Dr Craig Childs
Senior Teaching Fellow
Biomedical Engineering
Personal statement
Personal statement
Dr Craig Childs is a Teaching Fellow in Biomedical Engineering, with a background in mechanical and biomedical engineering and a doctorate in the application of implanted devices for assisting human movement. He teaches rigid body biomechanics to all levels, focussing on prosthetics, orthotics and sport rehabilitation applications. Dr Childs manages the department's Motek Forcelink CAREN facility, applying his expertise in use of technology (e.g. VR, IMUs) for upper and lower limb rehabilitation, with a particular interest in stability and cognitive load.聽
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Publications
- Forsyth Lauren, Simpson Jeffrey, Pourkazemi Fereshteh, Torp Danielle M, Burcal Christopher, Koldenhoven Rachel M, Donovan Luke, Jaffri Abbis, Al Adal Saeed, Mitchell Andrew,
- Journal of Foot and Ankle Research Vol 19 (2026)
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- JMIR Biomedical Engineering Vol 10 (2025)
- Forsyth Lauren, Tawy Gwen,
- BioMedEng25 (2025)
- Forsyth Lauren Emma,
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Conference (2023)
- , Sykes David,
- BioMedEng23 (2023)
- Forsyth Lauren Emma,
- BioMedEng23 (2023)
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Professional Activities
- Host
- 5/9/2025
- Participant
- 29/5/2024
- Speaker
- 6/6/2018
- Contributor
- 7/2017
Projects
- Buis, Arjan (Principal Investigator) Childs, Craig (Co-investigator) Nagle, Abbie (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
- Forsyth, Lauren Emma (Co-investigator) Childs, Craig (Co-investigator) Murray, Laura (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 21-Jan-2024
- Childs, Craig (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
- Childs, Craig (Principal Investigator) Buis, Arjan (Co-investigator) Galbert, Angel (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2026
- Childs, Craig (Principal Investigator) Buis, Arjan (Co-investigator) Galbert, Angel (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2026
- Robertson, Craig (Principal Investigator) Childs, Craig (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2019
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Contact
Dr
Craig
Childs
Senior Teaching Fellow
Biomedical Engineering
Email: craig.childs@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2228