I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Robotics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where I work with Dr. Greg Sawicki (PoWeR Lab) and Dr. Aaron Young (EPIC Lab).  My doctoral work focuses on the biomechanics and augmentation of locomotor stability using machine learning-driven control algorithms for robotic exoskeletons.  Broadly, I’m interested in how humans navigate complex and dynamic environments, how wearable robots can augment locomotion in these contexts, and how we can expand augmentation approaches to more directly interface with the sensorimotor system.

My doctoral work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, both through an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and NSF NRT ARMS Fellowship.  Along with my Ph.D., I also completed Georgia Tech’s Certificate in Teaching, which focuses on teaching and learning in higher education.  Previously, I received my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2022 and my B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2018.  

Before graduate school, much of my research focused on prosthetic limbs. During my time at Wisconsin, I worked in the BADGER Lab with Dr. Peter Adamczyk.  I also interned in the Center for Bionic Medicine with Dr. Levi Hargrove at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in the 2018, as well as in the MADE Program with Dr. Andrew Hansen at the Minneapolis VA Hospital in the 2016 and 2017.  Following my graduation at Wisconsin and prior to beginning my work at Georgia Tech, I interned in Ossur‘s Research and Development Department in Reykjavík, Iceland.