I am a creative, driven bioengineer and advocate of health equity. I conduct research to develop devices within digital and global health. ​

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I work with engineers, clinicians, scientists, designers, manufacturers, IRBs, and regulators to develop products and algorithms, run clinical or user research, and analyze, facilitate, document, or disseminate along the way.

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Most recently, I built, piloted, and productized a respiratory monitor for NICUs in Sub-Saharan Africa. I did so advised by Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum as a Research Engineer at the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies. The device, an IMU-based abdominal monitor, is part of the NEST360 bundle of 39 medical technologies to reduce newborn mortality in African hospitals by 50%. 

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I am interested in mobile health, wearables and bio-signal processing, algorithm and product development, clinical studies, and translating medical devices for remote or critical care, particularly within maternal and newborn health.

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I have additional patient monitoring experience at Stryker Emergency Care and Bioengineers Without Borders, where I developed ECG algorithms for the LIFEPAK 15 and prototyped a precursor to LifeBox's capnograph, respectively. I've built automation systems for low-cost antibody manufacturing at Just Biotherapeutics and conducted technology needs assessments in Nepali emergency rooms with Kathmandu University's Design Lab. 

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My interest in global health was sparked in a high school geography class when I read the Diseases of Poverty and the 10/90 Gap report. After high school, I spent a year at my state school in Maine before taking myself and a backpack to Seattle. There, I worked full time jobs and attended community college, eventually gaining acceptance to my goal program: the University of Washington's Department of Bioengineering, then ranked 9th in the US with a unique focus on global health technologies. I graduated with honors before joining Rie360 to work for the author of the textbook I read in undergrad, Bioengineering for Global Health, Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum. 

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I seek out opportunities to apply my creativity, meticulous attention to details, and everyday communication style to build interesting things on inspiring, challenging teams. 

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Outside of research, I enjoy sailing, bike touring, fishing, extremely good coffee, writing, and live music of all sorts.