Research Interests

  • Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound methods for quantitative microvascular imaging
  • Beamforming methods for ultrafast Doppler ultrasound blood-flow imaging
  • Applications of ultrasound to cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment

My Research Group

Dr. Lacefield’s research is performed in collaboration with the Imaging group at Western’s Robarts Research Institute, where our laboratory is housed within the Preclinical Imaging Research Centre. Our group is also affiliated with Western’s Biomedical Imaging Research Centre and Centre for Translational Cancer Research.

Current Students:

  • Mahsa Bataghva, Ph.D. candidate,
    Biomedical Engineering

  • Eric Langridge, B.E.Sc. candidate,
    Mechatronic Systems Engineering &
    Biomedical Engineering

Graduate Student Alumni:

  • Szymon Kowal, M.Sc.,
    Medical Biophysics, 2017

  • Omar Mansour, Ph.D.,
    Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2017

  • Matthew Lowerison, Ph.D.,
    Medical Biophysics, 2017

  • Mai Elfarnawany, Ph.D.,
    Biomedical Engineering, 2015

  • Adem Hadj Boussaad, M.E.Sc.,
    Biomedical Engineering, 2014

  • Christopher Waring, M.E.Sc.,
    Biomedical Engineering, 2012

  • Stephen Pinter, Ph.D.,
    Biomedical Engineering, 2009

  • Mohammad Daoud, Ph.D.,
    Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2009

  • Adam Waspe, Ph.D.,
    Biomedical Engineering, 2009

  • Lauren Wirtzfeld, Ph.D.,
    Biomedical Engineering, 2008

  • Yi-Ting (Ethan) Shen, Ph.D.,
    Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2008

  • Zamir Khan, M.E.Sc.,
    Biomedical Engineering, 2007

  • Qiang (James) Qiu, M.E.Sc.,
    Biomedical Engineering, 2005

Research Links