Engineer
General Motors Warren Technical Center

Aurelia Gooden is a Rochester Hills resident and an engineer working in southeast Michigan. She is a Ph.D. candidate studying psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is Ms. Michigan Universal World 2018 and Ms. Great Lakes State American Dream 2018. Her platform involves improving conditions for women's health care and increasing the number of female physicians. She is a freelance pianist and chamber music composer. Aurelia is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Jacksonville State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Special Honors in Music, a Master of Arts degree in Music, and a Master of Science degree in Manufacturing Systems. She was valedictorian of Northern Senior High School in Detroit and studied music and science at Wayne State University. I was a member of the Birmingham Art Music Alliance from 2010 until 2015. She enjoys studying and performing piano music from the Romantic Era and composes in the Neo-Romantic style. She is interested in the relationship between neuroscience and musical aptitude. As a synesthete and a person who experiences cross-modal perception, Aurelia dedicates her free time to exploring topics of this nature. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda, Omicron Delta Kappa, the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Golden Key International Honor Society.

The information presented here was accurate as of January 1, 2018.