Team Members

Kimber Ashman: Hi! My name is Kimber and I studied Mechanical Engineering at Hopkins. After graduation, I moved back home to New Orleans and worked as an operations engineer at Blade Dynamics, a company that designs and manufactures modular wind turbine blades. My time in Nepal will be spent investigating labor management and trying to understand the largest challenges that those managing labor have. 

Aaron Chang: Hi I'm Aaron! I'm from Texas and did my undergraduate work in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins. I have interests in global health and general medical device development, and I also work with a local anti-human trafficking organization, Safe House of Hope. My past projects include a laparoscopic tissue retractor, cardioversion device, and indicators for controlled temperature chain vaccine transport. In my free time, I like to read, run and write. Looking forward to making an impact in the labor and delivery space with my teammates Mihika, Kimber, Patience, Nikki, and Ian, and also our global health partners, Jhpiego and Laerdal!

Ian Graham: 

Nikki Leartprapun: Hi I'm Nichaluk (Nikki) Leartprapun from Thailand. I did my undergraduate study in biomedical engineering at Brown University where I was involved a research project on a new optical biosensing platform. I have interests in biophotonics, medical diagnostics, and medical technology development for resource-limited settings. I plan to pursue further research in the biomedical field after gaining experience in medical device design and innovation as part of the CBID graduate program. 

Patience Osei:

Mihika Reddy: Hi, my name is Mihika and I'm from Ellicott City, Maryland and I got my undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics and Statistics this past May 2014. During my time there I focused my studies on cellular and tissue engineering and worked in labs that focused on lung cancer and using nanoparticle technology for drug delivery. I'm working on a project focusing on helping midwives and skilled birth attendants better manage the second stage of labor and perform assisted deliveries.