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Biography

I completed a BE (Hons) in mechanical engineering, following which I completed a masters degree in engineering analysing the technology used to measure and mitigate head impacts in rugby, both at the University of Canterbury, NZ. As someone who loves sports, health, and biomechanics, I was lucky enough to be offered a PhD project in this area, again through mechanical engineering at UC. My PhD work aims to better understand the biomechanics of brain injury in sports and the role headgear could play in reducing the incidence of traumatic brain injury.
Now, I’m expanding my skillset to implement statistical methods and machine learning technology to better understand the relation of on-field impacts to those in the lab.

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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Canterbury: Christchurch, NZ

2021 to present | PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
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Danyon Stitt

University of Canterbury: Christchurch, NZ

2019 to 2020 | ME (Mechanical Engineering)
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Danyon Stitt

University of Canterbury: Christchurch, NZ

2015 to 2019 | BE(Hons) (Mechanical Engineering)
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Danyon Stitt

Works (5)

Machine learning model to study the rugby head impact in a laboratory setting

PLOS ONE
2025-01-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Danyon Stitt; Satabdi Mitra; Natalia Kabaliuk; Nicole Spriggs; Stefan Henley; Keith Alexander; Nick Draper
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Drop Test Kinematics Using Varied Impact Surfaces and Head/Neck Configurations for Rugby Headgear Testing

Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2022-08-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0090-6964
Part of ISSN: 1573-9686
Contributors: Danyon Stitt
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Danyon Stitt

Potential of Soft-Shell Rugby Headgear to Mitigate Linear and Rotational Peak Accelerations

Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2022-01-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0090-6964
Part of ISSN: 1573-9686
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Danyon Stitt

Potential of Soft-Shelled Rugby Headgear to Reduce Linear Impact Accelerations

2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Nick Draper; Natalia Kabaliuk; Danyon Stitt; Keith Alexander
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Laboratory Validation of Instrumented Mouthguard for Use in Sport

Sensors
2021-09-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Danyon Stitt; Nick Draper; Keith Alexander; Natalia Kabaliuk
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