Mary Clare Woodson is a research amplification specialist for the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes. She works with researchers and other members of the research amplification team to spread knowledge and facilitate the application of FSRI’s research results to improve the safety of firefighters and the communities they serve. Mary Clare holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and graduated with a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2024. Throughout her undergraduate and graduate education, she served as an EMT and firefighter for volunteer and part-time departments and completed several research publications in engineering, safety, and education. She is excited to work on the communication side of research to enable widespread understanding and support translation into practice.