Bernadette is an Assistant Professor in the Robotics Department (primary) and Computer Science and Engineering Department (by courtesy) at the University of Michigan. Prior to her current position, she worked at the Robotics and AI Institute (previously the Boston Dynamics AI Institute), NVIDIA Research, and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Bernadette received her PhD in Computer Science and M.S.E in Robotics at University of Pennsylvania. She also received an M.A. in Mathematics, M.A. in Economics, and B.S. in Mathematics and Economics from The University of Alabama.