Biography

B.F.A. Rochester Institute of Technology
M.F.A. University of Michigan

Amanda S. Almon is a Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) with accreditation by the Association of Medical Illustrators and CAAHEP. Almon is an active biomedical illustrator and animator, specifically her research and scholarship are focused in the areas of: pharmaceutical/cell biology, medical device animations, patient education illustrations/animations, educational interactive virtual reality and augmented reality simulations and games. Almon has published work for television, film, websites, tradeshows, Business to Business (B2B) marketing/training, grant funded projects and textbooks. Her previous work has been viewed on the Discovery Channel, Oprah Winfrey with Dr. Oz, (contracted through Visible Productions,) That’s Nice Productions, AgencyRX, Lemming Labs, McGraw-Hill, Lachina Publishing Services, Prentice l etc. Almon recently completed a long-term 2D and 3D animation project, developing patient education materials for a new mobile eHealth application with Partners Healthcare, Harvard Medical School with Brigham and Women's Hospital. In addition, she recently was awarded two large grants from the Rowan University Camden NJ Health Grant in collaboration with the Cooper Hospital and Henry M. Rowan School of Engineering to create a Virtual Reality Total Hip Arthroplasty Training Simulation and a large United States Government 2.4 million dollar grant for the U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal to design a AR/VR simulation to increase the survivability of turret gunners with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Psychology. 

Currently, Almon is a full Professor in her 10th year at Rowan University. Her main faculty appointment is in Biomedical Art and Visualization BFA Major in the College of Communication and Creative Arts; she is an instructor in The Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering - Junior and Senior Clinic in the VR Lab and she is an instructor in the Biomedical Sciences at the CMSRU, teaching the Medical Selective, Observational Drawing for Future Physicians  to the 1st and 2nd year Medical Students. Almon teaches courses in digital biomedical illustration, 3D modeling, 2D/3D animation and game media design.

Visit her website at:  BioArtMedia.com
Learn more about the Biomedical Art and Visualization BFA Program:
https://ccca.rowan.edu/departments/radioTelevisionFilm/biomedical.html