She directs the Human-Enabled Robotic Technology Laboratory, at both UTD and UTSW, and is a co-director for the Biomedical Innovation program at UTSW. She received her B.S. degrees in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the University of St. Thomas in 2008, an M.S. degree from Johns Hopkins in 2011, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2014, both in Mechanical Engineering. Her research interests span robotics, haptics, and teleoperation, with a focus on minimally invasive medical robotics and surgical training and education. She received the NSF CISE Research Initiation Award in Cyber-Physical Systems in 2015.