Marilee Stephens

Marilee Stephens serves as an ATS Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta. She teaches core and advanced courses for engineering students, including human anatomy/physiology sequences and specialized topics in rehabilitation engineering and medical instrumentation.

Her research profile centers on engineering applications in biological systems, with key interests:

• Human anatomy and physiology at cellular, tissue, and systems levels
• Rehabilitation engineering for movement assistance after injury
• Biomechanics of pathological movement and assistive devices
• Bioinstrumentation sensor design and medical device development

Active since at least Fall 2020, she teaches foundational courses like BME 320/321 and advanced offerings including BME 553 (Rehabilitation Engineering) and BME 605 (Bioinstrumentation), emphasizing engineering principles applied to physiological systems through guest lectures from medical scientists. No scientific awards or graduate student advising details are documented in available records.