Abstract
I am a PhD student in the Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge studying inclusive design for the ageing population. My research focuses on applying theories of intrinsic motivation to user interfaces design of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) to encourage adoption, learning, and use. More information about my research is available on the EDC website. I am funded through the Marshall Scholarship and the
Cambridge International Scholarship.
I was class of 2010 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). I majored in Mechanical Engineering (Course II) and minored in Brain and Cognitive Science (Course IX) and Music (Course 21M). My primary concentration was in dynamic systems, controls, and robotics, but through my studies of psychology and experience doing User Interface (UI) design with British Telecom (BT), I eventually became most interested in engineering design. At MIT I pursued my interest in Cognitive Science through a UROP at the Kanwisher Lab, where I used fMRI and TMS to investigate cognitive processes. Additionally, I was a member of the pilot class of the Gordon Engineering Leadership (GEL) Program.
I was born in Boston but raised in Boulder, CO. I have been playing the violin since the age of five, studying with Harold Wippler in Colorado, and was then active in the music department at MIT as a student of Antoine Van Dongen and a member of the MIT Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Music Society. I was also a four-time recipient of an Emerson Music Scholarship and in 2008 and 2009 was a recipient of the Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award for exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as an Emerson String Scholar. In 2009, I won the MIT Concerto Competition and subsequently performed Ravel's Tzigane with the MIT Symphony (MITSO). I also attended the Aspen Music Festival in 2005 and 2006 as a student of Herbert Greenberg. I have continued playing music in Cambridge, UK as a member of the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra (CUCO) and the Cambridge University String Ensemble (CUSE).
I was class of 2010 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). I majored in Mechanical Engineering (Course II) and minored in Brain and Cognitive Science (Course IX) and Music (Course 21M). My primary concentration was in dynamic systems, controls, and robotics, but through my studies of psychology and experience doing User Interface (UI) design with British Telecom (BT), I eventually became most interested in engineering design. At MIT I pursued my interest in Cognitive Science through a UROP at the Kanwisher Lab, where I used fMRI and TMS to investigate cognitive processes. Additionally, I was a member of the pilot class of the Gordon Engineering Leadership (GEL) Program.
I was born in Boston but raised in Boulder, CO. I have been playing the violin since the age of five, studying with Harold Wippler in Colorado, and was then active in the music department at MIT as a student of Antoine Van Dongen and a member of the MIT Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Music Society. I was also a four-time recipient of an Emerson Music Scholarship and in 2008 and 2009 was a recipient of the Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award for exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as an Emerson String Scholar. In 2009, I won the MIT Concerto Competition and subsequently performed Ravel's Tzigane with the MIT Symphony (MITSO). I also attended the Aspen Music Festival in 2005 and 2006 as a student of Herbert Greenberg. I have continued playing music in Cambridge, UK as a member of the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra (CUCO) and the Cambridge University String Ensemble (CUSE).
