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Gross anatomy Histology Embryology Neuroanatomy
B.S.E., Exercise Science, Northeast Missouri State University Kirksville, MO
M.A., Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri Columbia, MO
Ph.D., Biomedical Science, Kent State University in conjunction with Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Kent, OH
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