About Me

I have dual Master of Science degrees in Microbiology and Integrative Biomedical Sciences: Emphasis Epidemiology. My first masters degree was from the University of North Dakota, where I also did my undergraduate work; major in Biology, minor in Chemistry. I have experience in all facets of life. My first job was working as a tech under federal work study for Dr. Jeffery Lang. His research focus was on temperature effects of reptilian species. I did developmental staging on turtle embryo's and after hatch sex determination. From there I move into graduate school where I was awarded a supplemental grant to my Principle Investigator's parent grant on Penicillin Binding Protein function in directing synthesis of the bacterial cell wall. These investigation had implications in antibiotic resistance and moreover general physiological principles governing bacteria. I then moved on to teaching Microbiology, Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology at Chadron State College in Nebraska. Then I moved to Lincoln to pursue my second Master of Science degree in Epidemiology by studying Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. The chronic enteritis disease caused by this bacteria is difficult to diagnosed due to many reasons, but most importantly the 2 month growth life cycle exhibited by the organism. I then worked in the food science industry for 1.5 years screening for enteric bacterium E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, Staphylococcus, and Clostridial species. This job was rewarding but very stressful in industry turn-around standards. I moved into a government position on a temporary contract for Epidemiological surveillance of the enteric disease caused by these organisms. In this position I interviewed individuals who developed these afflictions to determine source contaminants. I also relayed information to those patients about the disease to help them prevent occurrence again. And, that brings us full circle to this point whereby I love teaching biological principles to individuals of all walks of life. I am very fluent in Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Epidemiology including biostatistical principles found in epidemiological studies.

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