About
I am a strategist, scientist, and former academic researcher in biomedical engineering. I enjoy the puzzle of identifying complex systems and experimenting with how to understand, model, and improve them.
I earned my PhD in Biomedical Engineering with a collaborative specialization in neuroscience at the University of Toronto and conducted my research at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. In my academic career, I researched the role of sensory feedback in motor control, with focuses in speech development and paediatric rehabilitation. I studied models of speech and hearing, built helpful technologies, and investigated ways to make rehabilitation fun and effective. You may have read about my work in Smithsonian Magazine, heard it mentioned on the podcast 99% Invisible, or seen me featured in hEr VOLUTION’s #CanWomenSTEM150 campaign.
Through my research, I evaluated measurement tools, assessed analysis methods, and modelled the mechanisms that underlie observed phenomena. While I no longer work in academia, I use these core skills in my current work to make programs and services more effective in an evidence-based way.
This website showcases my old academic portfolio. Feel free to take a look around!