This individual is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University, specializing in skeletal muscle physiology, oxygen transport, and cardiovascular health. With a Ph.D. from Kansas State University and postdoctoral training at Queen’s University and Kansas State, their research focuses on microvascular dysfunction in heart failure, exercise tolerance, and nitric oxide signaling. They have secured multiple grants (e.g., AHA, Showalter Trust) and published extensively in high-impact journals (Journal of Physiology, American Journal of Physiology). Recognized with teaching awards and active in professional societies (APS, ACSM), they also mentor graduate students and serve on editorial boards.