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Skeletal muscle physiology, exercise physiology, orthopaedic trauma, regenerative rehabilitation
2015 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Postdoctoral Fellowship
2011 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; PhD Rehabilitation Science
2006 Canisius College, Buffalo, NY; MS Health and Human Performance
2004 Winona State University, Winona, MN; BS Exercise Science - Athletic Training
Positions and Academic Appointments
2015 - 2018, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physiology, Mayo Clinic
2015 - 2018, Research Physiologist in Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine, US Army Institute of Surgical Research
2018 - 2022, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
2020 - 2022, McKnight Land-Grant Professor, University of Minnesota
2021 - Present, Faculty Center for Clinical Movement Science, University of Minnesota
2022 - Present, Graduate Faculty Rehabilitation Science, University of Minnesota
2022 - Present, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
2022 - Present, Henry L. Taylor-Arthur S. Leon Professorship in Exercise Science and Health Enhancement
Professional Memberships and Activities
2004 - Present, American College of Sports Medicine
2011 - Present, American Physiological Society - Member of eBook Committee
2018 - Present, Orthopaedic Research Society - Co-Chair Women's Leadership Forum
2019 - Present, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine Society - Chair Musculoskeletal TWIG
Associate Editor, Connective Tissue Research
Research
Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Regeneration Laboratory
Current research interests and long-term scientific goals of the laboratory revolve around the plasticity and regeneration of skeletal muscle, in efforts to mitigate the devastating functional limitations of limb salvage and traumatic muscle injuries. The laboratory examines the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems in efforts to understand and develop effective strategies to address the deleterious effects of complex traumatic muscle injuries, namely volumetric muscle loss.