I attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities for my undergraduate. My undergraduate coursework includes a semester on tutoring techniques and a year of tutoring math from algebra to calculus I. I also assisted in student-led review sessions for two semesters of organic chemistry. I graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in biology, and went on to receive my Master's in zoology from Michigan State University. My Master's research involved ecological and morphological relationships in skull shape of hypercarnivorous members of Carnivora. During my time at Michigan State University, I held a teaching assistant position for four semesters of biology 110 as a lab TA, and one semester as a lecture TA for biology 111. I have since spent one semester teaching introductory biology to non-majors at Delta Community College, as well as preparing to apply to dental school for summer 2013.