My background is in the field of Neuroscience and Molecular & Cellular Biology. I completed a Ph.D. in Molecular Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona. I received postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine and New York University in neurodegeneration and neurological disorders. After completing my post-doctoral work, I joined the New York University School of Medicine as an Assistant professor of Physiology and Neuroscience. I joined the Department of Integrative Physiology faculty in 2013, where I taught Immunology, Cell Physiology, and graduate courses in neurodegenerative diseases. My class sizes have been from 150+ to 10 or fewer students. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I supervise a research lab at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG) on East Campus. My research is focused on elucidating molecular signaling mechanisms underlying neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. This work includes studying transgenic mouse and cell culture models that phenocopy human pathological states. I have received funding from the Simon Foundation SFARI initiative, Alzheimer’s Association, NARSAD, Linda Crnic Institute, and the National Institutes of Health. I have received Young investigator awards for my work in neurodegeneration in tauopathies and calcineurin signaling regulation in schizophrenia. I have previous tutoring experience, primarily with undergraduate and high school-level students.