Education: 

• PhD, University of Houston, Biochemistry/Neuroscience, 1996

Professional Experience: 

• Postdoctoral trainee, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Developmental Neurobiology, 1996-2001
• Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dept of Neurology, 2001-2006
• Associate Professor & Director, University of Memphis, Dept. of Biology, 2006-2014
• Professor & Director, University of Memphis, Dept. of Biology, 2014-2018
• Professor & Director, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, 2019-present

Active Research Projects:

• Machine learning on clinical notes
• Prediction of health outcomes
• Social Determinants of Health