2005 – 2009: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Periodontics, Endodontics & Dental Hygiene, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; Dr. Donald Demuth (mentor) 1999 - 2005: Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology; Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Dr. Alan Hauser (mentor) 1995 - 1999: B.A. in Biology; Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa