Engineering to enhance human mobility, play, and exploration
EDUCATIONAvocet is interested in the application of spinal cord stimulation along with physical therapy as an intervention in children with cerebral palsy.
Undergraduate, Biomedical Engineering – Georgia Institute of Technology
Haydn is interested in mobility in impaired populations, spinal cord stimulation, and cerebral palsy (UW). Machine learning for clinical application, pathology dynamics, bioinformatics, and medical literature mining (GT).
EDUCATIONUndergraduate, Mechanical Engineering – University of Washington
Zahra is interested in helping improve people’s lives by improving their mobility. Currently, she is assisting in a qualitative study on early mobility aids for children with cerebral palsy.
Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering – University of Washington
Damon is interested in conducting theoretical, computational and experimental research in control for dynamic systems. He wants to incorporate mechanical, electrical and software components with machines to process information and make decisions autonomously. Currently, he is assisting in fabricating a dynamic walking robot to understand how altered control affects bipedal locomotion.
Undergraduate, Speech and Hearing Sciences, minor in Disability Studies – University of Washington
Katherine is interested in what beliefs and views of dis/ability, human performance, and assistive technology a) persons with disabilities and their families, and b) professionals and students in academia and technology development have. Furthermore, Katherine would like to investigate how these perspectives influence both groups’ expectations and development of technology created for persons with disabilities. This summer, she hopes to study the intersection between disability and technology, and compare the perceptions and expectations of users and creators of technology aimed to aid persons with disabilities.
Foreign Languages, Travel, Architecture, Running, and Reading