Dr. Samantha Leech successfully defended her PhD in Biomedical Engineering in May 2024 under the supervision of Dr. Sarah Manske and Dr. Ashley Harris. She received her Bachelor of Engineering and Applied Science from Queen’s University in 2020. Dr. Leech’s research uniquely integrates musculoskeletal and brain imaging to investigate chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis. She is currently continuing her studies at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine.