A biomechanist and former professional dancer, she bridges the art, math, and science of movement in order to integrate the creative arts with rehabilitation science. In 2015, she was named a Health Care Hero of central Ohio in the area of Innovation and, in 2016, was awarded the prestigious Early Career Innovator Award by The Ohio State University. She collaborates with popular thought leaders such as Dr. Jane McGonigal, commercialized the Agile Arts program which creates abstract graphic art from physical therapy movement practice, and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.