Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; B.S., Biology (1983)

School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; M.P.H., Epidemiology (1991)

Graduate School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Ph.D., Epidemiology (1994)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1994-1995
Scientist, Division of Pediatric Oncology, University of Minnesota

1995-2000
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

1997-2000
Associate Member, Epidemiology Graduate School Faculty, University of Minnesota

2000-present
Full Member, Epidemiology Graduate Faculty, University of Minnesota

2000-2005
Associate Professor with tenure, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, and the University of Minnesota Cancer Center

2005-present
Professor with tenure, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, and the University of Minnesota Cancer Center

2005-present
Adjunct Full Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

2005-present
Director, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School

HONORS AND AWARDS

Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society (Biochemistry/Agriculture) University of Minnesota School of Public Health Academic Fellowship, 1983

Junior Investigator Award, American Gastrointestinal Association 37th Annual Clinical Conference on Advances in the Biology and Therapy of Colorectal Cancer, 1993

Young Investigator's Award, Upjohn Company, American Association for Cancer Research meeting, 1993

New Investigator's Award, American Society of Preventive Oncology, 1993

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 1993

Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, National Cancer Institute Cancer Epidemiology Training Grant, University of Minnesota, 1992-94

Selected participant, American Association for Cancer Research Workshop: Histiopathobiology of Neoplasia, 1994

Society for Epidemiologic Research National Workshop Fellowship, 1994

Delta Omega Honor Society (Public Health), 1996

Alexander Charles Jundt Research Award (Pediatrics), 1997

Daniel Burton Endowment Fund Lecturer in Leukemia, Toronto, Canada, 2001

Faculty Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions to Prevention/Etiology (University of Minnesota Cancer Center), 2003

Recipient, Children's Cancer Research Fund Chair in Molecular Etiology of Cancer, 2005

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Society for Pediatric Epidemiology Research(SPER)
Society for Pediatric Research (SPR)
American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER)
Molecular Epidemiology Group (MEG-AACR)
American Society of Hematology (ASH)

CURRENT COMMITTEES

Chair, Epidemiology Committee, Children's Oncology Group

Editorial Board, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Cancer Research, Seminars in Pediatric Oncology; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention (Molecular Epidemiology)

Medical Advisory Board, G&P Foundation for Cancer Research, New York

Abstract Reviewer, Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting

Study Chair, COG-AE23, Epidemiology of Down Syndrome-Leukemia

Study Chair, COG-AE24, Epidemiology of Infant Leukemia

Co-Chair/Chief Medical Advisor with Dr. John Wagner, Children’s Cancer Research Fund Executive Committee

Principal Investigator, Administrative Operations for Childhood Cancer Research Network (COG-ACCRN07); A North American nearly population-based pediatric cancer registry; Vice-Chair of CCRN Steering Committee

Study Chair, COG-AEPI08N1, Feasibility of obtaining Guthrie Spots for molecular epidemiology studies of childhood cancer

Member, Department of Pediatrics Research Council

Co-Editor and Contributor, Causes of Childhood Cancer bimonthly newsletter (circulation of over 850 researchers worldwide)

Chair, Department of Pediatrics Clinical Scholar Mentoring Committee

Member, Department of Pediatrics Fellowship Director’s Committee

Member, Department of Pediatrics Faculty Mentoring Committee

MD/PhD Admissions Committee, Medical School

PhD Admissions Committee, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health

Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System Advisory Committee, Minnesota Department of Health

CURRENT FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS

PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR

National Institutes of Health, "Epidemiology of Infant Leukemia"

National Cancer Institute, "Children's Oncology Group Epidemiology Committee Chair Support" (Principal Investigator, University of Minnesota Subcontract)

National Cancer Institute, "Pediatric Cancer Epidemiology Training Grant"

National Children's Cancer Foundation, "Childhood Cancer Research Network Administrative Center" (Principal Investigator, University of Minnesota Subcontract)

National Cancer Institute, "Predictors of Adult Leukemia"

CO-INVESTIGATOR

National Institutes of Health, "Low Birth Weight and Other Risk Factors for Hepatoblastoma" (Principal Investigator:  Logan Spector, PhD, University of Minnesota)

National Institutes of Health, "Epidemiology of Cancer in a Cohort of Older Women" (Principal Investigator:  Aaron Folsom, PhD, University of Minnesota)

National Cancer Institute, "Genetic Epidemiology of Osteosarcoma" (Principal Investigator: Logan Spector, PhD, University of Minnesota)