Her research interests include integrating human considerations in engineering systems and the design process. Prior to arriving to Purdue in 2012, she completed a postdoctoral position in the Mechanical Engineering department at Iowa State. In 2010, she received her PhD from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in Design Science, with Mechanical Engineering and Psychology as her focus areas. Dr. Reid received both her BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 2000 and 2004, respectively.