Education: 
B.S. Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1988)
M.S. Biological Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN  (1992)
Ph.D. Biological Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Research Area:
Development, lifespan, psychopharmacology and pathology

Academic Activities:
Graduate Council; Fringe Benefits Committee; Friedberg Oversight Committee; Wake Forest University Primate Center Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Education.

Activities in Medical & Graduate Education:
Lectures in Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology III, Animal Models, Developmental Psychobiology; basic science evaluator for Student-Patient Assessment.

Brief Summary of Research:
Our research centers on genetic and environmental factors that contribute to individual differences in health across the lifespan. The research approach is longitudinal and integrative, using nonhuman primates as a model organism that can provide an effective platform for understanding the complex developmental pathways and points at which individual differences in risk and resilience to disease and disability emerge. In turn, this basic understanding provides productive avenues of discovery for development and evaluation of prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies to promote healthy human development.