ABOUT ME
"I was born and raised in Iowa. My interest in research led me to Johns Hopkins University, where I majored in Neuroscience, minored in Bioethics, and earned special distinction in Dance. I came back to Iowa for the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Iowa. At Iowa, I researched the effects of lithium on learning and memory and studied different testing methods for COVID-19. I also got my start in organized medicine with the IMS, AMA-MSS, and AMSA
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Currently, I am at UTSW in the Psychiatry Research Track residency program and serve as Chief Resident. My clinical research interests include adolescent suicidality and substance use, cultural mental health, and medical education. I have had the opportunity to present nationally and internationally, present at Psychiatry Grand Rounds, and be awarded the national APA/APAF Public Psychiatry Fellowship.
EDUCATION
MOVING MEDICINE
Clinical Work
Working with patients as a resident-doctor in the hospital and free mental health clinic
2013 - 2022
University of Iowa
Department of Neuroscience
Medical Scientist Training Program
Research
Conducting high-impact clinical research and biomedical research in psychiatric disorders
Advocacy
Advocating for patients, students, and the community through student government, university committees, and state and national organized medicine
2007 - 2012
Johns Hopkins University
Major: Neuroscience | Minor: Bioethics
Certificate in Dance
2022 - Present
University of Texas Southwestern
Psychiatry Residency
R25 TRAIN research track