Experience

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry

  • 2019 - Present



Silent Spring Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

  My research was focused on the development of rapid, high-throughput methods for chemical screening. I utilized a HT transcriptomics approach and mammary organoid model to better understand how environmental chemicals alter breast cancer susceptibility.



The University of New Mexico

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• IRACDA Post-doctoral Fellow

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

  My research focused on assessing nutrition-heavy metal interactions in pregnant Navajo women and integrating these findings with environmental justice work to inform public health education and policies in tribal communities. As an IRACDA fellow, I also developed and co-taught introductory biology courses using a technologically enhanced classroom environment at New Mexico State University (NMSU). My research focused on assessing nutrition-heavy metal interactions in pregnant Navajo women and integrating these findings with environmental justice work to inform public health education and policies in tribal communities. As an IRACDA fellow, I also developed and co-taught introductory biology courses using a technologically enhanced classroom environment at New Mexico State University (NMSU).



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - Oct 2014

  I utilized a toxicogenomics approach in yeast to identify toxicity pathways of environmental contaminants such as trichloroethylene and heavy metals. I utilized a toxicogenomics approach in yeast to identify toxicity pathways of environmental contaminants such as trichloroethylene and heavy metals.