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 The CV below is no longer maintained.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