Research Instructor and Analyst:
Embry-Riddle College of Arts and Sciences, Aerospace Physiology Research
I taught laboratory research techniques and protocols on biochemical stress responses.
Led students to interpret and present results of the Aerospace Physiology program stress research group studies
Conducted research on stress response by measurement of Cortisol assays using expanded range, highly sensitive competitive ELISA and spectrophotometry for average optical density
Programmed custom Python calculators for validated experiment outcomes
Awarded 2021 California Goldwater Scholar for outstanding undergraduate research in STEM
Embry-Riddle Aerospace Physiology B.S. Program:
The only undergraduate degree of its kind in the nation, the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Physiology blends aerospace with life science and leverages Embry-Riddle’s many strengths to take advantage of emerging opportunities in space and biomedicine.
Students study how extreme environments influence biological systems, including such things as the impacts of microgravity and radiation. The extensive curriculum prepares them for a variety of opportunities, not only in the medical fields but also in research and development to support the aerospace industry’s need for expertise in behavioral neuroscience, stress and fatigue, nutritional biochemistry, pharmacotherapeutics, health and human performance, genomic expression, and the human microbiome, among others.