Titles/Positions at Penn State:
Associate Teaching Professor
BMB Prep. Room Manager
Microbiology Program Curriculum and Assessment Committee Chair
Honors and Awards:
C.I. Noll Award for Teaching Excellence, 2023
National Academies Education Fellow in the Sciences, 2015-2016
Paul M. Althouse Outstanding Teaching Award, 2015
Education/Training:
Postdoctoral Training 2007-2011
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Department of Biological Sciences
Laboratory: Dr. Graham F. Hatfull
Ph.D. (Biology) 2001-2007
University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA,
Department of Biology
Laboratory: Dr. Don G. Ennis
B.S. (Microbiology) 1996-2001
University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
Department of Biology
Minors: Chemistry and Psychology
Research Interests:
Bacteriophage functional genomics; bacteriophage-host interactions; bacterial pathogens, especially Vibrio and Mycobacterium species.