• Ph.D. (Physiology) Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; December, 1990
   
• M.S. (Physiology) Dept of Biology Akron University, Akron, OH; 1986
   
• B.S. (Biology) Mount Union College Alliance, OH; 1984

Positions Held:

• Assistant Professor of Physiology, 2001-Present
  Ohio University
  Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
  Athens, OH
   
• Assistant Professor of Urology, 1996-2001
  Director of Research, Renal Transplantation
  Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center
  Maywood, IL
   
• Research Associate, 1996-present
  Research & Development Service
  Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
  Hines, IL
   
• Research Experience
  Research Associate, Department of Urology
  The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; Sept 1993-1996
   
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Hypertension and Nephrology,
  The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH; September 1990 - 1993
  Nicholas T. Stowe, Ph.D. and Donald G. Vidt, M.D., Advisors
   
• Pre-Doctoral Fellow, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology and Biophysics John T. Fleming, Ph.D., Preceptor Thesis: "Mechanisms of Altered Renal Microvascular Reactivity in the Diabetic Rat"; 1986 - 1990
   
• Research Assistant, University of Akron, Dan L. Ely, Ph.D., Preceptor; May - August, 1986
   
• M.S. Graduate Student, Department of Biology, University of Akron, Akron, OH Dan L. Ely, Ph.D., Preceptor, M.S. Thesis: "Catecholamine Levels and Left Ventricular Function in Normotensive and Hypertensive Isolated Rat Hearts"; 1984 - 1986