Dr. Katie Healey (she/her; pronunciation) is the Education Specialist for Hybrid/Online Pedagogies with the Center for Educational Effectiveness at UC Davis. A Sacramento native, she earned her PhD from Yale University in the Program for the History of Science and Medicine in 2019. Her research examines the intersections of disability, deception, and technology during twentieth-century warfare. She was Visiting Assistant Professor in the department of Science, Technology, and Society at Rochester Institute of Technology from 2019-2021, where she taught courses in environmental studies; science, technology, and gender; biomedical issues and epidemic disease; and social consequences of technology. 

She is a champion of Universal Design for Learning, an instructional framework that reduces educational barriers for all students through flexible instruction and assessment. She is excited to collaborate with instructors on accessible and equitable instruction and is dedicated to promoting a more inclusive academy.

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