Parisa Saboori

Dr. Parisa Saboori is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Manhattan College and an ASME Fellow. Her research focuses on traumatic brain injury (TBI), biomechanics of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), ACL injury prevention in women athletes, and pediatric safety engineering. She actively promotes diversity through leadership roles in the Mechanical Engineering Women’s (MEW) group and serves as ASME Faculty Advisor.

Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bu Ali Sina University, M.S. and Ph.D. from The City University of New York.

Research Interests:

• TBI mechanisms in sports/accidents
• Knee injury prevention technologies
• Subarachnoid space biomechanics
• Pediatric safety in car seats
• Gender-specific biomechanics

Awards:

• 2019 Distinguished Lasallian Educator Award
• ASME Outstanding Student Section Advisor
• Fellow of ASME
• ECLIPSE Leadership Program

Advising & Grants: Coordinated NSF Engage grants for spatial skills and E3 examples, advised Jasper Summer Research Scholars. Organized programs like the Research Scholars Pipeline and interdisciplinary undergraduate projects.

Labs/Teams: Leadership in MEW group (complementing SWE), ASME Student Section mentorship, and collaborations in biomechanics modeling.