Associate Dean, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences, Gannon University, Erie, PA (July 2015 - Present) Chairperson, Biology Department, Gannon University, Erie, PA (July 2013 - Present) Director of Pre-Professional Programs, Gannon University, Erie, PA (2009 - 2013) Associate Professor of Biology, Gannon University, Erie, PA (August 2015 - Present) Assistant Professor of Biology, Gannon University, Erie, PA (2009 - 2015) Lecturer in Biology, Penn State Behrend, the Erie College, Erie, PA (2007 - 2009) Ph.D. in Comparative Biomedical Sciences, December 2007 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. Dissertation: "C/EBPbeta represses p53 to promote cell survival downstream of DNA damage independent of oncogenic Ras and p19Arf". Advisor: Dr. Robert C. Smart. B.S. in Biology, minor in Chemistry, May 2001, Penn State Behrend, The Erie College, Erie, PA. University Schreyer Scholar Thesis: "Genetic Diversity in Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) Using Microsatellite DNA Markers". Advisor: Dr. Michael Campbell.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cellular Biochemistry, Health sciences.