Education and Experience
I currently work for HPCBio at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The CV below is no longer maintained.
Education
PhD, Genetics
University of California, Davis, 2011
BA, Genetics, Cell & Developmental Biology
Dartmouth College, 2004
Research Experience
Research Specialist PI: Erik Sacks
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
November 2015 - present
Topic: Population genetics and breeding of Miscanthus
Postdoctoral Research Associate
PI: Erik Sacks
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
August 2011 - November 2015
Topic: Population genetics and breeding of Miscanthus
Graduate Student Researcher
PI: Marie Jasieniuk
University of California, Davis
June 2007 - July 2011
Topic: Ecological genetics of invasive blackberry
Biological Science Laboratory Technician
PI: Amanda Garris
USDA-ARS, Geneva, NY
November 2004 - July 2006
Topic: Mapping day length sensitivity in grapevine
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
PI: Thomas Jack
Dartmouth College
June 2002 - June 2004
Topic: Characterizing the REM gene family in Arabidopsis
Women in Science Project Intern
PI: Roger Sloboda
Dartmouth College
January - May 2001, January - March 2002
Topic: Protein localization during mitosis
Laboratory Technician
PI: Thomas Foxall
University of New Hampshire
June - August 2001
Topic: Immunocytochemical staining for estrogen receptors
Teaching Experience
Associate Instructor, Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
University of California, Davis, June-July 2009
Guest Instructor, Crop Germplasm Resources
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2013, 2014, 2015
Guest Lecturer, Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2013
Guest Lecturer, Ecological Genetics
University of California, Davis, February 2011
Teaching Assistant, Molecular Genetics Laboratory
University of California, Davis, January-March 2010
Teaching Assistant, Genes and Gene Expression
University of California, Davis, Sept.-Dec. 2009, January-March 2011
Teaching Assistant, Human Heredity
University of California, Davis, March-June 2007, March-June 2009
Teaching Assistant, Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
University of California, Davis, February-March 2009
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Molecular Biology
Dartmouth College, June-August 2003
Awards
UC Davis Plant Sciences Departmental Research Assistantship
Jastro-Shields Research Grant
Department of Plant Sciences Graduate Student Travel Award
California Weed Science Society Scholarship