in the biomedical engineering department. She teaches Biomechanics, Product Development and Innovation, Senior Capstone Design and Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices. She focuses on hands-on labs centered on student engagement and project-based learning. She works in affiliation with Shriners Hospitals for Children where her research focuses in the design of assistive technologies to help people with limited mobility move and exercise so they can explore their world, independently. She has a husband and two young sons and they all love playing golf and adventuring outside together as a family.