Education
- 1997, Ph. D. in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- 1989, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Academic Appointments
- July 2019-present, Professor, Depts. of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- July 2010-June 2019, Associate Professor, Depts. of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- 2005-June 2010, Assistant Professor, Depts. of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- 2002-2005, Assistant Scientist, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1998-2001, Post-doctoral Associate, Depts. of Genetics and Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1989, Research Specialist, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Select University and Professional Services
- Interim Director for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Office of Academic Assessment, April 2019-present.
- Director for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Undergraduate Research Program, Fall 2011-Summer 2018.
- Councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (Chemistry Division), June 2011-present. Member of the NCUR Oversight Committee, July 2017-present.
- Chair for the Wisconsin Council on Undergraduate Research, May 2018-May 2020. Executive board member, May 2013-present.
- Coordinator for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater First Year Faculty Program, Fall 2017-present.
- National Science Foundation grant review panelist, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Division – 2009, 2010, 2012 & 2016; Education and Human Resources Division – 2019.
- Manuscript reviewer for various journals (e.g., New Phytologist, FEBS Letters, Annals of Botany, Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, etc), on-going.