Faculty and Staff Profiles

• Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering - University of Alabama at Birmingham - 1994
• M.S.E. Biomedical Engineering - University of Alabama at Birmingham - 1981
• B.S. Chemistry - Auburn University - 1978

• Board of Directors' Award of Merit - ASTM International - 2013
• College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Research Award - University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering - 2012
• “40 Engineers That Have Made a Difference” - University of Alabama School of Engineering - 2011

• United States Patent7,923,021; “Local Delivery Method and Composition” - April 12, 2011 -   -  
• United States Patent Application 13/256,585; “Compositions and Methods for Delivering an Agent to a Wound” - September 14, 2011 -   -  
• United States Patent 8,404,256B2; "Biomaterial Composition and Method of Use" - March 26, 2013 -   -  

• American Assoication of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Biomedical Committee Consultant -   - 2010 - present -  
• Orthopaedic Research Society Basic Science Committee -   - 2010 - present -  
• Vice-Chairperson of Tissue Engineered Medical Products (TEMPS) Division IV (F04, American Society Testing of Materials [ASTM]) -   - 2002 - present -  

• University of Memphis Standing Safety & Security Committee - Member - 2009 - present
• University of Memphis Chemical Hygiene Committee - Chair - 2009 - present
• ORS - Workshop Organizer / Presenter (x5) - 2006 - present
• U.S. Army, other grant agencies - OTRP grant reviewer, DOD Maryland, Arizona, North Carolina state, VA grant programs, PRORP Chair - 2007 - 2012
• Applied Polymer Science - Reviewer - 2010 - present
• JOT - Reviewer - 2009 - present
• JBJS - Reviewer - 2009 - present
• APS - Reviewer - 2009 - present
• CORR - Reviewer - 2009 - present
• Tissue Engineering - Reviewer - 2007 - present
• JOR - Reviewer - 2004 - present
• JMBR Part A and B - Reviewer - 2004 - present
• ASTM International - Editorial Board member of Journal of ASTM International - 2003 - present

• Haggard, Bumgardner, Anderson; “Materials in Hip Surgery: Metals for Cemented and Uncemented Implants,” Surgery of the Hip. (ISBN-13: 9780443069918). Ed. D. Berry, J. Lieberman. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, January, 2013, pp. 85-101.
• Bumgardner, Adatrow, Haggard, Norowski; Soft Tissue/ Implant Interface and Peri-Implantitis. In: Proceedings of the First P-I Brånemark Scientific Cymposium, Gothenburg 2009. (ISBN-13: 9781850972075). Ed. R. Gottlander, D. van Steenberghe. Quintessence Publishing, Surrey, GB, 2011, pp. 335-346.
• Leedy, Martin, Norowski, Jennings, Haggard, Bumgardner; “Use of Chitosan as a Bioactive Implant Coating for Bone-Implant Application,” Advanced Polymer Science, Volume 244, 2011, pp. 129-165.

• Smith, Moshref, Jennings, Courtney, Haggard; “Chitosan Sponges for Local Synergistic Infection Therapy: A Pilot Study,” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. April 20, 2013, doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2988-5. [Epub ahead of print]
  
• Salehi, Parker, Lewis, Courtney, Haggard; “A Daptomycin-Xylitol-loaded Polymethylmethacrylate Bone Cement: How Much Xylitol Should Be Used?,” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, March 26, 2013, doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2939-1. [Epub ahead of print]
• Reves, Bumgardner, Haggard; “Fabrication of crosslinked carboxymethylchitosan microspheres and their incorporation into composite scaffolds for enhanced bone regeneration,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, Volume 101, Issue 4, May, 2013, pp. 630-39.
• Parker, Jennings, Bumgardner, Courtney, Lindner, Haggard; “Preliminary Investigation of Crosslinked Chitosan Sponges for Tailoring Drug Delivery and Infection Control,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Volume 100, Issue 1, January, 2013, pp. 110-23.
• Norowski, Fujiwara, Clem, Adatrow, Eckstein, Haggard, Bumgardner; “Novel naturally crosslinked electrospun nanofibrous chitosan mats for guided bone regeneration membranes: material characterization and cytocompatibility,” Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, November 20, 2012, doi: 10.1002/term.1648. [Epub ahead of print]
• Beenken, Bradney, Bellamy, Skinner, McLaren, Gruenwald, Spencer, Smith, Haggard, Smeltzer; “The use of xylitol to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of PMMA-based antibiotic therapy in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis,” Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Volume 56, Issue 11, November, 2012, pp. 5839-44.
  
