I serve as the vice chair of faculty development, and associate program director of leadership and mentorship programs in the University of Florida Department of Surgery. I have completed a surgical education research fellowship, have won university-wide and national teaching awards, and have been named an Outstanding Alumni of Texas A&M College of Medicine in 2016 and Distinguished Master Educator by the Association for Surgical Education in 2019. My research interests surround the areas of education, clinical outcomes and the use of technology to enhance surgical education and patient care. Most recently, I completed a graduate certificate in Native American Studies at Montana State University.