selected publications article Building Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy through Honors Education. Journal of Entrepreneurship Education. 2021 Mutations in Mcm10's C-terminal domain impact chromatin dynamics in D. melanogaster. Drosophila Information Service. 104. 2021 Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Honors Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Honors College Students: A Qualitative Content Analysis. JNCHC. 2021 Teaching innovation and community engagement through design thinking.. Honors in Practice. 16. 2020 From DNA to Proteins: Learning Tertiary Folding through Problem Solving. The Science Teacher. 86. 2018 book Vivono Tra Noi: Ritratti Straordinari di Insetti Ordinari. Il Saggiatore. 2020 Aliens Among Us: Extraordinary Portraits of Ordinary Bugs. Norton; Liveright. 2020 chapter Navigating Without Knowing. NCHC Monograph Series. 2024
presentations presentation Bridging TheGap: The Impact Of PriorCollege Coursework AndStudent Engagement OnTransition Success At FourYear Institutions, RCAW Campus Voter Initiative, RCAW Characterization of DNA Polymerase � using a combined in vivo and in vitro strategy., 52nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference Community Engagement, Entrepreneurial Thinking, and Honors Curriculum, 54th NCHC annual Conference Creating and Fostering Student Engagement within an Honors Community, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference Creating and fostering student engagement within an honors community., National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference Design Thinking Toward Action in Research, Service, and Leadership, NCHC Annual Conference Drosophila Mcm10: One protein implicated in multiple cellular processes., 52nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference Engaging Honors Students in Honors Research, NCHC 2021 Annual conference Enhancing Community-Engagement among Honors College Students: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Annual Conference of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Find Your Voice: An Honors Student Initiative on Sexual Assault Education, NCHC 2021 Annual conference Find Your Voice: The Results of a Student-Lead Community Initiative on Sexual Assault Education, RCAW In Vivo and in vitro analysis of the interaction between Psf2 and Chk2 in D. melanogaster, 52nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference InclusivECU: Promoting Inclusivity, Understanding, and Education for ECU's LGBTQ+ Population, RCAW Kids Run The World- Future, RCAW Kids Run the World - Education, RCAW Kids Run the World, Boys and Girls Club Honors 4550, RCAW Pirates for Academic Success, Assessing Dropout and Retention Rates at Universities, RCAW Pitt Perspective; fostering community conversation in Pitt County., RCAW Reducing Effects of Sensory Disorders with Innovative Technologies, RCAW Tellus: a Business Driving the World's Transition to Sustainable Products, RCAW The Advantages of Executive Processing in Bilingual Students, RCAW The Pitt Perspective: Fostering Community Conversation in Pitt County, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference The Process of Promotion: One group's journey to elevating local artists, RCAW UNC System Smoke-Free Campus Initiative, RCAW
principal investigator on Drosphila MCM10 in DNA Replication and Heterochromatin Formation awarded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2010 - 2014 A New Course in Genetic Engineering and Fermentation Technology awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) 2013 - 2014 Drosophila Mcm10 in DNA Replication and Heterochromatin Formation awarded by GOV-National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 2013 A New Course in Genetic Engineering and Fermentation Technology awarded by N.C. Biotechnology Center 2012 Drosophila Mcm10 in DNA Replication and Heterochromatin Formation awarded by GOV-National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 2012 Drosophila Mcm10 in DNA Replication and Heterochromatin Formation awarded by GOV-National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 2011 Drosophila Mcm10 in DNA Replication and Heterochromatin Formation awarded by GOV-National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 2010 Drosophila Mcm10 in DNA Replication and Heterochromatin Formation awarded by GOV-National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 2009 A Method for Reduction of Bioburden in Bone Allografts awarded by GOV-National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS) 2005 Terminal Sterilization of Tendon Allografts with C02 awarded by GOV-National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (NIAMS) 2005 Evaluation of a novel whole cell vaccine development technique awarded by New York Center for Advanced Technology 2003
co-principal investigator on Characterization of Natural and Expressed Recombinant Antareases that Cleave Different SNARE Proteins. awarded by East Carolina University, Research and Graduate Studies 2012
professional service activities NCHC: Assessment and Evaluation Committee 2019 NCHC: Research Committee 2019 NCSSM-Morganton Academic Steering Committee 2018 - 2019
education and training M.F.A. in Photography, East Carolina University Ph.D. in Genetics & Development, Cornell University
awards and honors TEDx Speaker, conferred by Furman University, 2019 ECU School of Art and Design Directors Award, conferred by ECU, 2019 Centennial Award for Excellence: Ambition, conferred by ECU, 2019