David E. Raymond

David E. Raymond is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. He specializes in impact and injury biomechanics, with a focus on automotive safety and forensic engineering. His career spans over two decades, including prior roles at General Motors and Vector Scientific, Inc.

His research interests include:

• Injury biomechanics
• Safety system development
• Forensic science
• Crashworthiness analysis
• Lumbar spine load modeling

Current research projects are funded by the NSF and CSULA, focusing on mastery-based learning systems, automotive seat stiffness properties, and lumbar spine injury mechanisms during rear-end collisions. He co-directs the Biomechanical Engineering Research Laboratory and has developed courses such as Biomechanics of Human Movement and Impact Biomechanics.