He received a Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University in 1987. In 1994, he earned a Ph.D. Degree from the Program in Physiological and Pharmacological Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Lawrence spent one year as Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Center for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Kentucky before joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor in August of 1995. Dr. Lawrence's research laboratory, the Musculoskeletal Mechanics Laboratory , is located within the Wenner-Gren Research facility on the UK campus.
Research encompasses mathematical as well as neurological motor control models.
Dr. Lawrence collaborates with faculty in KHP and the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine on research projects and is a member of the Society for Neuroscience. 3-D biomechanical analysis of the cat ankle joint complex. Recently submitted to the Journal of Applied Biomechanics , 1997. Nichols, T. R., Lawrence, J. H. III, Bonasera, S. J. Control of torque direction by spinal pathways at the cat ankle joint. Lawrence, J. H. III, Nichols, T. R., English, A. W. Cat hind limb muscles exert substantial torques outside the sagittal plane.