She received a MS in Epidemiology from the University of Washington and a MA in Statistics and a PhD in Epidemiologic Sciences from the University of Michigan. Her laboratory uses molecular epidemiologic methodology to understand the contribution of environmental toxicants and diet to the development of cancer, with the goal of defining novel biomarkers for cancer prevention. She was recently awarded a R03, Transcriptomic Effects of Curcumin and Piperine in Breast Stem Cells.