Education

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship- R25 Cancer Prevention Research Training Program
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
May 2016-June 2018

Doctor of Philosophy- Kinesiology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
August 2013-May 2016
Dissertation: "Influence of obesity-related genotype on weight loss success, changes in body composition, biochemical markers, and quality of life while participating in a 6-month weight loss program"

Dietetic Internship
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
August 2010-August 2011

Master of Science- Nutrition Science with minor in Exercise Science
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
August 2008-August 2011
Thesis: "Nutritional ergogenic aids: the influence of carbohydrate-protein supplementation during endurance exercise"

Bachelor of Science- Nutrition Science
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
June 2004-May 2008