Biography
Before my interests in educational psychology, I completed my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering with a focus on cartilage mechanics and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging. While instructing engineering courses, I found myself pondering my own educational experiences and how I learned engineering through an embodied approach. I began teaching engineering concepts in Mechanics of Materials through embodied experiences and found this to enrich student thinking. My current research revolves around embodied learning experiences in engineering education as a alternative pedagogical approach in the discipline.
Education
MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
BS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Research Interests
Engineering Education, Embodied Cognition, Embodied Learning, Gesture, Analogical Reasoning
Publications/Presentations
Conference: Learning Sciences Graduate Student Conference (2021), Title: Educating Engineers Through Gesture: How Spontaneous Gesture Can Guide Educators
Paper: Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2021), Title: Bi-Component T2 Mapping Correlates with Articular Cartilage Material Properties
Conference: International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2020), Title: Correlation Between Single-Component and Bi-Component T2 Parameters and Proteoglycan Content and Mechanical Properties of Cartilage
Conference: Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport (2019), Title: Correlation Between Quantitative Magnetic Resonance and Physiological Relatable Mechanical Properties
Conference: International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2019), Title: Comparison of Single-Component and Multi-Component T2 Parameters and Mechanical Parameters of Human Patellar Cartilage at 3.0T
Paper: Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2020), Title: Bi-Component T2 Mapping Correlates with Articular Cartilage Material Properties
Awards
Honored Instructor-Recipient, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Innovation in Teaching-Nominee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Early Excellence in Teaching-Nominee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
M.S. Student Paper Competition Finalist at Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference
Fellowships
Interdisciplinary Training Program Fellow, School of Education-Wisconsin Center for Education Research