Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2011-present Ph.D., Biology/Biological Education, University of Northern Colorado, 2011 MS, Business, City University of Seattle, WA, 2004 MS, Biology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, 2000 BS, Biology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, 1997

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