Local & Regional Presentations

Joshi V, Emmanuel T, Miller CA, Crowe NM, Menegaz RA. The Best of Both Worlds: Exploring combination interventions for increasing Bone Mineral Density in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 11 July, 2024.

Zubair TM, Emmanuel T, Miller CA, Menegaz RA. The combined effects of osteogenesis and early weaning on brain volume. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 11 July, 2024.

Ansari Z, Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Masticatory muscle morphology in early postnatal mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 25-28, 2024.

Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Pre-weaning craniofacial development in mice with OI. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 25-28, 2024.

Pattillo B, Miller CA, Emmanuel T, Crowe NM, Menegaz RA. Efficacy of using zoledronate for prevention of craniofacial fractures in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 25-28, 2024.

Thompson GC, Miller CA, Choe JY, Lesciotto KM, Jones HP, Menegaz RA. Effects of early life stress on brain development and mental health. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 13 July, 2023.

Mohan MF, Miller CA, Lugo LL, Organ JM, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Menegaz RA. Effects of Osteogenesis Imperfecta on early postnatal skull growth and ossification. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 13 July, 2023.

Judd DR, Stucki BR, Miller CA, Handler EK, Menegaz RA, Gonzales LA. Osteogenesis imperfecta: implications of micro-CT use for visualizing development variations in inner ears of OIM mice. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 27-31, 2023. 

Miller CA, Lugo LL, Husain TS, Organ JM, Handler EK, Gonzales LA, Menegaz RA. Cranial bone ossification trajectories in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 27-31, 2023. 

Stalls JA, Miller CA, Organ JM, Gonzales LA, Lesciotto KM, Handler EK, Menegaz RA. Contrast-enhanced micro-CT approaches for visualizing musculoskeletal and nervous system development in neonatal mice.  UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 27-31, 2023. 

Davidson-Frazier JA, Miller CA, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Skeletal Attachment Morphology for the Muscles of Mastication in Osteogenesis Imperfecta. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 14 July, 2022.

Lugo LL, Husain TA, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Cranial Bone Volumes in a Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 14 July, 2022.

Finco MG, Finnerty C, Ngo W, Menegaz RA. 2022. Musculoskeletal Differences Between Amputated and Non- Amputated Lower Limbs. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

Husain T, Miller CA, Steele AT, Gonzales LA, Handler EK, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2022. Neurocranial Growth in the OIM Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

Huston L, Menegaz RA, Handler EK, Organ JM, Gonzales LA. 2022. Effects of Osteogenesis Imperfecta on the Cochlea and Sensorineural Hearing. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

Miller CA, Steele AT, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. Microstructure & Macrostructure Interrelationship in the Growing Hard Palate. 2022. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

Moore J, Menegaz RA, Gonzales LA, Organ JM, and Handler EK. 2022. Effects of Osteogenesis Imperfecta on Dental Tissue Volumes in Mice. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

Ngo W, Finnerty C, Finco MG, Holley B, Menegaz RA. 2022. Additive Effects of Diabetes and Lower-Limb Amputation on Osteoarthritis with Comparison to Diabetic and Healthy Controls. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

Steele AT, Mitchell DR, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2022. Postweaning Craniofacial Growth in the OIM Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 21-25, 2022.

Finnerty C, Finco MG, Ngo W, Holley B, Menegaz RA. 2021. Musculoskeletal Differences Between Amputated and Non-Amputated Lower Limbs. UNTHSC Summer Opportunities in Anatomy Research (SOAR) Virtual Poster Session. 17 July.

Murabito L, Miller CA, McBride AH, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2021. Craniofacial Bone Mineral Density at Muscle Attachment Sites in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). UNTHSC Summer Opportunities in Anatomy Research (SOAR) Virtual Poster Session. 17 July.

Finco MG, Kim, Menegaz RA. 2021. Muscular Asymmetries in Anatomical Donors with Lower-Limb Amputations. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.  March 24, 2021.

Miller CA, Wright TR, McBride AH, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2021. Craniofacial Bone Mineral Density During Growth in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.  March 22-26, 2021.

Mitchell DR, Menegaz RA. 2021. From pellets to palates: harder foods make hardier heads among post-weaning rats. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day. March 22-26, 2021.

