Marissa Gray is an Assistant Professor (Research) in the School of Engineering as well as the Director of the Biomedical Engineering Master's Program. Prior to joining Brown in January of 2019, Gray was a Teaching Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Programs at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Gray received her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering with a minor in electrical and computer engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2009. She completed her M.E. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Stevens in 2014. In her research, Dr. Gray blends electrical engineering concepts with clinical, biomedical applications. Past research includes DoD sponsored projects such as a novel dry EEG electrode headset through the Army Research Laboratory and a "smart" personal flotation device for the U.S. Special Operations Command.
Most recently, Dr. Gray has been applying wearable sensor technology to detect and monitor physical features of anxiety in cancer patients and is looking forward to applying wearable sensors in other application areas.
