My educational background includes training in Biology, Microbiology/Virology, Anatomy/Physiology, and Pathology. In addition to being an educator, I am both a published research scientist, as well former

director of The Marine Resources Institute of The University of Notre Dame de Namour in Maryland. My doctorate is from The University of Washington, and I have post doctoral training from The University of Rome ( Italy) in Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Human Pathology, plus Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.