About Me
Julia Dunn graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in May 2019. During her undergraduate studies, Julia conducted research on the effect of diabetes on the immune response to pulmonary injury at the University of Vermont and on a split sole shoe to prevent ACL injury during non-contact sports at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She also completed an R&D co-op at Olympus Surgical Technologies America (M.A.) testing novel laser technologies for kidney stone ablation. In addition to her undergraduate research, Julia competed in a design competition to build an affordable and adaptable orthotic for individuals with drop foot, spent time in Armenia with the Armenian EyeCare Project developing a safe and secure system for countrywide and international electronic medical records and telehealth, and developed a wearable sensor system to identify fatigue in baseball pitchers for the prediction of elbow injury.
These diverse experiences led Julia to pursue a Ph.D. focused on biomechanics and orthopedic rehabilitation. She joined the Orthopedic Research Laboratory under Dr. Kent Bachus to research and develop methods to measure changes in biomechanics and mobility for patients with upper extremity amputations as they receive new prosthetic docking systems. Julia earned her National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in her first year at the University of Utah. Her research and teaching experiences have resulted in a desire to pursue a career in academia.