MLK Visiting Professor Kristen Dorsey discusses developments in soft mechanical sensors, 3D printed textiles, and more; the need for culture change in academia to support a more diverse generation of engineers.
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Kris Dorsey
Kris Dorsey
MLK Visiting Professor Kristen Dorsey discusses developments in soft mechanical sensors, 3D printed textiles, and more; the need for culture change in academia to support a more diverse generation of engineers.
Prof. Kristen Dorsey is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. Dr. Dorsey is also currently an MLK Visiting Associate Professor in the Media Lab at MIT, and previously was a President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Dorsey graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and earned her Bachelors of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College. Dr. Dorsey’s current research interests include the design and fabrication of reconfigurable soft sensors for soft robots and wearable medical devices. In 2019, Dr. Dorsey was awarded an NSF CAREER grant.