Background
Rebecca graduated with a 1st class MEng degree in Product Design Engineering from Loughborough University (2010-2015). During this time, she also completed a Diploma of Industrial Studies at Bentley Motors Ltd (2012-2013), within manufacturing departments and chaired Loughborough University's Women’s Engineering Society, setting up the first careers fair for female engineers in the UK.
Rebecca completed a PhD at Loughborough University as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Regenerative Medicine (2015-2019). Her PhD was sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and LGC Group, with research into biometrology and human factors within healthcare. Her thesis covers the following topic: ‘Quantifying biometrology operator data analysis subjectivity within Flow Cytometry using measurement uncertainty principles’. As part of her doctoral studies, she completed a secondment at MIT, to identify translational issues in other diagnostic areas of healthcare measurement, considering human factor implications.
Rebecca completed a short Research Associate position within the Centre for SMART, working with food manufacturers to develop a resource dashboard for smart monitoring of food waste (2019-2020)
In 2020 Rebecca started as a Lecturer in biometrology at the Wolfson School, growing this theme for her research and supporting teaching in design and measurement.
Qualifications
- Product Design Engineering MEng (Hons, 1st Class), Loughborough University, 2010-2015
- Diploma in Industrial Studies, 2015
- PhD in Biometrology within the Centre for Doctoral Training in Regenerative Medicine, Loughborough University, 2015-2019
Key awards
- IMechE Visionary Postgraduate Research Scholar 2015-2019
- IMechE ’35 under 35’ rising star 2019
Main research interests
- Biometrology & healthcare measurement
- Biometrics & anthropometry
- Female anthropometry
- Measurement uncertainty
- Human factors
- Human-technology interfaces & usability
Grants and contracts
- 2021-2025 Made Smarter Centre for People-Led Digitalisation; Co-Investigator, specialising in using eye-tracking to define task measurement uncertainty.
- PhD student: Using eye-tracking to develop a real-time measurement uncertainty indication, to improve knowledge of human variance in processes (Principal Investigator)
- PhD student: Developing maturity models to support the integration of digital tools for Small-Medium Enterprises (Principal Investigator)
- PhD student: Developing a model of task complexity and cognitive workload using biometrics. - 2022-2023 Royal Academy of Engineering Inclusive Engineering Excellence Hub; Co-Investigator, specialising in developing an ‘Engineering Empathy’ workshop to increase empathy of design engineering students.
- 2021-2024 adidas innovation funding
- PhD student: Developing novel measurement techniques to measure breast deformation during exercise, to improve female engagement in sport.
Current teaching responsibilities
- WSA401: Product Design (Ergonomics & Visualisation); Module Leader
- WSC401: Design Methods and Communication; Lecturer for Research Design Methods
- WSD503: Total Product Design; Group Project Supervisor
- WSP503: Product Design Engineering in Sport; Lecturer for Research Design Methods
Current administrative responsibilities
- Industrial Placement Visiting Tutor
- Product Design Engineering Personal Tutor
- Wolfson School Athena Swan Panel Member
- Wolfson School Design Engineering Teaching Group Convener
External collaborators (current)
- MicrofluidX
- PING
- Adidas
- Mettle Design Studio
- Renishaw
- Unilever
- Politecnico di Torino
- Veranex (Worrell)
External collaborators (recent)
- LGC, National Measurement Institute
- GlaxoSmithKline
- MIT