Skills and Experience

Infographics, Animation, and Data Visualization Specialist

  • Translator of complex information into meaningful and useful insights based on a strong background in science plus training and experience in visual communication.

  • Self-starter with a killer work ethic that drives her own productivity and learning as demonstrated by over $35,000 in fellowships and scholarships throughout the course of her education.

  • Constant innovator and creator who constantly comes up with new and eye-catching ideas as evidenced by collaborations with 3 science websites as well as a personal science communication blog.

Medpace Technical Communicator

  • State-of-the-art instructional design skills with experience creating interactive training videos and help documentation.

Knowing Neurons Content Editor and Visual Designer

  • Refined critical thinking skills with the ability to translate dense scientific information for a general audience as evidenced by beautiful infographics and animations published on an award-winning neuroscience website.

  • Excellent teaching and communication skills with an ability to engage the public about neuroscience resulting in a fellowship to attend the Max Plank Florida Institute for Neuroscience conference Sunposium as a science journalist which included talks by 2 Nobel laureates.

Graduate Women in Science "This is what a scientist looks like" Program Chair

  • Strong leadership, interpersonal, and mentoring skills with experience leading a team to produce monthly animations describing research done by prominent women scientists.


Education

University of Iowa

2012-2017: Ph.D. in Neuroscience Psychological and Brain Sciences Department

  • Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship

Vanderbilt University

2008-2012: B.A. in Neuroscience, Minor in Bassoon Performance