Rebecca Feldman

Rebecca Feldman is an Assistant Professor in Medical Physics and Physics at the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia Okanagan. Her research integrates MR physics, engineering, and medical research to advance MRI pulse sequences and hardware for clinical translation, particularly in neurological disorders.

• University: University of British Columbia Okanagan
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• PhD: University of Western Ontario

Research Interests: Dr. Feldman specializes in technical innovation in MRI (accelerated imaging, spectroscopic imaging, non-proton imaging) and translational research applying MRI to neurological disease detection, characterization, and treatment. Her work leverages ultra-high-field (7T) MRI for enhanced resolution of brain structures like hippocampal subfields and perivascular spaces.

Publications: Recent work includes advancements in self-supervised medical imaging backbones (MedMAE), segmentation of venous structures in epilepsy, automated MRI pulse design via neural networks, and clinical applications of 7T MRI in neurosurgical planning and psychiatric disorders like major depressive disorder.

Teaching: Currently teaches courses in physics, including physics of waves.