Education
2015 - Ph.D. Neurobiology University of Chicago
2013 - M.S. Translational Science (Molecular Pathogenesis & Molecular Medicine) University of Chicago
2009 - B.S. Neuroscience University of Michigan
Scientific Training
Assistant Professor (2020 - present)
Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Linköping University (Sweden)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2015 - 2020)
Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Linköping University (Sweden)
Advisor: Dr. Markus Heilig
Doctoral Student (2010-2015)
Committee on Neurobiology, University of Chicago
Advisor: Dr. Harriet de Wit
Laboratory Technician (2009-2010)
Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan
Advisors: Drs. Shelly Flagel, Huda Akil
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2007-2009)
Department of Psychology , University of Michigan
Advisors: Drs. Shelly Flagel, Terry Robinson
Scholarships & Fellowships
Foundation Grant Söderström-Königska Foundation Project Grant (2021; total 350,000 SEK)
Starting Grant Swedish Research Council (2020-2024; total 6 million SEK)
NARSAD Young Investigator Grant Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (2018-2020; total $70,000)
International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Linköping University (2015-2017)
Diversity Supplement to R01 DA020036 (PI: Harriet de Wit), National Institute on Drug Abuse (2014-2015)
Chicago Biomedical Consortium Scholars Fellowship Chicago Biomedical Consortium (2014-2015)
Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship Society for Neuroscience (2012-2015)
Med-into-Grad Translational Training Program Fellowship HHMI & University of Chicago (2011-2013)
Pritzker Fellowship in Neuroscience for Academic Achievement University of Chicago (2011-2012)
NIDA T32 Training Program in Substance Abuse Research University of Chicago (2010-2013)
Scholar Recognition Award (Academic Scholarship) University of Michigan (2005-2009)
College of Literature, Science, & the Arts Dean’s Merit Scholarship University of Michigan (2005-2009)
Honors & Awards
Early Career Award Society for Social Neuroscience (2021)
Somerfeld-Ziskind Research Award Society of Biological Psychiatry (2021)
Young Scientist Award European Behavioral Pharmacology Society (2021)
Associate Membership American College on Neuropsychopharmacology (2021)
Trainee Professional Development Award Society for Neuroscience (2019)
Travel Award European Behavioral Neuroscience Society Meeting (2019)
Travel Award Society of Biological Psychiatry Early Career Investigator - International Award (2019)
Travel Award European Behavioral Pharmacology Society Computational Psychiatry Workshop (2018)
Travel Award Neurobiology of Stress Meeting (2018)
Postdoctoral Micro-grant Award Linköping University Neuroscience Strategic Area (2018)
Travel Award American College on Neuropsychopharmacology (2017)
Trainee Professional Development Award Society for Neuroscience (2016)
Travel Award International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (2015)
Alcoa Fellowship to attend the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (2014)
Travel Award Behavior, Biology, & Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction Conference (2014)
Travel Award European Behavioural Pharmacology Society (2013)
Senior Student Award University of Chicago Committee on Neurobiology (2013)
Early Career Investigator Award National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (2012)
Minority Early Stage Investigator Award College on Problems of Drug Dependence (2012)
Travel Award Behavior, Biology, & Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction Conference (2012)
Travel Award for the Genetics of Addiction Short Course at the Jackson Laboratory from NIDA (2011)