In 2011, I completed a dual degree program at the University of Michigan Medical School Department of Human Genetics in genetics and statistics. My doctoral work focused on designing statistical models to identify genetic alterations that contribute to inherited forms of breast and colorectal cancer.

My postdoctoral training was jointly sponsored by the VA Ann Arbor Health Services Research and the University of Michigan Center for Bioethics & Social Sciences in Medicine. During this time, I took my work a step further by assessing the integration of genomic sequencing data into clinical care, and developed by skills several types of quantitative and qualitative methods, including deliberative democracy.

After completing my fellowship, I took a position as a Research Investigator at the University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine. In this role, I began several projects focused on implementing the return of genomic test results into both the clinical setting, and the public health sector. Collaborations with partners included projects focused on: state newborn screening efforts, pediatric oncology patients, population-based breast cancer screening, and families affected by Huntington’s disease.

In 2019, my family relocated to Denver, CO. I started my own consulting practice partnering with Emory University on a community facing project for state breast cancer screening, and Children’s National hospital on identifying harms from false positive newborn screens. In addition to my consulting practice, I hold an adjunct professorship at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences.