- B.S. in Biology – St Andrews Presbyterian College, 1998
- Ph.D. in Genetics – University of Florida College of Medicine, 2005
- Postdoctoral Research – University of Florida, Departments of Anatomy and Physiology and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, 2005 – 2012
- Research Assistant Scientist – University of Florida, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, 2012
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology – Santa Fe College, Sciences for Health Programs, 2013
- Senior Scientist and NIH-funded Principal Investigator – OneVax, LLC, 2013 – 2020
- Joined Brenau University in 2020 as Associate Professor of Anatomy and Genetics
- “Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.” – Edward Everett