Originally from the southeast United States, I grew up in Orlando, FL before moving to Atlanta to attend Georgia Tech, where I earned my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2014. I relocated to New England to study with Prof. Frank Sup at UMass Amherst, where I received my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2016 and my PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2021. I recently completed a postdoc with Meghan Huber and Wouter Hoogkamer at UMass Amherst, and am now working with Nidhi Seethapathi at MIT.
I’m interested in finding ways to quantify how humans interact with and learn from assistive and rehabilitative devices, and using that knowledge to develop prosthetic and wearable robot designs that work with their users to improve functional ability and quality of life. To accomplish these goals, I lean on my skillset in mechatronic design and fabrication, computational simulation of human biomechanics, and experimental investigation of human biomechanics and motor adaptation.
Outside of the lab, I enjoy tabletop roleplaying, historical fencing, and playing fiddle music on every instrument except the fiddle. If you enjoy contra dancing and are in New England, come dance to my bands Cojiro and The Star Charters!
I’m interested in finding ways to quantify how humans interact with and learn from assistive and rehabilitative devices, and using that knowledge to develop prosthetic and wearable robot designs that work with their users to improve functional ability and quality of life. To accomplish these goals, I lean on my skillset in mechatronic design and fabrication, computational simulation of human biomechanics, and experimental investigation of human biomechanics and motor adaptation.
Outside of the lab, I enjoy tabletop roleplaying, historical fencing, and playing fiddle music on every instrument except the fiddle. If you enjoy contra dancing and are in New England, come dance to my bands Cojiro and The Star Charters!