Meghan supports an array of emerging CISE research frontiers, including Smart and Connected Communities, as well as cross-agency, industry, and international partnerships. Meghan is co-chair of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program’s Smart Cities & Communities Task Force and executive secretary for the Computer Science for All Interagency Working Group under National Science and Technology Council’s (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education. Meghan joined NSF in September 2015 as a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow. She earned her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of California, Davis, and B.E. Cum Laude at Vanderbilt University.  Prior to her AAAS Fellowship, Meghan was a Biomedical Engineer at VSP Global, a leading vision care provider.