Valencia Joyner Koomson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Secondary appointment in the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visiting Professor at MIT

Prof. Valencia Joyner Koomson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a secondary appointment in the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University. She is currently serving as a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professor (2021) at MIT in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her research lies at the intersection of biology, medicine, and electrical engineering. Her interests are in micro/nanoscale system design, mobile health devices. and health informatics. She is conducting research on mobile health interventions and data analytics to improve chronic disease outcomes. Prof. Koomson is the author of numerous refereed publications, book chapters, and patents. She is a member of several professional societies, technical program committees, and editorial boards for high impact journals. Prof. Koomson's research funding sponsors include NSF, DARPA, Catalyst Foundation, and W.M. Keck Foundation. She is a George C. Marshall Scholar, Intel Foundation Scholar, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and recipient of the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. She has held visiting appointments at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Boston University.