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I am professionally trained medical illustrator with a Master of Science in Medical Illustration and undergraduate degrees in Physiology and Studio Art. I specialize in anatomical and surgical illustration for a wide range of media and audiences. I have previously worked in various academic medical settings combining the roles of illustrator, photographer, teacher and designer.

I am currently a Medical Illustrator for the Neurosurgery Department at Medical College of Georgia.
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Education
University of Dundee 
Master of Science in Medical Arts
Thesis: Auscultation: The Art of Listening
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University of Colorado
Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Physiology
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts

Minor in Art History 
​​Thesis: The Dressing
​My fine arts work can be found here ​
Leadership
Board Member, Augusta Equality Clinic    
Exhibits Committee, Association of Medical Illustrators        
Mentor, Association of Medical Illustrators                
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Professional Affiliations
​Association of Medical Illustrators
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Institute of Medical Illustrators

Fun facts about me:
- My determination, hard work and love for sports has lead to me to individually qualify and compete on University of Colorado teams at Collegiate Nationals for both Swimming and Triathlon. As a team, I am honored to have been a team member on the University of Dundee Women's Ultimate Frisbee team, qualifying and competing at UK Collegiate Ultimate Frisbee National Championships.
 
- My pursuit of continued learning expands past the life sciences. I have developed an interested in maps and recent world political history, I can now determine roughly the year that a map was made in the last 150 years!
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