ABOUT ME
In my first year of graduate school I won Sigma Xi's Research Excellence Award, and most recently was awarded a NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship that is currently supporting my second year of graduate studies.
I am also a student mentor for REU and INBRE fellows at North Idaho College and University of Idaho. I enjoy working with undergraduates and am working to help Dr. Fuerst bridge the gap between 2 and 4-year institutions by developing a satellite research lab for distance learning students and students that otherwise wouldn't pursue a higher education degree. I'm proud to be an INBRE alumna!
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I teach Anatomy & Physiology and Intro to Biology at North Idaho College. I enjoy delivering instruction in a lab setting. I have high expectations of my students, but provide them with all of the tools necessary to be successful in their future careers in the medical field.
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...and I am a mom of four!
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Neural Development
Research in the genes and mechanisms of early postnatal development of the retina and brain. I'm interested in what drives development and how the neural circuit repairs itself.
2016-2018
University of Idaho
Bachelors of Science: Biology
2010-2014
North Idaho College
Associates of Science: Pre-Medical Related Studies
2018-Current
University of Idaho
Doctorate: Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry