Mini Biography: Born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. Life beyond the classroom - family and hiking, climbing (New Hampshire, New York, Alaska, Colorado, France, Scotland) walking our two dogs, cooking, reflecting on how best to educate future physicians. Author of 137 peer-reviewed research publications, 24 chapters.

Professional Experience

Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Wichita, Kansas. 2022 - present. Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Course Director Trimester 3: Musculoskeletal, Renal and Endocrine Modules

Trinity School of Medicine, St Vincent and Grenadines. 2016 - 2021. Professor and Discipline Director, Department of Pharmacology. Teaching Awards: Outstanding Professor, Term 3 & 4, Trinity School of Medicine, St. Vincent & Grenadines - 2016

Kansas City University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri. 2009 - 2017. Professor of Pharmacology & Microbiology and 2nd Year Curriculum Director, 2009-17. Teaching Awards: Advocate for Academic Excellence Award 2014, and 2015, and 2016, awarded by AOA Student Honor Society. Northup Educator of the Year Award Nominee 2015, Frank Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.

University of Utah School of Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah. 1997-2009. Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Professor of Oncological Sciences, Dee & Ida Glenn Endowed Chair of Cancer Research.

U of Colorado School of Medicine, Professor of Pharmacology, 1986-94. Associate Professor and Professor of Pharmacology. Kaiser Permanente Teaching Award: Outstanding Basic Science Teacher School of Medicine - 1991 and again in 1994. Course Director of Medical Pharmacology.

Visiting Research Scientist- Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1982-1983. I spent a sabbatical year in Stockholm, Sweden, working at the Department of Physiological Chemistry of the Karolinska Institute, with the leading researchers investigating lipid mediators of inflammation and thrombosis - the family of prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, including (now) Professor Jesper Haeggstrom, M.D. and Professor Bengt Samuelsson, M.D. who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1982.

Upjohn Company - Director & Vice President of Inflammation Research 1994-1997.

Upjohn Company - Research Scientist & Director of Drug screening, 1974 - 86.