Research Activities & Faculty Appointments

• Primary Eye Care Rotation site for third-year Family Practice Residents, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX.
• Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Houston College of Optometry (previous position).
• Principal clinical investigator for Ciba Vision, Atlanta, GA.
• Beta Software Developer, EyeMaginations, Inc., Patient Education Software, Baltimore, MD.
• Principal investigator (Site 102), “FR, DW benchmarking in the US & Germany.” This trial attempts to compare clinical and subjective performance among habituated, daily wearers of Acuvue 2 to CIBA Vision contact lenses.
• Investigator “Focus Night & Day Post Approval Evaluation.” This post-approval study attempts to evaluate clinical performance of Ciba Night & Day contact lens for 30-day extended wear.
• National Eye Institute (NEI) UHCO Pilot Research Grant Recipient. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
• National Eye Institute (NEI) UHCO Training Research Grant Recipient. Studied morphology of cells in regenerating salamander retina mentored by David M. Sherry, Ph.D. Poster is pending submission to Association of Researchers in Vision and Ophthalmology. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
• University of Houston College of Optometry, Research Fellow. Basic Research and Initiatives in Neuroscience (BRAIN) Fellowship. Studied morphology of cells regenerating salamander retina mentored by David M. Sherry, Ph.D.
• Vanderbilt University Vision Research Center, Research Associate. Studied neural plasticity and retinal regeneration in goldfish mentored by Maureen K. Powers, Ph.D., Director of Vanderbilt Research Center.

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