Research Log

Applied research across health, accessibility, maps, and physical AI.

Kritim currently works as a Research Assistant at the UNM College of Nursing under Dr. Lavin, supporting participant data workflows, heartbeat signal collection, FEMA data, paper review, publication work, and research web infrastructure.

UNM College of Nursing

Research Assistant

Working on data collection, participant workflows, and research support under Dr. Lavin.

  • Collected FEMA data.
  • Set up devices to collect heartbeat data from participants.
  • Worked on participant data workflows.
  • Helped peer-review a paper for submission.
  • Maintained the Curse of Nurse website for Dr. Lavin.

Released Preprint / Public Health

Trends in FEMA-Declared Weather-Related Disasters (1989-2019)

Co-authored preprint studying FEMA-declared weather-related disasters and their implications for healthcare preparedness, health equity, and extreme weather resilience.

Posted June 18, 2026 on Preprints.org. DOI: 10.20944/preprints202606.1450.v1.

Preprint FEMA Extreme Weather Healthcare Preparedness Public Health

Accessibility Technology

Haptic feedback and assistive design

The BVI indoor navigation belt explores embedded sensing, haptic feedback, and assistive design through a wearable prototype.

BVI Belt Haptics Embedded Sensing HCI

Robotics and Space Direction

Physical AI and autonomous systems

Long-term direction includes humanoid robotics, autonomous systems, sensor fusion, space robotics, and physical AI.

Humanoids Sensor Fusion Space Robotics Physical AI

Data and Maps

GIS, dashboards, and geographic signals

Experience includes FEMA data, GIS/mapping work, QGIS, OpenLayers-related work, and research dashboards.

FEMA Data QGIS OpenLayers Dashboards