Overview
Education and Training
2009-2015 Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Major: Molecular Physiology
Advisor: Dr. David H. Wasserman, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Dissertation title: Integrin Signaling is a Novel Regulator of Hepatic Insulin Action
2007-2009 M.S. Appalachian State University, Department of Biology
Major: Biology, Minor: Exercise Science
Advisor: Dr. Dru Henson, Department of Biology
Thesis title: Quercetin’s Influence on Exercise Performance and Muscle Mitochondrial
Biogenesis in Untrained Individuals
2000-2005 B.S. Appalachian State University, Department of Biology
Major: Pre-professional Biology
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Research Associate, Senior
Duke Molecular Physiology Institute,
Institutes and Centers