I graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Science in General Science with minors in German, Biology, and Mathematics. After graduation, I spent a few years serving as a teaching assistant in the Chemistry Department and researching maize genetics and genomics in the Biology Department. I then earned a Master of Medical Science degree from Drexel in 2014, with research focused on combatting surgical site infections through cold plasma-infused polymer ointments. I then moved back to Happy Valley and have served in a number of instructional roles within the Chemistry Department.

Random Fact: My first professional job was teaching skiing in Steamboat Springs, CO