• Zugravu, Smith, Reves, Jennings, Cooper, Haggard, Bumgardner; “Physical properties and in vitro evaluation of collagen-chitosan-calcium phosphate microparticle-based scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration,” Journal of Biomaterials Applications, November 5, 2012, [Epub ahead of print]
• Nguyen, McCanless, Mecwan, Noblett, Haggard, Smith, Bumgardner; “Balancing mechanical strength with bioactivity in chitosan–calcium phosphate 3D microsphere scaffolds for bone tissue engineering: air- vs. freeze-drying processes,” Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, October, 2012, 1-13.
• McCanless, Jennings, Bumgardner, Cole, Haggard; “Hematoma-inspired alginate/platelet relesate/CaPO(4) composite: initiation of the inflammatory-mediated response associated with fracture repair in vitro and ex vivo injection delivery,” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, Volume 23, Issue 8, August, 2012, pp. 1971-81.
  
• Norowski, Mishra, Adatrow, Haggard, Bumgardner; “Suture pullout strength and in vitro fibroblast and RAW 264.7 monocyte biocompatibility of genipin crosslinked nanofibrous chitosan mats for guided tissue regeneration,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, June 14, 2012, doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34224. [Epub ahead of print]
• McCanless, Jennings, Bumgardner, Cole, Haggard; “Induction of the early inflammatory-mediated cellular responses of fracture healing in vitro using platelet releasate-containing alginate/CaPO4 biomaterials for early osteoarthritis prevention,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Volume 100, Issue 5, May, 2012, pp. 1107-14.
• Jennings, Courtney, Haggard; “Cis-2-decoenoic acid inhibits s. aureus growth and biofilm in vitro: a pilot study,” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Volume 470, Issue 10, October, 2012, pp. 2663-70.

• “Fabrication of Crosslinked Carboxymethylchitosan Microspheres and Their Incorporation into Composite Scaffolds for Enhanced Bone Regeneration,” 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 10-13, 2013, Boston, MA
• “Efficacy of Three Antibiotic Loaded Polymer Coatings for Bone Screws,” Society for Biomaterials 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 10-13, 2013, Boston, MA
• “Chitosan Source Evaluation by Two Degradation Assessment Methods for a Local Delivery Device,” Society for Biomaterials 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 10-13, 2013, Boston, MA
• “Mechanically-Stimulated Co-cultured Tissue-Specific Scaffolds for Tendon/Bone Interface Engineering,” Society for Biomaterials 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 10-13, 2013, Boston, MA
• “Bone Regenerative Capacity of rhBMP-2 Loaded Carboxymethylchitosan Microspheres in a Rat Calvarial Defect,” Society for Biomaterials 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition, April 10-13, 2013, Boston, MA
• *“Reducing Bacterial Contamination in Extremity Wounds Through Local Delivery Approaches,” University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy Spring Seminar Series, February 18, 2013
• *“Orthopaedic Industrial and Academic Careers: What are the keys to success?” Orthopaedic Research Society, January 26-29, 2013, San Antonio, TX
• “Anti-biofilm fatty acid effects on osteoblast activity,” Orthopaedic Research Society, January 26-29, 2013, San Antonio, TX
• “Physical Properties and In Vitro Evaluation of Collagen-Chitosan-Calcium Phosphate Microparticle-Based Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration,” Orthopaedic Research Society, January 26-29, 2013, San Antonio, TX