Graduate Research Assistant (NSF GRFP Fellow, NIH T32 Training Fellow)Advisor: Karl Zelik, PhD• Conducted experiment collecting motion capture, force, & metabolic data with nine prosthesis users walking on level, sloped, & uneven surfaces & up/down stairs to assess the impact of adding an articulating toe joint to a passive foot prosthesis• Interviewed local clinicians & users to identify unstudied, challenging tasks for prosthesis users then designed & executed protocol to… Show more Graduate Research Assistant (NSF GRFP Fellow, NIH T32 Training Fellow)Advisor: Karl Zelik, PhD• Conducted experiment collecting motion capture, force, & metabolic data with nine prosthesis users walking on level, sloped, & uneven surfaces & up/down stairs to assess the impact of adding an articulating toe joint to a passive foot prosthesis• Interviewed local clinicians & users to identify unstudied, challenging tasks for prosthesis users then designed & executed protocol to characterize user performance, comfort, & biomechanics during sit-to-stand, squatting, lifting, lunging, & reaching• Developing a prosthetic intervention to improve daily task performance for prosthesis users using a robotic prosthetic ankle & designing human motion study to test if novel intervention improves user comfort, effort, biomechanics, &/or limb loading• Conducted interviews with runners & clinical experts to inform user-centric design of a device to offload the Achilles tendon during running & now evaluating user experience & device performance inside & outside the lab using wearable sensors Show less

Advisor: Ajit Chaudhari, PhD• Developed clinically-oriented tools to evaluate postural control, ankle proprioception, & ankle instability & assessed validity of the tools by coordinating a data collection with >50 participants at 2017 American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting • Led study establishing reliability of novel method for measuring core stability• Collected & processed motion capture, force plate, and EMG data with >25 human participants for various… Show more Advisor: Ajit Chaudhari, PhD• Developed clinically-oriented tools to evaluate postural control, ankle proprioception, & ankle instability & assessed validity of the tools by coordinating a data collection with >50 participants at 2017 American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting • Led study establishing reliability of novel method for measuring core stability• Collected & processed motion capture, force plate, and EMG data with >25 human participants for various research studies Show less

Advisor: Philip Payne, PhD• Developed a model to predict anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft failure using EMR data from >1000 patients• Designed a mobile application powered by the model for healthcare professional decision support• Worked across Sports Medicine & Biomedical Informatics Departments & remotely with foreign collaborators

Biomedical Engineering Research Intern (NSF REU Program)Advisor: Kerry Danelson, PhD•Investigated postural & EMG differences in the lumbar spine of adolescents with scoliosis using take-home wearable sensors•Designed study & tested cadaveric pelvises in lateral compression to determine best surgical approach to repair LC-1 fractures• Gathered input from & presented findings to surgeons, engineers, & industry stakeholders

Research Fellow (NSF IRES Program)Advisors: Lisa Abrams, PhD, Tammy Haut-Donahue, PhD, and Sheryl Sorby, PhD•Conducted biomechanics research independently in Jaipur, India during the summer of 2016•Worked under NSF IRES grant to research, analyze, and improve design of low-cost prosthetic foot• Designed and led study that established the mechanical properties of all materials used to manufacture the prostheses • Classified previous device failures and assisted on in… Show more Research Fellow (NSF IRES Program)Advisors: Lisa Abrams, PhD, Tammy Haut-Donahue, PhD, and Sheryl Sorby, PhD•Conducted biomechanics research independently in Jaipur, India during the summer of 2016•Worked under NSF IRES grant to research, analyze, and improve design of low-cost prosthetic foot• Designed and led study that established the mechanical properties of all materials used to manufacture the prostheses • Classified previous device failures and assisted on in creating a comprehensive FE model of foot• Synthesized findings to recommended design changes to manufacturers that improved device durability & performance Show less