Ph.D. 1998. Brown University, Providence RI. Physiology, Donald Jackson (advisor)

B.A. 1987. University of Idaho, Moscow ID. Physics

Professional positions:

2007-present: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, University of Utah (SLC, UT, USA)2006-present: Vice President for Comparative Cardiopulmonary Research, Utah Articial Heart Institute (SLC, UT,)2004-06: NSF Advance Fellow, Dept. of Biology, University of Utah (SLC, UT)2002-03: Visiting Professor, Université Catholique Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)2001-06: Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, University of Utah (SLC, UT)1998-2001: Postdoctoral Fellow: Individual National Research Service Award, National Institute of Health, Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, Irvine (advisor)1991-93: Biomedical Scientist: UC Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA1987-1991: Engineer, Westinghouse Corporation, Livermore, CA