Elizabeth D Badolato, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English and Physics, Program Coordinator of Chemistry and Physics
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Biography
Dr. Badolato鈥檚 academic interests include optical physics, tissue optics, astronomy, 19th century British novels, the history of science, and ecocriticism.
Education
Elizabeth is a first-generation college graduate.
- PhD, MA, St. John鈥檚 University
- MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- BS, BFA University of Evansville
Publications
- Vinh Nguyen Du Le, Sophia Fronckowiak, and Elizabeth Badolato. 鈥淎 Cost-effective Method for Spectral Calibration of Photoplethysmography (PPG) Pulses: The Optimal Wavelengths for Heart Rate Monitoring.鈥澛燬ensors, 25, 2311 (2025).
- Elizabeth Badolato, Andrew Little, and V. N. Du Le, 鈥淚mproving heart rate monitoring in the obese with time-of-flight photoplethysmography (TOF-PPG): a quantitative analysis of source-detector-distance effect,鈥 Opt. Express 32, 4446-4456 (2024).