Research Interests
Statistical genetic analysis of complex diseasesAutomated extraction of phenotypes from electronic medical records
My lab focuses on two major projects, the extraction of detailed clinical traits from electronic medical records (EMR) and the genetic analysis of autoimmune diseases. Projects in both of these areas focus on multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes, and other complex disorders.
Teaching Interests
Medical Laboratory ScienceEducation
- MS, Applied Statistics , Vanderbilt University (2013)
- PhD, Human Genetics , Vanderbilt University (2013)
- BS, Clinical Laboratory Science , Brigham Young University (2008)
Licenses and Certifications
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Medical Technologist (2008 - Present)
Honors and Awards
- Alcuin Fellowship, BYU (2021 - 2024)
- Invited Seminar Speaker, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2020 - 2020)
- Invited Conference Speaker, International Conference of Pharmacoepidemiology (2019 - 2019)
- Travel Award for Early Career Investigators, North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine (2018 - 2018)
- Early Career Faculty Travel Award, American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators (2015 - 2015)
Memberships
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (2015 - Present)
- American Society for Human Genetics (2009 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, JAMA Neurology (2017 - Present)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Pediatric Research (2015 - Present)
- Guest Speaker, BYU Women in Science (2016 - 2016)
- Guest Speaker, PDBio Department (2016 - 2016)
- Conference-Related Role, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Symposium (2015 - 2015)