Meet The Team!

We are a group of female engineering students from Charlotte Engineering Early College, passionate about creating better healthcare for those in need. This includes more affordable products, more preventative care, and more focus on finding creative solutions. Kick Asthma is made up of team members with diverse skill sets, ensuring that we will have a solution to any obstacle we face.

Alex Grady

Documentary Lead

Aesthetics Coordinator

Hi! I'm excited to connect with others and gain a deeper insight in asthma and the resulting impacts. I love helping others, outreach, research and using my creativity to make our project interesting to others!

Aniela Haines

Team Lead

Programing Lead

Hello! I've been studying computer science for 3 years now, and I am excited to continue learning more in college. I got introduced to aspects of biotechnology this summer working in The Wang Lab at UNCW, inspiring the idea of our project.

Honor King

Portfolio Lead

Mentor Contact

Hello! I am an enthusiastic writer and teammate who has a passion for learning French and making things fun. I am very engaged with what I research and ready to tackle tasks throughout our project. I work well with people, especially kids.

Sara Tingle

Documentation Lead

Schedule Coordinator

Hi! I am passionate about learning and hope to pursue a mathematics degree in college. I never thought I would work on a project in the medical field, but I'm excited to try new things and see how we grow.

Meet Our Mentors

This project would not have been possible without the collaboration and insights from our wonderful mentors!

Director of Assessment and Accreditation At UNC Charlotte's College of Computing and Informatics

Dr. Colleen Karnas-Haines

Dr. Karnas-Haines is a wonderful director at UNC Charlotte who was very excited to help us on our journey! She is enthusiastic about helping our team in the coding aspects of our project.

Clinical Nurse Program Coordinator at Atrium Health

Mrs. Peggy Dorsey

Mrs. Dorsey has worked in healthcare her whole career, and is willing to teach us all about the lungs and respiratory system through shadowing opportunities! She is impressed and excited with our idea, being an asthmatic herself.

Atrium Health
Allergy and Immunology, Pediatrics

Dr. Emmanuel Kwesiga

Dr. Kwesiga is a pediatric asthma specialist who was so gracious with his time and help throughout our project! He helped us better understand childhood asthma, parts of our device we should change, and answered all our asthma questions!