Dr. Jane Huggins

Jane Huggins, PhD

Associate Research Scientist, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Assistant Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering
Director, University of Michigan Direct Brain Interface Laboratory
Research Non-Clinical Faculty

Biography

Dr. Huggins received her B.S. in Computer Engineering with a Biomedical Engineering option and an Art Minor from Carnegie Mellon. She received a M.S. in Bioengineering, a M.S.E. in Computer Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She completed a clinical Rehabilitation Engineering Internship. While working on her dissertation, she founded the University of Michigan Direct Brain Interface Laboratory with Dr. Simon Levine.

Dr. Huggins has been the director of the University of Michigan Direct Brain Interface Laboratory since 2007. Her current focus is making EEG-based brain-computer interfaces practical for people who need them. Outside the lab, Dr. Huggins enjoys knitting, horseback riding, gardening, cooking, and being Mom to her two school-age children.