B.A. Biology Colby College, Waterville, Maine (1970)
M.S. Biology Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (1973)
Ph.D. Microbiology University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas (1979)
Microbiology/Virology, Dr. Dennis J. O'Callaghan, Molecular biology of equine herpesviruses, Department of Microbiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS (postdoctoral training, 1979-1981)
Immunology, Dr. J. Wayne Streilein, Immunology of ocular herpesvirus infections, Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (postdoctoral training, 1981-1983)
Past Academic Appointments - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (1983-1984), University of Miami School of Medicine (1984-1992), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1992-2000).
Current position: Medical College of Georgia, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Professor and Chair, (6/00 - present, with initial award of tenure and cross-appointments in the Department of Ophthalmology and in the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics)
Current research interests: Virologic and immunologic mechanisms of herpesvirus infections of the retina and central nervous system using mouse models of infections with herpes simplex virus type 1 or murine cytomegalovirus.
Other: Editorial Board: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Experimental Eye Research, Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, Immediate Past President of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (2004-2005)