Kenna McRae

Science x policy | Biomedical engineering PhD student @UMN

United States

About

I work at the intersection of bioengineering, policy, and global health to advance technology that transforms lives for the better.

Experience

  • Stanford University (1 yr 4 mos)
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      Apr 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Teaching Assistant, Ethics in Bioengineering (BIOE 131)
      Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Teaching Assistant for BIOE 131, Ethics in Bioengineering at Stanford University. This is a core undergraduate writing and ethics course with 200+ students annually. In my role, I designed course rubrics and assignments, worked with students on essay-writing and ethical analysis in class and in office hours, graded essays, and coordinated meetings with the teaching team to keep everyone on track. In 2023, I helped design the course's first generative AI policy. I received a 2022-2023 Bioengineering TA Award for my contributions to the course.

    • Program Assistant, Stanford Online Ethics, Technology, and Public Policy for Practitioners Course
      Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 · 5 mos

  • Technology Fellow, Congresswoman Robin Kelly's Office (IL-02) at U.S. House of Representatives
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 3 mos

    Stanford HAI Technology Ethics and Policy Fellow in the office of Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02).

  • Graduate Researcher at Stanford University
    Mar 2022 - Oct 2022 · 8 mos

    Researched improvements to gene synthesis, safety, and screening procedures for biosecurity under Dr. Allison Berke at Stanford University.

  • FDA Pathways Intern, Digital Health Center of Excellence at FDA
    May 2022 - Sep 2022 · 5 mos

  • Graduate Assistant at Duke Center on Risk
    Sep 2021 - Jun 2022 · 10 mos