Jillian Henderson
Graduate Student
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
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Jillian Henderson graduated from the Biomechanical Engineering program at Queen鈥檚 University, where she is now completing a Master鈥檚 in Mechanical and Materials Engineering with a specialization in Collaborative Biomedical Engineering. The focus of her research is aiding in the creation of the standards for the Accessible Canada Act, primarily working with individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication devices. Alongside aiming to make assistive technology more accessible, she is working to understand the psychological effects caused by the subtle ostracism women face within engineering.