Meet Jasmine Smith
Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor in Engineering Innovation
Mentored by:
- Juan Gilbert, Ph.D.
- Melissa White, Ph.D.
Dr. Smith holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Mississippi State University, an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from UF, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (BME focus), also from UF. She will be working with students in the College of Engineering to develop innovative thinking through problem-based learning, while collaborating with faculty and instructional leaders on evidence-based teaching practices.
Her research training, spanning cognitive and social neuroscience, biomedical engineering, and engineering education, treats mentoring communication as a measurable, biologically grounded phenomenon, combining neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI, DTI), mixed-method designs, and psychometric techniques. Her interests include the neurobiological and psychophysiological correlates of communication and self-awareness in STEMM mentoring, and grounding AI reliability claims in neurobiological evidence.
During her time as a graduate student at UF, she co-founded the Effective Mentoring Strategies Workshop, training STEMM graduate students and postdocs in self- and cultural-awareness, communication, and social capital. As a graduate student, she has served as a Teaching Assistant for an introductory programming course, biomedical cellular engineering lab, and research methods. As an undergraduate, she served as a Supplemental Instructional Leader for General Chemistry 2. Prior to starting this position, she served as an Academic Advisor for undergraduates in UF’s Computer Engineering program.