Education

• Ph.D. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Analytical Chemistry)
• M.S. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Analytical Chemistry)
• B.S. - University of South Carolina (Chemistry)

Undergraduate Teaching Areas

• Forensic Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry

Research Interests

• Forensic research from an analytical chemistry standpoint, e.g. detecting hemoglobin and certain proteins in human bone by spectroscopic and electromechanical means
• Developing biosensors using enzymes as catalysts
• Detecting certain biomolecules like glucose electrochemically
• Hope to overlap biosensing and forensic projects

Hobbies

• Music (clarinet, piano)
• Art
• Sports
• Forensics
• Being a Mom
• Gamecock Football
• Chemistry
• Puzzles (crosswords, soduku)