Katherine Outland

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VIVA Affiliation

Research Assistant
2007 - 2008

Degrees

M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia
B.S. Electrical & Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Biographical Sketch

Katherine Outland completed the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering with Prof. Scott T. Acton of VIVA and Prof. Barry W. Johnson in May 2008. She earned the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering concurrently from the Johns Hopkins University in 2006. Her undergraduate research focused on biomedical instrumentation and biometrics.

Research Interests

Katherine's research included face detection and tracking, with applications to biometrics and surveillance.

Selected Publications

• E. D. Gurewitsch, E. J. Kim, J. H. Yang, K. E. Outland, M. K. McDonald, and R. H. Allen, "Comparing McRoberts' and Rubin's maneuvers for initial management of shoulder dystocia: An objective evaluation," American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 192, pp. 153, 2005.
• W. Tam, R. H. Allen, Y. S. G. Hoe, S. Huang, I. J. Khoo, K. E. Outland, and E. D. Gurewitsch, "A wireless device for measuring hand-applied forces," in the 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEMBS), vol. 1, 2004, pp. 2121.
• S. Petersen, R. Allen, M. Donithan, P. Moore, L. Allen, K. Outland, and E. Gurewitsch, "Is shoulder dystocia-associated brachial plexus palsy more severe among infants of diabetics?" American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 189, pp. S110, 2003.
• E. D. Gurewitsch, E. J. Kim, J. H. Yang, K. E. Outland, and R. H. Allen, "An objective evaluation of McRoberts' and Rubin's maneuvers for shoulder dystocia," American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 189, pp. S208, 2003.