Biography

Jennifer grew up in Gilman, Illinois. After completing her freshman year of high school, she transferred to the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois. Jennifer received a B.S. (1999), MS (2001) and Ph.D. (2006) in electrical and computer engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. Her dissertation focused on hybrid systems for life science applications exemplified through the development of a micro-incubator for cell culture. Jennifer held a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation and a G K-12 fellowship also from the National Science Foundation. She held a post-doctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the Immunogentics Department where she developed a microfluidic platform for homogeneous (single strand) HLA (human leukocyte antigen) allele detection. In 2008, Jennifer joined the faculty of the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering. She is an assistant professor in the electrical engineering department. Her research interests involve design of analog and mixed-mode integrated electronics for direct interface via innovative fabrication techniques to aqueous environments with special emphasis on biological materials.