Associate Professor
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Urbana, Illinois, United States
Olivia C. Coiado, PhD, received her B. S degree in medical physics in 2005 from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Campinas, Brazil (2008) and Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Campinas, Brazil (2012). She completed her post-doc training at the Bioacoustics Research Lab (2013-2015) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she investigated a new technology for cardiac therapy. She is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in both the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Carle Illinois College of Medicine, she acts as the Director of Student Research. In this role, she mentors and advises students and faculty about research, clinical and global studies opportunities. She is an active member of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Diversity and International Committee. Dr. Coiado is an expert in active-learning and bioinstrumentation, and she is currently involved in teaching and designing curriculum for the Master’s in Biomedical Engineering program and for biomedical ultrasound for medical students. Her research interests focus on cardiovascular studies, acoustics, bioinstrumentation, and education. Dr. Coiado has published several journal articles in engineering, entrepreneurship, health and medical education, cardiovascular studies, and bioacoustics.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
8:18 AM – 8:26 AM