Degree(s) and Year(s) Degree(s) Conferred: Ph.D., 2009
Graduate Academic Program(s) at Penn State: Neuroscience
Current Professional Title: Director, Alliance Management
Current Employer: Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson company
Briefly describe your professional career, including your employment history and notable accomplishments:
I am an Alliance Leader for the Real World Evidence center of excellence with Janssen North America. I lead strategic partnerships with select external research partners. My primary objective is to help the broader J&J enterprise leverage real-world data and analytic capabilities that optimize product-, payer-, and policy-related research and value-based healthcare initiatives. Previously, I held multiple roles at Biogen. A proud recipient of Penn State Alumni Achievement Award in 2017.
I was born and raised in Detroit, MI. I attended Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, LA where I majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry. I went on to attend graduate school at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA where I defended my dissertation on Alzheimer’s disease to earn a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. I held several leadership roles as a graduate student and became a member of the Penn State College of Medicine Alumni Society Board in 2011 and recently was nominated to serve on the Alumni Board of Directors for the Graduate School at Penn State University. I currently reside in the greater Boston, MA area.