Rate My Professor Jens Hirschberg

Dr Jens Hirschberg serves as Senior Lecturer in Anatomy within the School of Health Sciences at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle campus. He earned his Bachelor of Science (BSc) from the University of Western Australia (UWA), Graduate Diploma in Education (Grad. Dip. Ed.) from Edith Cowan University (ECU), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from UWA in 2005. His PhD thesis, titled 'Simulations of mechanical adaptation and their relationship to stress bearing in skeletal tissue,' investigated computational modeling of mechanical adaptations in skeletal structures, aligning with his ongoing research focus on the musculoskeletal system. Prior to his current role, Dr Hirschberg was associated with UWA, where he co-authored the 1998 publication 'The interface between muscle and bone: biomechanical implications' with N. Milne and C. Oxnard, appearing in proceedings edited by E. J. E. Szathmary. This work examined biomechanical interactions at muscle-bone interfaces.

Dr Hirschberg teaches core anatomy and physiology courses essential for health sciences and physiotherapy students. His offerings include PHTY101 Anatomy & Physiology of the Neuromusculoskeletal System A, PHTY102 Anatomy & Physiology of the Neuromusculoskeletal System B, and BMS100 Human Structure & Function, emphasizing functional anatomy in clinical contexts. His research interests encompass computational modelling of the musculoskeletal system and its mechanical adaptation. In 2011, he supervised an Honours student in Biomedical Sciences on the project 'Kinematics of the Sacroiliac Joint.' Dr Hirschberg has contributed to institutional service as a committee member on the Orientation Committee in 2011 and the Research Committee, School of Health Sciences, in 2008. He maintains professional affiliation with the Australasian Society for Human Biology, reflecting his engagement in human biology and anatomy fields.