Melissa Collins

Assistant Teaching Professor, First Year Engineering Coordinator

W1040 Lafferre Hall

Phone: 573-884-1182

Email: collinsmj@umsystem.edu

Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Biography

Melissa Collins is the First Year Engineering Coordinator and an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering.

Her background is in Vascular Biomechanics. She spent several years working in the medical device field supporting surgical navigation devices within the neurosurgery field. She has previously taught in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Currently, she is teaching and coordinating the Engineering 1000 and 1050 courses and the Peer Mentoring that accompanies them. Her technical expertise is in  Vascular Biomechanics.

Education

PhD from Texas A&M University

BS from University of Nebraska – Lincoln