Jessica Blackburn
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Education and Anatomy
Academic contact
Academic information
- Department: Biomedical Education and Anatomy
Research interests
- Machine Learning in Anatomical Education
About
Biography
I joined the Division of Anatomy in 2017 as a graduate student and earned my doctorate in 2022. I am currently an Assistant Professor – Clinical in the Division of Anatomy in the Department of Biomedical Education & Anatomy within the College of Medicine. My teaching focuses on neuroanatomy across anatomical disciplines and education levels. I am the course director for graduate and undergraduate neuroanatomy in the Division of Anatomy and teaches in the medical and dental curricula. My guest teaching includes undergraduate and graduate embryology.
Credentials
Education
- PhD - Anatomy
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- MS - Anatomy
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- BS - Health Sciences
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
Research
Research interests
- Machine Learning in Anatomical Education
Additional Research Interests
As a doctoral student, I utilized machine learning and high-throughput image analysis to identify gliosis within developmental neuropathology. My project included clustering analysis of maternal and infantile characteristics in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) decedents to identify unique subgroups as well as extracting imaging features of astrocytes via immunohistochemistry and calcium imaging to elucidate heterogenous responses to inflammation.
My current research focuses on machine learning applications in anatomical education as well as developing teaching tools to aid student comprehension of challenging topics. I am open to collaboration on application and integration of machine learning in biomedical sciences, image analysis, and educational research.