Muscle structure and function in chronic musculoskeletal pain:• Developed a new spatial method for assessing and quantifying spinal muscle quality from MRI • Created protocols to measure changes in movement biomechanics and muscle function during walking and functional tasks using time-series data analysis methodsActivity tracking and pain trajectories in chronic low back pain:• Used machine learning techniques to study associations between Apple Watch step count… Show more Muscle structure and function in chronic musculoskeletal pain:• Developed a new spatial method for assessing and quantifying spinal muscle quality from MRI • Created protocols to measure changes in movement biomechanics and muscle function during walking and functional tasks using time-series data analysis methodsActivity tracking and pain trajectories in chronic low back pain:• Used machine learning techniques to study associations between Apple Watch step count trajectories and pain trajectories over the course of six months Honors and Awards:• Awarded a highly selective NIH training fellowship in clinical pain research• Co-authored 2 peer-reviewed publications in respected journals including a first-author publication recognized as an ISSLS Best Paper finalist • Presented five conference abstracts accepted at prestigious international societies in orthopaedic research, earning awards for Best Special Poster Presentation and Best Podium Presentation finalist Show less

• Assessed neck vertebral injury risk in NASA astronauts and measured spaceflight induced changes in muscle • Simulated space craft crash landings and measured spine injury risk• Co-authored one journal publication and three conference abstracts

As part of Dr. Satish Kumar's Micro Nano Devices and Systems (MiNDS) Lab at Georgia Tech, I used ANSYS simulation software to compare the thermal behavior of a ‘laser-on-chip’ used in data transfer. I presented a poster on this research and earned the award for 3rd Best Oral Presentation at the SURE research symposium. This project sparked my interest in simulation and modeling and I began to see the utility of such a tool in simulating injury and human movement.