Kathleen Bieryla

Kathleen Bieryla earned her B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. She began her academic career as a faculty member at Bucknell University and most recently served as Associate Professor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland (Portland, OR). Her teaching experience includes engineering design, biomechanics, biomedical instrumentation, and first-year engineering courses. Bieryla’s recent scholarly interests have centered on ballet biomechanics and the development of engineering identity among undergraduate students.