Her research seeks to understand the fundamental dynamics of innovation in technology-intensive governmental organization, as a basis for decision-making. She received her bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto and conducted her graduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning dual masters’ degrees in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Technology Policy and a doctorate in Engineering Systems. Outside of academia, Dr. Szajnfarber has worked as a systems engineer at MDA Space Missions and Dynacon Inc and as a researcher at the European Space Agency (Advanced Concepts Team) and with multiple NASA centers.