Education

Medical College of Georgia
Medical Illustration, M.S.
Expected Graduation: May 2010

Drake University, College of Arts and Sciences
Graphic Design, B.A. and Neuroscience, B.S.,
Magna Cumme Laude and Departmental Honors, 2008

 

Art & Design Skills

  • Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter
  • AfterEffects
  • Dreamweaver, Flash
  • Cinema 4D
  • Drawing, Painting, Pen/Ink

 

Recent Work Experience

Undergraduate Research:

Cellular Animator: G-Protein pathways
Drake University College of Arts and Sciences
Funding from NSF role Grant: “Design Principles for Effective Molecular Animations”
June 2007 – July 2008

Undergraduate Research:

Addiction Education using Science and Technology (AEST)
Drake University College of Arts and Sciences
with funding from Principal Financial
September 2006 – August 2007

 

 

Internship:

2006 Iowa State University Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education (SPIRE) – Emerging Interface Technologies (EIT)
Summer 2006

Art History Research Assistantship:

Drake University College of Arts and Sciences
September 2005 – May 2006

 

Other Art & Design Experience

  • Website: Charles Mokotoff, classical guitarist
  • Drake University Wind Symphony 2007 CD cover design
  • Drake University 34th and 35th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
  • Drake University 2007 Carbon: The Three Points of Water Exhibition
  • Panel artist for the 2006 DUSCI (Drake University Science Colloquium Institute) scientific timeline
  • Photographer of “The Shumaker Project” exhibition artwork
  • Drake University Wind Symphony 2005 CD cover design
  • 2005 Drake University Fine Arts Open House student exhibition

 

Scientific Presentations & Talks

  • December 2007 American Society for Cell Biology Conference
    - Poster Presentation and Educational Seminar
  • July 2007 Gordon Research Conference: “Visualization in Science and Education”
    - Poster Presentation
  • April 2007 DUCURS (Drake University Colloquium of Undergraduate Research in the Sciences)
    - Poster Presentation
  • November 2006 Drake University Science Colloquium Series:
    “The Use of Science and Technology for Reducing Methamphetamine Use in Teens and Young Adults”
  • October 2006 Iowa High School Leadership Conference: “Virtual Reality for Education”
  • August 2006 Iowa State University - Summer Research Symposium
  • July 2006 Iowa State University Women in Science and Engineering Poster Presentation

 

Awards & Honors

  • Drake Judy Smith Memorial Scholarship Awardee
  • Drake Presidential Scholarship recipient
  • Drake Fine Arts Scholarship recipient

 

Interests/Hobbies

  • Fourteen years experience on flute
  • Cooking
  • Weightlifting
  • Ballroom dancing
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