Education
- Ph.D. Vision Science and Medical Genetics, University of Alabama Birmingham, AL
- M.S. Biometry and Human Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
- B.S. Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi
Research and Service
- Characterization of the LZTS2 gene involved in ovarian cancer
- Use of genomic microhaplotyping in genealogy of descendants of formerly enslaved people (collaboration with Dr. Cheryl Mango in History and HBCU Studies)
- Design to Data (D2D) undergraduate research protein engineering program sponsored by UC Davis
- Digital Learning Committee, American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)