I am a Professor in the Departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering and the director of the Sienko Research Group. My research focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of medical devices; design science; and engineering education. I have led efforts at the University of Michigan to incorporate the constraints of global health technologies within engineering design at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and have established field sites in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia at which numerous devices have been conceptualized and refined in collaboration with local stakeholders. I am the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and I hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D. 2007) in Medical Engineering and Bioastronautics from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program, an S.M. (2000) in Aeronautics & Astronautics from MIT, and a B.S. (1998) in Materials Engineering from the University of Kentucky.

My research interests include biofeedback, sensory and ability restoration, and wearable robotics. My research connects clinical interventions with data-driven outcomes to improve function and quality of life. I am an NSF Graduate Research Fellow pursuing dual Ph.D.’s in Mechanical Engineering and Movement Science (Kinesiology) at the University of Michigan. I received my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame with a focus in biomechanics, robotics, and controls, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton with a focus in human movement biomechanics.

My research interests include biomechanics and the development of wearable technologies for data-driven approaches in evidence-based clinical care. I am currently a Ph.D. pre-candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. I received dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.