Su AR, Mitchell DR, Menegaz RA. 2021. The Effect of Tooth Loss on Craniofacial Morphology. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.  March 22-26, 2021.

Menegaz RA, Miller CA, Steele AT, Mitchell DR, Ladd SH, McBride AH, Wright TR, Organ JM. 2020. An experimental model for understanding craniofacial growth and dysmorphology in osteogenesis imperfecta. Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Virtual Young Investigators Symposium. 17 November.

Steele AT, Mitchell DR, Ladd SH, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2020. Craniofacial Growth in the OIM Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Annual (Virtual) Meeting of the Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology. 20 October.

Finco MG, Moudy SC, Menegaz RA. 2020. Musculoskeletal Asymmetry in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.*

Rossiter JA, Menegaz RA. 2020. The Effects of Dietary Loading on Structural Determinants of Force Production in the Rat Masseter. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.*

Steele AT, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2020. Craniofacial Morphology of Juvenile Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.*

Wright, TR, McBride AH, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2020. Development of Craniofacial Biomineralization in Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.* 

Boley A, Saavedra R, Kile R, Menegaz RA. 2019. The Effects of Variable Loading on Masticatory Muscle Growth. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 18 July, 2019.

Bushman J, Williams H, Maddux SD, Menegaz RA. 2019. The Effects of Diet on Hard Palate Morphology in Modern Humans. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 18 July, 2019.

LaRocque HL and Menegaz RA. 2019. Dietary Effects on Fiber Type Plasticity in the Masseter Muscle. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 18 July, 2019.

Menegaz RA, Maddux SD, Muchlinski MN. Summer Opportunities in Anatomy Research (SOAR). Science Outreach Poster Session. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists at Experimental Biology. 6 April, 2019.

Ladd SH, McBride AH, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2019. Absolute and relative morphometric differences in the craniofacial skeleton of OIM-/- mice and wild-type littermates. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.  29 March, 2019.

Kile R, Saavedra R, Menegaz RA. 2019. Virtual Dissection of Complex Masticatory Muscles with DiceCT. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.  29 March, 2019.

McBride AH, Ladd SH, Organ JM, Menegaz RA. 2019. Craniofacial bone mineral density in mice with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.  29 March, 2019.

Saavedra R, Menegaz RA. 2018. Virtual Dissection of Complex Muscles using DiceCT. Proceedings of the Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists. San Antonio, Texas. 10 November, 2018.

Saavedra R, Menegaz RA. 2018. Virtual Dissection of Complex Muscles using DiceCT. UNTHSC Summer Research Internship Programs Research Day. 19 July, 2018.

Ladd S, Menegaz RA. 2018. The craniofacial phenotype in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. UNTHSC Research Appreciation Day.  6 April, 2018.

Menegaz RA, Organ JM. 2017. Craniofacial growth in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. Proceedings of the Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists. San Antonio, Texas. 18 November, 2017.

Menegaz RA, Organ JM. 2017. Craniofacial growth in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. Proceedings of the Regional Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists (Craniofacial Research Themes). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4 November, 2017.

Wisner, RL, Menegaz RA. Craniofacial phenotype in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. Life-Health Sciences Internship Program Poster Session, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. 28 April, 2017.

Menegaz RA, Baier DB, Metzger KA, Herring SW, Brainerd EL. 2015. Picking apart the porcine power stroke. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology DVM/DCM Northeastern Regional Meeting, University of Massachusets Dartmouth. 1 November, 2014. 

Menegaz, RA. Variable diets and mammalian mandibular development. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology DVM/DCM Northeastern Regional Meeting, Yale University. 26 October, 2013. 

Menegaz RA, Szczodroski AF, Rold TL, Hoffman TJ, Ravosa MJ. 2012. Chewing on something new: an experimental model for primate dietary variability. Proceedings of the Topical Meeting (Bone & Skeletal Muscle Interactions) of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Kansas City, Missouri. July 18, 2012.

(Invited talk) “Dietary variability and craniofacial plasticity.” American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, invited talk in symposium entitled “New Frontiers in Muscle-Mineralized Tissue Research.” University of Missouri – Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri. 29 July, 2011.