Knee Keeper
Meet The Team
Danielle Jorgenson
Team Leader,
Marketing Manager
Danielle is concentrating in biomechanics/mechanobiology for her degree at Cornell. In addition, she plays on the varsity basketball team and does research for the van der Meulen group at Cornell. She is also social media chair on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee Mental Health Sub-Committee.
Allison Brown
Prototype Development Lead
Allison chose the biomechanics/mechanobiology concentration due to her passion for orthopedics. She also does research for the van der Meulen group at Cornell. In her free time, Allison acts as the Publicity Chair for the Society of Engineers in Medicine and is the Pit Captain/Assistant Director of the Indoor Drumline at Cornell University.
Jessica Higgins
Project Manager,
Business Leader
Jessica is in the biomechanics/mechanobiology concentration. She has a passion for medical device development, specifically in the prosthetics and orthotics field. Additional interests include bioinformatics with the intent to develop partnerships between academia and industry.
Cynthia Rishi
Software Manager, Biomaterials
Cynthia is a Biomedical Engineer concentrating in biomaterials/drug delivery. She has worked in multiple research settings focused around immunoengineering. In addition, she spends her free time working as the Outreach Director of the Biomedical Engineering Society.