About Me

EDUCATION

B.A. Biology and Chemistry, West Virginia University, 1999-2003

Ph.D. Molecular Virology, Case Western Reserve University, 2003-2010

CAREER

Postdoctoral Associate, Bagnat Laboratory, Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, 2010-2014

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, College of William and Mary, 2014-2016

Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Bonaventure University, 2016-2022

Associate Professor of Biology, St. Bonaventure University, 2022-present

Chair of Biology, St. Bonaventure University, 2022-present

INTERESTS

I am interested in how chemicals released into the environment can affect cellular differentiation and development.  I use the zebrafish as a model to understand how these environmental factors can influence early development.