Dr. Kristen Booth is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina where she is researching the codesign of power electronics and power systems. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Ohio State University in the Center for High Performance Power Electronics (CHPPE).

As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Dr. Booth completed her Ph.D. degree from North Carolina State University in 2019. She graduated from NCSU with an M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2017 and received a B.S.E. in Engineering Physics in 2015 from Murray State University. Dr. Booth’s research interests include resiliency and reliability of power electronics converters, AI-integrated power electronics, and digital twins for grid modernization and security.