She/Her/Hers
Karen graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin, spending over four years engaged in basic, translational, and clinical scientific research. She also has a Master’s Degree in molecular neuroscience from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, which she received after graduating from the College of Idaho. Her research has spanned many areas, including a recent project focusing on the impact of stress and socioeconomic conditions on outcomes in cancer patients. She has also worked on a project under an NIH F30 training grant at Wisconsin investigating the role of the transcription factor FoxO1 in human liver development, in addition to work studying the effects of estrogen on the protein tissue factor pathway inhibitor, TFPI. Her work has been published in BMC Cancer, Journal of Neurochemistry and Current Opinion in Hematology. Karen has also spent time working in industry as a biopharmaceutical engineer, developing purification processes for IgM monoclonal antibodies. Outside of her research work, she has participated in the Wisconsin Clinical Continuity Track, working closely with an uninsured patient with chronic medical conditions over the course of two years, and has worked with the underserved throughout medical and graduate school, including leadership roles at the Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She also enjoys skiing, running, cooking, yoga, tennis and cycling. Karen will continue her research focus on the Research Track.
Get to Know Karen
- Hometown: Boise, ID
- Professional Interests: Affective disorders, particularly treatment-resistant depression, postpartum depression and depression in the setting of medical illness
- Future Plans: Private practice in Atlanta, GA
- Hobbies: Pilates, yoga, hiking, cycling, skiing, learning to play golf, reading nonfiction, cooking and finding the best pizza in Atlanta
Education
- MD - Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018
- MS - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2006
- BS - College of Idaho, 2004