Current Positions

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba
Investigator, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Education

BSc Honours (Biology), Mount Allison University
PhD (Medical Genetics), University of British Columbia

Research Focus

My current focus is the role of epigenetic changes in the link between mothers' exposure to inhaled pollutants like cigarette smoke and their children's risk of developing asthma. My goal is to break the links between early life environments and long term health outcomes.

Research Interests

- Epigenetics of prenatal environments
- Environments and aging