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Education
- 2012
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | M.A. in Medical and Biological Illustration
- Thesis title: Revealing the Face of an Ancient Egyptian: Synthesis of Current and Traditional Approaches to Evidence-Based Facial Approximation
- 2010
- Iowa State University | B.A. in Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration with Music minor
- Summa cum laude with honors
Certification
- 2013-now
- Board-Certified Medical Illustrator
Associations & Leadership
- 2011-now
- Member, Association of Medical Illustrators
- 2016-now
- Chair, AMI Continuing Professional Education Committee
- 2017
- Co-Chair, AMI Annual Conference Workshop Committee
Work Experience
- 2012-now
- Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C., Dallas, TX
- Producing medical illustrations and animations for plaintiff personal injury and medical malpractice civil suits.
- 2012
- Johns Hopkins Hospital Surgery, Various Departments, Baltimore, MD
- Producing illustrations depicting surgical techniques for use in journals, books, and presentations.
- 2012
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry Department, Baltimore, MD
- Producing an illustration of a cell membrane receptor complex for use in a research journal.
- 2011
- National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD
- Producing a series of images illustrating the nitrogen cycle for presentations to volunteers.
- 2009-2010
- iMed Studios, Ames, IA
- Working on a team to produce Flash assets for presentations used by pharmaceutical drug representatives illustrating mechanism of action, indications, and results of clinical studies.
- 2009-2010
- Mammalogy Illustration, Doane College, Crete, NE
- Producing 50 line drawings illustrating a field key for bats of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
- 2010
- Workshop Leader and Presenter, Doane College, Crete, NE
- Leading a half-day workshop on science illustration for undergraduate students.
- 2009-2010
- Botanical Illustration, Weed Identification Field Guide by the Iowa Corn and Soybean Initiative
- 22 digital illustrations of key identifying features of various grass species.
- 2007
- Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Working at a lab researching medical ultrasound imaging techniques.
Awards & Recognition
- 2017
- Exhibitor, Medical-Legal Category | Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Salon
- 2013
- Poster presentation | Lindsay K, Rühli F, DeLeon V. Revealing the face on an Egyptian: Synthesis of current and traditional approaches to evidence-based facial approximation. 8th World Congress on Mummy Studies, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6-9 August 2013
- 2012
- Vesalian Scholar research grant | The Vesalius Trust for Visual Communication in the Health Sciences
- 2011
- Award of Excellence, Student Instructional Tone | Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Salon
- 2010-2012
- W.B. Saunders Scholarship, talent-based scholarship | Johns Hopkins University
- 2009
- Warren D. Dolphin Biological/Pre-Medical Illustration Studio Achievement Award, talent-based scholarship | Iowa State University
- 2008-2009
- Exhibitor, Art and Design Student Annual, juried exhibition | Iowa State University
- 2006-2010
- Award for Competitive Excellence, academic scholarship | Iowa State University
- 2006-2010
- Dean’s List | Iowa State University
- 2009
- Member of Mortar Board National Honors Society
- 2008
- Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society
- 2007
- Member of Phi Eta Sigma/Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society