She received a master’s degree in zoology from the University of Maine, earned a PhD in biochemistry from Dartmouth Medical School, and did post-doctoral work at the University of Wisconsin. She has been active in Gordon Conference programs and was the chairperson for the Mechanisms of Toxicology summer session in 2008. Her research interests include the elucidation of dioxin’s carcinogenic activity and the use of the zebrafish as a model for investigating the effects of environmental chemicals on development. She recently served on the IOM Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides: Ninth Biennial Update.