Haley Higginbotham

PhD Candidate

Global Health Team

(Co-advised by Prof. Ellen Roche)

Research Interests

Haley is passionate about solving real-world medical problems through innovation and engineering. Her previous research projects have involved nuclear magnetic resonance-based measurement of in-vivo hydration states, a system for fluid sampling in the brain, and neural implants for stimulating nerve repair. Currently, in collaboration with the GEAR Center and Roche Lab, she is exploring the design of accessible and reliable solutions for hemodynamic shock detection in low-resource settings.

Education

  • S.M. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024

  • B.S. in Bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021

Honors and Awards

  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 2021

  • Pocock Lightweight All-America Team 2022

  • Fung Scholar

  • Johnson & Johnson Scholar

  • National Merit Scholarship

Hobbies

When not in lab, or running along the Charles, Haley enjoys rock climbing, reading, playing guitar, making things, and going on adventures!