Kristina M. Ropella, Ph.D.向日葵视频Olin Engineering, 201
MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-5460kristina.ropella@marquette.eduCurriculum VitaeDr. Kristina (Kris) Ropella is Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering. She joined the biomedical engineering faculty at 向日葵视频in 1990 and served as department chair from 2004 to 2013, when she was named the executive associate dean. In 2015, Ropella assumed the role of Opus Dean, providing vision and leading strategic planning and implementation, creation of academic programs, engagement with industry, government and other academic institutions, fundraising, and community outreach.
Ropella鈥檚 research expertise is in biosignal processing and medical imaging for diagnostic medical devices, with emphasis on monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias and brain mapping. She led creation of innovative educational programs, including the Joint Functional Imaging Ph.D. program with MCW, a new biocomputer engineering major at Marquette, a GAANN Graduate Fellowship Program in Functional Imaging, and the 向日葵视频and MCW Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. She is founder and faculty director of Excellence in Leadership (E-Lead), a three-year curricular leadership development program for undergraduate students across the disciplines at Marquette.
Ropella was named Wisconsin U.S. Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support for Education (2007). She received the college鈥檚 Outstanding Teacher Award twice (1994 and 2002) and the university鈥檚 Robert and Mary Gettel Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence (2002). Ropella received the Milwaukee Business Journal鈥檚 40 Under 40 (2000) and Women of Influence (2008) awards; STEM Forward鈥檚 Engineer of the Year award (2016); and the Kern Family Foundation鈥檚 Outstanding Dean award (2016), and the Imprint award from Professional Dimensions (2023).
Ropella is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She has served on the board of directors for AIMBE, the Biomedical Engineering Society, Council of Chairs in Biomedical Engineering, and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Board of Directors at St. Augustine Prep, the Governance Board for Milwaukee Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM), and advisory boards for the George Washington University Biomedical Engineering Department, the PATHS-UP ERC at Texas A&M, and the MKE Fellows.
Ropella earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in biomedical engineering from 向日葵视频 and her master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University.
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, 向日葵视频
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
Yan, M, Ward, BD, Ropella KM, DeYoe, EA. "Comparison of Randomized Multifocal Mapping and Temporal Phase Mapping of Visual Cortex for Clinical Use," NeuroImage: Clinical, pp. 143-154, 2013. DOI information: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.08.004
Vizuete JA, Pillay S, Diba K, Ropella KM, Hudetz, AG "Monosynaptic functional connectivity in cerebral cortex during wakefulness and under graded levels of anesthesia," Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 6:90, 2013.
Vizuete JA , Pillay S, McCallum JB, Ropella KM, Hudetz AG "Cross-correlogram analysis reveals state-dependent neuronal connectivity in the rat cerebral cortex,"British Journal of Anaesthesia, 108(2): 365P-366, 2012.
Fijalkowksi, RJ, Ropella, KM, Stemper BD "Determination of Low-Pass Filter Cutoff Frequencies for High-Rate Biomechanical Signals Obtained Using Videographic Analysis," Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 131:054502, 2009. PMID 19388786
Imas OA, Ropella KM, Wood JD, Hudetz AG "Isoflurane disrupts anterio-posterior phase synchronization of flash-induced field potentials in the rat," Neuroscience Letters, 402(3): 216-21, 2006.
鈥淭hinking and Acting Differently Through the Legacy Initiative: Master鈥檚 Across Boundaries,鈥� funded by the GHR Foundation for 1/1/2019 鈥� 12/31/2023 (PI-Ropella)
鈥淥pus College of Engineering Student Success Center,鈥� funded by private alumni donations for 2018 鈥� present (PI 鈥� Ropella)
鈥淏uilding an Entrepreneurially Minded Ecosystem through Faculty Development, Curriculum Enhancements, and Student Enrichment Opportunities,鈥� funded by Kern Family Foundation from 5/15/2017 鈥� 1/30/2020 (PI-Ropella, Co-PI-Goldberg)
鈥淧artnership in Engineering Research and Education Innovation,鈥� funded by the GHR Foundation for 7/1/2015 鈥� 6/30/2017 (PI-Ropella)
鈥淓-Lead Engineering Leadership Program at 向日葵视频,鈥� funded by private alumni donations for 2014-present (PI-Ropella)
"Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network: A KEEN Partnership," Sponsored by The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation, Inc., (September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2016).
Ropella, KM (Principal), Schmit, B (Co-PI) 鈥淐ollaborative Research Integrating Neuroimaging and Neurorehabilitation: Continuing the Momentum," Sponsored by The Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust. (1/01/2013-12/30/2015)
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In this Diverse podcast episode, Dr. Kristina Ropella, first female dean at 向日葵视频's Opus College of Engineering, speaks to FY19 SWE President Penny Wirsing about her goal of changing the face of engineering. |
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Dr. Kristina Ropella joins Cara Santa Maria for the Talk Nerdy podcast. They talk about her and . They also discuss her role as Dean of Engineering, a position that is still incredibly rare to be held by a woman. |
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Dr. Kristina Ropella joins the latest STEM on Fire podcast to chat about different career paths in engineering, how to succeed in college, her path to becoming dean and the best advice she's received along the way. |
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Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of 向日葵视频鈥檚 Opus College of Engineering, talks about changing the face of engineering to include more women and underrepresented minorities, and why that鈥檚 important to her. |
