Ph.D., Pharmacology
University of Mississippi Medi, 2015
BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Augusta State University, 2008
Awards & Honors
Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section: Juan Carlos Romero Finalist
American Physiological Society , 2021
Dean Franklin Young Investigator Award
American Physiological Society and Data Sciences International, 2020
STAR reviewer 2019: AJP Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative
2020
Top Trainee Advocacy Award
American Heart Association, 2020
Aldosterone and ENaC Conference Travel Award
American Physiological Society, 2019
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
BIOM 8030
Experimental Therapeutics
BIOM 8060
Intro to Research II
PSIO 9210
Invest of a Problem
BIOM 8012
Scientific Communications
BIOM 8040
Intro to Faculty Research
BIOM 8050
Intro to Research I
VBIO 8010
Methods in Cardiovascular Rese
BIOM 8130
Scientific Grant Writing
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Obesity-associated cardiovascular risk in women: hypertension and heart failure., 2021 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Dietary sodium restriction sex specifically impairs endothelial function via mineralocorticoid receptor-dependent reduction in NO bioavailability in Balb/C mice., 2021 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Selective deletion of endothelial mineralocorticoid receptor protects from vascular dysfunction in sodium-restricted female mice., 2020 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Female Sex, a Major Risk Factor for Salt-Sensitive Hypertension., 2020 Journal Article, Academic Journal
17-Hydroxyprogesterone caproate improves T cells and NK cells in response to placental ischemia; new mechanisms of action for an old drug., 2020 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Department Service
Physiology Post-Doctoral Association
2016
Role: Other
University Service
Post-Doctoral Fellow Association
2018 - Present
Role: Committee Member
STAR program undergraduate students
2016 - Present
Role: Mentor
Post-doctoral Fellow Association - Social Committee
2016 - 2018
Role: Committee Chair
Professional Service
American Physiological Society Trainee Advisory Committee
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section Steering Committee
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section Trainee Committee
2017 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
American Physiological Society “Physiology Understanding Week (PhUN)”
2013 - Present
Role: Member
American Heart Association CHAMP Program
2017 - 2019
