Experience

I collected and analyzed wearable sensor datasets to inform device strategy to estimate limb forces during walking. I determined the optimal number and location of wearable sensors to estimate lower limb forces, finding that just 1 sensor at the waist yielded the most accurate force estimates! In addition, I created SQL databases and developed ETL algorithms to standardize raw movement data, assessed input data quality and output model performance by visualizing force estimates, built neural network regression models to estimate force vectors from accelerometers, and deployed machine learning models for real-time visual biofeedback to prompt gait changes. Finally, I wrote, prepared, and submitted a small business technology transfer research (STTR) grant for the National Institutes of Health.

I study the energy cost of walking and how it changes as people age. I use a combination of experimental design and musculoskeletal modelling to explore how structure and function affect the metabolic cost of walking. I conduct my research with the Applied Biomechanics Laboratory & Motion Science Institute.
My Projects Include: walking biofeedback, assessing metabolic cost of walking when modifying propulsive force, musculoskeletal modeling in OpenSim, and estimating the vertical ground reaction force of walking using wearable sensors

As a research coordinator at the Center for Gait and Movement Analysis,  I managed various research and quality improvement projects to measure walking patterns using motion capture, kinetics, electromyography, pressure mats, and wearable sensors (inertial measurement units). 
I assisted with onboarding and operations  practices for the Musculoskeletal Research Center. I also drafted 2 successful grant applications and developed custom MATLAB code for biomechanical data processing, visualization, and reporting (see Impressions & WAAAG).

As a graduate service assistant, I helped lead a community outreach and student learning exercise program, called Adult Fitness.  I assisted the Director in operations for coordinating daily sessions, overseeing student participation, and attending to member's needs. 
I also gained valuable teaching experience as a graduate teaching assistant, leading courses in: Adult Fitness Practicum, Exercise Physiology Lab, Exercise Instrumentation Lab.