Education

• BVSc, University of Liverpool, England, 1998
• MSpVM, Specialized Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 2003
• PhD, Physiology, North Carolina State University, 2006

Research Interests

• Musculoskeletal biology
• Tissue engineering (rotator cuff tendon) using novel biomaterials and native extracellular matrices
• Pre-clinical models of musculoskeletal disease
• Synovial pathology
• Osteoarthritis

Publications

Awards

• Nominated, Board of Directors, Orthopedic Research Society, 2026
• Showalter Scholar, Purdue University, 2025-2029
• University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, 2025-2029
• Co-recipient Tendon Section Health Disparities Award, Orthopedic Research Society, 2025
• Co-recipient New Investigator Recognition Award Finalist, Orthopedic Research Society, 2025
• Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence, Purdue University, 2022
• Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, 2022
• Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support, Purdue University Teaching Academy, 2021
• Inducted into Phi Zeta Omicron Chapter, 2018
• Guest Editor, Connective Tissue Research, 2018
• SciComm Fellow, Duke Initiative for Science and Society, 2015
• Co-recipient New Investigator Recognition Award, Orthopedic Research Society, 2014
• Co-recipient Emmanuel Shapira Award, 2013
• Duke Leadership Development for Researchers, Selected for Workshop, 2013
• First Place Annual Research Competition, NIH Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (UNC-NCSU), 2005
• Leroy Coggins Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Award, 2005
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, 2004
• Bachelor of Veterinary Science Awarded with Distinction (Top 3% of Class), 1998