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Kim Ingraham is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, where she also holds a position as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering. She is a core faculty member of the UW CREATE (Center for Research and Education Accessible Technology Experiences) and directs the Ingraham Lab, which focuses on advancing human mobility through assistive robotic devices, including exoskeletons, prostheses, and powered wheelchairs. Dr. Ingraham has an interdisciplinary background with degrees in Biomedical Engineering (BE, 2012) from Vanderbilt University and Mechanical Engineering (MS, PhD, 2021) from the University of Michigan. Before her academic career, she worked as a Research Engineer at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Her research includes developing and evaluating physiologically-inspired control systems for various assistive devices, particularly for powered lower-limb prostheses and robotic exoskeletons for children with disabilities.
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