Education
Doctorate of Philosophy in Health Informatics (in progress)
School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University
Advisory Committee: Dr. Katie Siek (Chair; IU), Dr. James Clawson (IU), Dr. Norman Su (IU), Dr. Lesa Huber (IU), Dr. Amanda Lazar (U. of Maryland – College Park), and Dr. Christina Harrington (DePaul University).
Began: August 2015
Expected Graduation Date: December 2020
Master’s of Science in Informatics
Advisor: Dr. Katie Siek
Health Track
School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University
May 2018
Bachelor’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Honors Program
College of Engineering, Ohio State University
Focuses: Bioimaging, Biotransport, and Cell and Tissue Engineering
May 2013
Work Experience
Research Assistant at Indiana University under Dr. Katie Siek on the NSF Health Sense Grant in the Proactive Health Informatics Group (8/15 – 7/17) and the TAIPOR Grant (8/18 – Present)
Technical Services Problem Solver at Epic Systems (6/13 – 7/15)
Certifications: ASAP (Emergency Department; Primary Certification), EpicCare Inpatient, HIM, Cogito Reporting, Inpatient and ASAP Clarity (SQL Database)
Finite Element Programming Intern at the Wake Forest-Virginia Tech Center for Injury Biomechanics (Summer 2012)
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA) for the First-Year Engineering Program at Ohio State University (Fall 2010 – Spring 2013)
Co-Lead UTA on the Student Instructional Leadership Team (Spring 2011 – Spring 2013)
Academic Service
Mentoring
Sam Burkhard (2020) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Erik Gamez (2020) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Adileah Smith (2019) – Research Experience for Undergraduates
Madison Hallowell (2019) – Research Experience for Undergraduates
Roniah Hardy (2019) – Research Scholars Cohort Program
Elizah Weating (2019) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Liam Donohue (2019) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Evan Ahmed (2018, 2019) – Undergraduate Independent Study
Anthony Tugman (2017) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Anne Freeman (2017) – Research Experience for Undergraduates
Mina Narayana (2017) – Research Experience for Undergraduates
– *2019 NSF GRFP Recipient
Yaokun Zhang (2017) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Harrison Carter (2017) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Karrie Kozokar (2016) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Sara Hayden (2016) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Olivia Richards (2016) – Research Experience for Undergraduates
– *Won second place in the CHI 2017 Undergraduate Student Research Competition based on our work
Samantha Whitman (2016) – Research Experience for Undergraduates
Connor Ward (2016) – Indiana University Cox Research Scholarship Recipient
Taraneh Ekbia (2016) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Harvest Ham (2016) – Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Computing (UROC)
Conference Volunteering
CHI 2020 Student Volunteer
CHI 2020 Programming Committee Volunteer
CHI 2019 Student Volunteer (Day Captain)
Consumer Health Informatics in the Midwest 2018 (CHIM 2018) Organizer
CHI 2018 Student Volunteer (Day Captain)
CHI 2017 Student Volunteer
Paper Reviews
2020
JCSCW
CSCW
CHI
CHI Case Studies
2019
CHI
CHI LBW AC
DIS
DIS Pictorials
TEI
2018
CHI
CHI Late Breaking Work
DIS
NordiCHI
IMWUT
2017
CHI
CHI Late Breaking Work
Pervasive Healthcare Journal
2016
CHI Late Breaking Work
AMIA
Presentations
March 2020 – Problem Solving with Health Informatics. Course Guest Lecture in INFO-I101.
October 2019 – Designing Technology for Older Adults. Course Guest Lecture in an Honors course at the University of Cincinnati.
October 2019 – Problem Solving with Health Informatics. Course Guest Lecture in Honors INFO-H101.
September 2019 – Personalizing Health Informatics Technology. Course Guest Lecture in INFO-I407/I507.
September 2019 – Personal, Relevant Background and Future Goals (NSF GRFP). Course Guest Lecture in HON-X298.
April 2019 – My Health Informatics Journey. Course Guest Lectures in INFO-I101.
February 2019 – Let’s Build Electronics: My Research Journey. Course Guest Lecture in Honors HON-X298.
September 2018 – My Health Informatics Journey. Course Guest Lecture in Honors INFO-H101.
September 2018 – Personalizing Health Informatics Technology. Course Guest Lecture in INFO-I407/I507.
April 2018 – Aging with Technology and Technology for Aging. Course Guest Lecture in BUS-X518 Life Sciences Global Trends.
March 2018 – My Health Informatics Journey. Course Guest Lectures in INFO-I101.
October 2017 – My Journey to Health Informatics. Course Guest Lectures in INFO-I101.
September 2017 – Personalizing Health Informatics Technology. Course Guest Lecture in INFO-I407.
April 2017 – My Journey to Health Informatics. Course Guest Lecture in INFO-I101.
October 2016 – My Journey to Health Informatics. Course Guest Lecture in Honors INFO-H101.
May and June 2016 – 5 Workshop presentations on Related Work, Elevator Pitches, Personal Websites, Peer Review, and Tableau. ProHealth Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) 2016.
October 2015 – Tableau: a Data Wizardry Wand. IU Graduate Informatics Student Association’s Lunch and Learn.
Leadership and Community Service
Center of Excellence for Women & Technology (CEWiT) Graduate Advocates and Allies member (Spring 2019 – Present)
Emerging Engineering Educators Making Academic Change Happen (E3 MACH) workshop at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (January 2019)
Indiana University’s Graduate Informatics Student Association (GISA)
– Institutional Voice Liaison (Spring 2018 – Spring 2019)
– Executive Chair (Spring 2017 – Spring 2018)
– Treasurer (Spring 2016 – Spring 2017)
Girl Scouts of America Summer Camp on E-textiles
– Instructor and volunteer (Summer 2018)
– Instructor and volunteer (Summer 2017)
– Volunteer (Summer 2016)
SICE Informatics Ambassador (Fall 2015 – Present)
IU Science Fest – SICE Volunteer (Fall 2015, Fall 2016)
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Active Member (Fall 2011 – Spring 2013)
Elected Engineering Senator for Undergraduate Student Government (Winter 2011 – Spring 2012)
Tau Beta Pi Active Member (Top 1/8 of Junior Class) (Spring 2011 – Spring 2013)
President of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) (Spring 2012 – Spring 2013)
Founding Member of ASEE Student Chapter (Spring 2010 – Spring 2013)
ASEE Engineers’ Council Representative (Spring 2010 – Spring 2012)
Ohio State’s Leadership Collaborative (2009)
Honors and Awards
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient (2017)
Ohio State Dean’s List 11 of 11 quarters/semesters (3.5+ GPA)
Ohio State Undergraduate Student Government Senator of the Year (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012) and Senator of the Week (Fall 2011)
Nomination and selection for a position in the Student Instructional Leadership Team (SILT) with the First-Year Engineering Program at Ohio State (Winter 2011, Winter 2012)
Member of the Engineering Honors Program at Ohio State (Fall 2009 – Spring 2013)
Citizenship
United States Citizen
Other Interests
When I’m not researching, you can find me vegetable gardening, hiking the many state parks around Bloomington, running or biking on the B-line trail, and tinkering with Arduino. I also enjoy volunteering at the local garden and mentoring/tutoring others.