Research Skills
Laboratory Animals: Mouse, rat, rabbit, & zebrafish care, pharmaceutical injections (SQ, IV, IP), genotyping (ear punch, fin clip), mouse breeding, animal colony management
Laboratory Skills: Cadaver dissection, sectioning and coring of human bone samples, extracellular flux (XF) assay (Seahorse), BCA protein assay, simple western immunoassay (Wes/Jess), PCR/Gel electrophoresis, cryosectioning, in situ hybridization, histology slide preparation, maceration and processing of skeletal elements
Equipment Proficiencies: Micro-Computed Tomography (µCT, SkyScan), Synchrotron Radiation-based µCT (SRµCT), microscopy (brightfield, DIC, confocal laser scanning), three-point bending, compression testing
Data Processing: Coding (Python, C++), CT scan reconstruction/segmentation/analysis (NRecon, CTAnalyser, DataViewer, ufo-kit), 3D printing and design, database management
Software Proficiencies: ImageJ/FIJI, Amira/Avizo, Dragonfly, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, GSuite (Google Apps), SPSS, JMP, R (dplyr, ggplot2, R Markdown), GraphPad Prism, SQL
Grant/Lab Management: Federal grant applications, budget management/reconciliation, supply inventory/management, personnel management, task delegation, skeletal collection curation/management
Teaching Skills
Human Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology
Medical Case Studies
Cell Biology
Human Cadaver Dissection and Presentation
Clinical Preceptor and Field Training
Curriculum Development
Learning Management Systems (Brightspace, Canvas, Springboard)
Online, Hybrid, and Face-to-Face Course Instruction
Synchronous and Asynchronous Instruction
Special Training & Professional Development
2023 | Data Analyst in SQL (39 hrs.) | DataCamp
2022 | Statistician with R (52 hrs.) | DataCamp
2022 | Data Scientist with R (95 hrs.) | DataCamp
2022 | Reducing Pain & Distress | Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
2022 | Working with Mice | Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
2022 | Working with Rats | Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
2021 | Pedagogy and Andragogy Course (60 hrs.) | Auburn Career Center
2021 | Authorized User of Instron 5567 Universal Test Frame | Akron Polymer Training Services | University of Akron
2019 | Authorized User of SkyScan 1172 µCT system | National Polymer Innovation Center | University of Akron
2018 | General User of BioMedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) Beamlines | Canadian Light Source
2018 | Forensic Archaeology Short Course (24 hrs.) | Mercyhurst University
2018 | Working with Rabbits | Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
2016 | Working with Zebrafish | Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
2016 | Animal Care and Use | Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
2016 | Effective Teaching Course (42 hrs.) | University of Akron