Pennsylvania State University

Asst. Professor, Engineering Design; Penn State University – University Park starting August 2014
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering – December 2014
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Dissertation: “Application of Luminescent Materials to Optical Sensing”

Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering – May 2008
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Summa cum laude with Honors

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, Nanomaterials and Biophotonics Lab
June 2008 – July 2014
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University