Welcome!
I am an Associate Professor in College of Integrative Sciences and Arts and I have been at ASU since 2016. I teach anatomy and physiology at the Downtown Phoenix campus and conduct research on the main Tempe campus.
My primary area of interests centers on skeletal muscle plasticity / adaptation with exercise including changes in myosin heavy chain isoforms, microvascularity, and signals regulating the biogenesis and destruction of mitochondria. Recently, we have focused on how the mitochondrial peptide, MOTS-c, is influenced by aerobic exercise and, in turn, it impacts performance and systemic physiology.
My secondary research interest revolves science education and pedagogy.
Prior to my arrival at ASU (2016), I was faculty Georgetown University (2004–16) in the Department of Human Science preparing students for careers in science and health-related fields through teaching and engaging undergraduates in laboratory research.
Background:
- A.B., Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA; Exercise Science
- M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; Exercise Science
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology
- Post-doc, University of California, Los Angeles; Neuromuscular physiology
- Post-doc, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Light Imaging Section