I received my B.A. in Biopsychology from Tufts University in Medford, MA, and subsequently I worked as a research technician for two years in the Preclinical Pharmacology Laboratory at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Belmont, MA. I went on to earn my Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, followed by postdoctoral training in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine. In February 2018, I established my independent laboratory as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, now part of the Virtua Health College of Medicine & Life Sciences of Rowan University. Our work is broadly focused on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms and neural circuits underlying drug use and relapse vulnerability.