Education
Doctor of Science - Epidemiology (June 2005)
Minor in Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Biostatistics
Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Master of Science - Toxicology (August 2000)
Certificate in Public Health Genetics
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine; Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology (May 1996)
Neuroscience Emphasis
University of Colorado at Boulder; Boulder, CO
Employment Experience
Assistant Professor (2006 - )
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Department of Psychology
University of Colorado; Boulder, CO
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2005 – 2006)
Advisor: Nan Laird, PhD
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Predoctoral Research Fellow (2001 – 2005)
Advisors: Deborah Blacker, MD, ScD; Nan Laird, PhD; Christoph Lange, PhD
Department of Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Scientific Programmer (2000 – 2001)
National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center
University of Washington; Seattle, WA
Graduate Research Assistant (1998 – 2000)
Department of Environmental Health (Toxicology)
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine; Seattle, WA
Mental Health Worker (1998)
Behavioral Health Services
Boulder Community Hospital; Boulder, CO
Research Assistant (1994 – 1996)
Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory
University of Colorado; Boulder, CO
Teaching Experience
Instructor - Statistical Genetics for Complex Traits (Spring 2007)
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado; Boulder, CO
Instructor - Family-Based Association Short Course
Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA (June 2006)
Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA (June 2006)
Guest Lecturer - Meta-Analysis of Linkage Scans in Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis (Spring 2006)
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Guest Lecturer - Nonparametric Linkage Analysis in Fundamental Concepts in Gene Mapping (Fall 2005)
Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Teaching Assistant - Family-Based Association Short Course
Institut de Biologie de Lille; Lille, France (March 2005)
Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA (January, 2005)
Teaching Assistant - Fundamental Concepts in Gene Mapping (Fall 2004)
Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Teaching Assistant - Introduction to Epidemiology (Fall 2003)
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; Boston, MA
Teaching Assistant - General Psychology (Fall 1995)
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado; Boulder, CO
Memberships in Professional Associations
American Society of Human Genetics
International Genetic Epidemiology Society
Society for Epidemiologic Research
Society for Neuroscience
Awards and Honors
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health (2004)
Magna Cum Laude, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder (1996)
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