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Master’s Thesis

A Computer-Based Method to Analyze In-Vivo Human Lens Morphology and Density Using Scheimpflug Photography
(University of Illinois at Chicago – Fall, 2008)

• Created a brand new way of visualizing in-vivo anterior segment ocular anatomy by creating 3D digital models of the eye from Scheipflug photographs. 3D models proved useful in studying anatomical lens sutures.


• Tested for a correlation between visual function and lens optical density. A statistically significant indirect correlation between contrast sensitivity and nuclear and cortical density (Pearson correlation, p < 0.05) was found.


• Data was collected from patients at ophthalmic clinics at Rush and Northwestern University hospitals.


• Was honored to speak at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual international convention in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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Zoology 699 Directed Studies in Zoology
(University of Wisconsin- Madison – Fall, 2002)

• Studied skeletal proportion in relation to behavioral differences between the Red-footed (Sula sula), Blue-footed (Sula nebouxii), and Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra).


• Received award for a presentation poster with the best use of graphics