Katy is a clinical research engineer and educational game developer who joined the Interaction Dynamics Lab in September 2021. She earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas and a B.S. in Applied Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her primary research interest is to develop and test engaging closed-loop technologies that measure and enhance brain functions. Her previous R&D experience includes human and animal projects focused on neural interfaces and rehabilitation automation. She was also a postdoc for UCSC’s ALT Games Lab in which she designed/studied games for embodied learning and collaboration. She currently manages the ID Lab’s simulator development project and related research. In addition to building things and playing games, Katy enjoys teaching her baby boy how to be a good human being.