Aleksandra Birn-Jeffery
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Aleks is undertaking a PhD in the Structure & Motion Lab, under the supervision of Monica Daley and John Hutchinson. Her work focuses primarily on galliform birds.
Biography
Aleks graduated in 2008 with an MSc in Palaeontology and Evolution from the University of Bristol. Her project, supervised by Dr Emily Rayfield, looked into the possibilities of inferring mode of life in extinct species using Finite Element Analysis of extant bird and reptile claws.
This has led to her interest in the field of biomechanics. She is currently undertaking a PhD, supervised by Dr Monica Daley and Dr John Hutchinson, on the effects of body size on limb posture and stability in unsteady locomotion, focussing on galliform birds.
Selected Publications
Blum, Y., Birn-Jeffery, A.V., Daley, M.A., Seyfarth, A. (2011) Does A Crouched Leg Posture Enhance Running Stability and Robustness? Journal of Theoretical Biology, 281(1): 97-106