, Tina continued her research pursuits in California. For two years,
Tina lived in the Mission District in San Francisco, CA and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Taylor
Lab at Stanford University. Her research involved developing and applying methods to quantify in
vivo deformations of normal and diseased thoracic aortas using gated-CT imaging data, which
enables us to understand the biomechanical environment and progression of disease of the aorta.
Many researchers in the lab helped to extend those methods to quantify in vivo deformations of and
loads on cardiovascular stents and stent-grafts from medical imaging data. After turning down an
American Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship, Tina chose to continue her interests in
regulatory affairs by accepting a fellowship at the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring,
MD.
Currently, Tina is a Medical Device Fellow at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
There, she is a regulatory reviewer and a scientist. She reviews a variety of peripheral vascular
devices applications (IDE's, 510(k)'s, and PMA's). More specifically, she reviews the engineering
and computational modeling aspects of those applications. Additionally, she spends a significant
amount of time on the Critical Path Initiative, helping to promote more computation modeling in the
design and evaluation of medical devices. You can find more information under the Research tab.
On her free time, she enjoys cooking (from scratch), playing violin, running, photography, dancing
(salsa and jazz), designing and crafting jewelry, and numerous outdoor activities (hiking, biking,
walking, and swimming). She resides in Washington, D.C., where the neighborhoods remind her of
her favorite New England places.
Mechanical Engineer. Mrs. Luchansky was her English teacher and provided Tina with
encouragement and support during her years at Goodwin Tech. Mr. Gallagher was the school
librarian, and also provided her support and encouragement. Tina spent many hours working for
the student government, designing and creating fliers for school events, and volunteering in the
library. During her last two years, Tina was a member of State Student Advisory Council on
Education, which took place in Connecticut's capitol building. One student from each district in CT
was selected to represent their high school and attend monthly meetings to discuss issues facing
high school students. It was during these years Tina decided on her college, met the Governor,
and surfed the WWW (the popular browser back then was Netscape). In high school, Tina was a
member of the Math Club, chair of the year book committee, a member of student government, a
member of the basketball team, and received a degree in Mechanical Drafting.
Upon graduating high school in May 1996, Tina entered the Mechanical Engineering program at
the University of Connecticut, Storrs. She received her bachelor’s degree, along with a minor
degree in Applied Mathematics. Upon graduation, the Mechanical Engineering department invited
her to participate in their Accelerated One Year Master’s program. She completed her master’s
with a concentration in Nonlinear Vibrations under the advising of Dr. Kevin Murphy, with the
financial support of the NASA Langley Research Center. In the spring of 2002, Tina was accepted
into the doctoral program in the department of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics at Cornell
University. The following year, she began her research training in Nonlinear Dynamics under the
guidance of Dr. Richard Rand. Following her first year of research, she was invited to join NSF's
IGERT program in Complex System Dynamics. Tina was also a teaching assistant for Calculus I
and Differential Equations. She received her doctorate in 2006, with a minor concentration in
Applied Mathematics. Tina is the first in her family to graduate from college and receive a Ph.D.
Following graduation, Tina was asked to teach the 10-week summer course on Differential
Equations. She excitedly accepted the position. For her teaching endeavors, she received the H.
D. Block Award for Excellence in Teaching.
After graduating from Cornell, Tina continued her research pursuits in California. For two years,
Tina lived in the Mission District in San Francisco, CA and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Taylor
Lab at Stanford University. Her research involved developing and applying methods to quantify in
vivo deformations of normal and diseased thoracic aortas using gated-CT imaging data, which
enables us to understand the biomechanical environment and progression of disease of the aorta.
Many researchers in the lab helped to extend those methods to quantify in vivo deformations of and
loads on cardiovascular stents and stent-grafts from medical imaging data. After turning down an
American Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship, Tina chose to continue her interests in
regulatory affairs by accepting a fellowship at the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring,
MD.
Currently, Tina is a Medical Device Fellow at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
There, she is a regulatory reviewer and a scientist. She reviews a variety of peripheral vascular
devices applications (IDE's, 510(k)'s, and PMA's). More specifically, she reviews the engineering
and computational modeling aspects of those applications. Additionally, she spends a significant
amount of time on the Critical Path Initiative, helping to promote more computation modeling in the
design and evaluation of medical devices. You can find more information under the Research tab.
On her free time, she enjoys cooking (from scratch), playing violin, running, photography, dancing
(salsa and jazz), designing and crafting jewelry, and numerous outdoor activities (hiking, biking,
walking, and swimming). She resides in Washington, D.C., where the neighborhoods remind her of
her favorite New England places.
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Created by Tina Morrison
June, 2007, Updated May 2010
June, 2007, Updated May 2010
Tina M. Morrison, PhD
Tina Morrison was born in 1978 to her
loving mother Diane in New Britain, CT.
She grew up with her two younger
siblings, Dwight Jr. and Nicole. Tina
attended St. Ann Middle School, where
she played basketball, studied French,
and danced. Tina started high school in
1992 at the E.C. Goodwin Vocational High
School in New Britain, CT. During those
formative years, Tina was influenced by
many of her teachers, but those she
remembers most are Fred Norton,
Barbara Luchansky, and Mr. Gallagher.
loving mother Diane in New Britain, CT.
She grew up with her two younger
siblings, Dwight Jr. and Nicole. Tina
attended St. Ann Middle School, where
she played basketball, studied French,
and danced. Tina started high school in
1992 at the E.C. Goodwin Vocational High
School in New Britain, CT. During those
formative years, Tina was influenced by
many of her teachers, but those she
remembers most are Fred Norton,
Barbara Luchansky, and Mr. Gallagher.
