Education
- M.S. Biomedical Engineering 2006
- B.S. Biological Engineering 2004
Bio
Rebecca Mathis holds both a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a B.S. in Biological Engineering from Mississippi State University. As a student, she co-oped at the T. K. Martin Center. Rebecca worked as a rehabilitation engineer for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in Louisville, Kentucky. In that capacity, she provided a broad range of assistive technology services including wheelchair evaluations, home modifications, and job accommodations. She also provided training and support in the use of a variety of assistive technology. While in Kentucky, Rebecca enjoyed opportunities to gain new experiences in her field. She served with the commonwealth’s AgrAbility project, received additional training at the Helen Keller National Training Center in the use of deaf-blind technology, and collaborated in a number of conferences and presentations. After returning to Mississippi, Rebecca served as the ATP for a local DME until joining the center in 2014. At the T. K. Martin Center, Rebecca conducts wheelchair, computer access, and educational evaluations and trainings. As well as serves in other areas as needed. She also helps coordinate CEU classes offered at TKMC. In 2020 Rebecca became one of a few licensed Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist (RET) in the nation. That year she and TKMC received a Chistopher and Dana Reeve Foundation grant to expand the use of pressure mapping in the state. Since Fall of 2021, Rebecca has also taught the Assistive Technology class for the MSU College of Education. Rebecca Mathis also provides an extension of the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability at the Meridian Campus of Mississippi State University.