Dr. Constanza Miranda

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Constanza Miranda is an Associate Teaching Professor at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and serves as the Assistant Dean of Faculty Mentoring in the Whiting School of Engineering. She holds a PhD in Design with a focus on anthropology from North Carolina State University. A Fulbright grantee, Miranda has experienced as a visiting researcher at Stanford's CDR in Mechanical Engineering. Her publications primarily center around the design and development of biomedical devices and systems, applying AnthroDesign methodologies that emphasize collaboration with end users. She is especially interested in educational innovations such as pre-engineering initiatives aimed at underserved populations. Miranda has co-instructed the BME Design Team program at Johns Hopkins and is known for her dynamic interactions with industry professionals and clinicians to enhance educational practices. She is also a co-founder of the startup Simulmedic and has previously worked at organizations such as Cooper in San Francisco and Karl Storz Endoskope in Milan. Her commitment to diversity in engineering was recognized when she won the 2018 Airbus GEDC Diversity Award sponsored by UNESCO, aimed at democratizing technology.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Teaching Professor

— Present

Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD

Teaching and mentoring students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Assistant Dean Faculty Mentoring

2022-07-12 — Present

Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD

Overseeing mentoring programs for undergraduate faculty.

Awards

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Airbus GEDC Diversity Award

2018-01-01

Requirements for Johns Hopkins University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Inorganic Chemistry with Lab Organic Chemistry with Lab General Biology with Lab
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • CV
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
Specialization Notes

Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.