Mission and Committee

I moved around in a military family so I grew up in Lawrenceville, GA, Massillon, OH, Mansfield, OH, and Kingsland, GA.  My undergrad degree was at the University of Georgia.  After attending grad school at Ohio State, leaving for a few years, and moving back, Columbus feels like home.   In my spare time for stress relief, I cycle and work in my yard.  For fun, I do almost any type of gaming (video games, board games, or otherwise). I also love trying new food at restaurants or when I’m traveling.  

Before college, I didn’t know anyone in engineering or science.  I was interested in being a physician because I wanted to help people and physiology was fascinating to me.  It turns out I feel too much sympathy pain and get queasy easily so I couldn’t really see myself working in a clinical setting.  I remember a turning point in my career plans was when a female engineer visited my school at an outreach event.  Up until that point it never occurred to me that I could be an engineer.  Biomedical engineering was a good combination of medicine, creativity, and a challenging field. I really like that I have the opportunity to learn something new everyday. 

Probably the process of finding my own path. I didn’t really know any engineers and I’m the first in my family to follow this career path. When I graduated with my BS degree, I didn’t know what type of job would make me happy and I had very few role models in BME that I could relate to. I wasn’t sure if I was cut out for grad school until I got there and started succeeding. I didn’t know I enjoyed teaching until after I was a Teaching Assistant. Getting a PhD wasn’t easy, but the challenges were worth it. Now I’m doing what I love.

I'm currently a junior in the BME undergraduate program.  I'm from Dublin, OH and Mechanicsburg, PA.   In my spare time I love to knit, take care of my orchid, and play games on my Nintendo Switch.  

The university’s proximity to my home and the multitude of research areas to get involved in made me choose to come to Ohio State. 

The student organizations and the research laboratories that you can get involved in have helped me shape my career decisions. Any professional conferences that you can attend through these organizations also help get a feel for the different people and places that are out there.