Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Mejia Cruz, PhD, Leydy Yohanna
Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Cruz, a Research Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, specializes in Smart Human Health, blending structural engineering, healthcare, and technology. Her research focuses on developing probabilistic models for dynamic system responses and extracting gait parameters from floor vibrations to revolutionize at-home health monitoring for older adults.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Engineering & Comp.
- Department
- Civil & Environmental Eng.
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Science and Engineering (Other)
- Personal Focus Areas
- Structural Dynamics, Smart Human Health, Probabilistic Models
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/2015 - 12/2018 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | Ph.D | Civil Engineering |
| 08/2012 - 06/2017 | Universidad del Valle | Cali, Colombia, South America | M.Sc | Civil Engineering |
| 01/2006 - 07/2012 | Universidad del Valle | Cali, Colombia, South America | B.Sc | Civil Engineering |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 11/2018 - 12/2019 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | University of South Carolina |
| 01/2019 - 12/2019 | Engineering Specialist | Advanced Smart Systems and Evaluation Technologies, LLC |
| 01/2020 - 07/2021 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | San Francisco State University |
| 11/2021 | Research Assistant Professor | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fellowship | Young Researcher | Colciencias, Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation |
| 2018 | Fellowship | M. Bert Storey Endowed Graduate Fellowship | University of South Carolina, Civil Engineering Department |
| 2022 | Fellowship | NSF-sponsored workshop on Grant Proposal Writing (Young faculty) | Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) |
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