2000, Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 1996, M.S. Exercise Science and Health Promotion, George Mason University, Arlington, VA 1994, B.S. Education, Sports Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 2001-2004, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cellular and molecular neurobiology, neurovascular interactions, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

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