Abbey is a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Technology and minoring in Chemistry. She is passionate about enhancing the interaction between humans and technology, particularly in the healthcare field.

Since Fall 2023, Abbey has been involved in home automation, developing technology instructions, managing websites, coordinating interns and researchers, and leading tour presentations at the McKechnie Family LIFE Home.

In the future, she hopes to work closely with users to improve health technology, design more intuitive user interfaces, and facilitate communication between users and researchers.