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Emma Sabel
Emma grew up in Greenville, Wisconsin and earned her Bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences with a chemistry minor from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. During her undergraduate career, she participated in research and volunteered both at a hospital and a pregnancy crisis center. Emma graduated from UAMS in May 2015. She is currently working as a general genetics counselor at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Lindsey Mette
Lindsey is a former Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellow and graduated from UAMS in 2010. There, she co-chaired a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health literacy in international Latino communities. This volunteer work spurred her interest in public health, which ultimately led her to a second master’s degree. She received her MScPH from Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin, Germany, during which time she interned at the Genetic Diagnostic Commission of the Robert Koch Institute. Returning to the United States she completed the Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Academy of Sciences. She returned to clinical practice as a Certified Genetic Counselor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology. In addition to her work in pediatrics, she is currently working with the GRACIAS Texas (Genetic Risk Assessment for Cancer In All South Texas) program to identify at-risk individuals in South Texas. GRACIAS Texas provides genetic risk assessment, counseling, testing, and screening for both insured and uninsured individuals free of charge. She is currently serving as the Chair of Legislative Affairs for the Texas Society of Genetic Counselors.
Other Genetic Counseling Alumni
NAME | MONTH/YEAR GRADUATED | PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT |
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Darlene Ho Riethmaier | May, 2008 | Invitae |
San Francisco, CA | ||
Carla Bell | August, 2008 | DNAXpert, LLC |
Conway, AR | ||
Christi Arreguin | May, 2009 | DNAXpert, LLC |
San Antonio, TX | ||
Danielle Johnson Bishay | May, 2009 | University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Omaha, NE | ||
Nicholas Collins | May, 2009 | Counsyl |
Chicago, IL | ||
Tiffany Lepard Tassin | May, 2009 | UAMS Genetic Counseling Dept |
Little Rock, AR | ||
Nicole Rose Matila | May, 2009 | Bellin Health Care Systems and Counsyl |
Green Bay, WI | ||
Lindsey Johnson Mette | May, 2010 | Invitae |
San Antonio, TX | ||
Sarah Smith Green | May, 2010 | UAMS & ACH, Northwest campuses |
Fayetteville, AR | ||
Jacob South | May, 2010 | St. Josephs Candler Hospital |
Savannah, GA | ||
Ben Kosewski | May, 2011 | Western Maryland Health System Cancer Services |
Cumberland, MD | ||
Lindsay Ouzts | May, 2011 | UAMS - Telemed |
Alaska | ||
Jennifer Roberts | May, 2011 | Childrens Mercy |
Kansas City, MO | ||
Brittany Schubert | May, 2011 | Sequenom Laboratories |
Jacksonville, FL | ||
Meghan Sherman | May, 2011 | TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital |
Cincinnati, OH | ||
Kali Chatham | August, 2011 | Myriad Genetics |
Fairway, KS | ||
Erin Berry | May, 2012 | Mercy Health System |
St. Louis, MO | ||
Alicia Hernandez | August, 2012 | Cook Childrens Hospital |
Fort Worth, TX | ||
Julie Kaylor | May, 2012 | InformedDNA |
Little Rock, AR | ||
Jeanine Schulze | May, 2012 | Indiana University-Purdue |
University Indianapolis | ||
Mary Katy Williams | May, 2012 | UAMS Adult Genetics |
Little Rock AR | ||
Angela Jackson | December, 2013 | |
Katie Beattie | May, 2014 | GeneDX |
Gaithersburg, MD | ||
Jennifer Leonhard | May, 2014 | Sanford Health |
Bimidji, MN | ||
Shirelle Figueroa | May, 2014 | Texas Childrens Hospital |
Dallas, TX | ||
Emily Boothe | May, 2014 | Univ of Mississippi Medical Center |
Jackson, MS | ||
Devin Cox | May, 2014 | Univ of Kanas Medical Center |
Kansas City, KS | ||
Nicole Pederson | May, 2014 | Essentia Health |
Duluth, MN | ||
Jacquelyn Johnson | December, 2014 | Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital |
Urbana, IL | ||
Christine Bruha | May, 2015 | Moffitt Cancer Center |
Tampa, FL | ||
Naho Harada | May, 2015 | Bio Reference Laboratories |
Seattle, WA | ||
Jordan Hills | May, 2015 | UAMS & ACH, Northwest campus |
Fayetteville, AR | ||
Tamara (Johnson) Haygarth | May, 2015 | Atrium Healtah |
Charlotte, NC | ||
Emma Sabel | May, 2015 | St. Vincent Hospital |
Green Bay, WI | ||
Lauren Tuttle | May, 2015 | The Genetics Center |
Santa Ana, CA | ||
Shelby Brown | May, 2016 | Evicore |
Sioux Falls, SD | ||
Courtney Cook | May, 2016 | Highland Oncology Group (HOG) |
Rogers, AR | ||
Jacqueline Isaac | May, 2016 | University of Michigan, Fetal Diagnostic Center |
Ann Arbor, MI | ||
Hyelim Kim | May, 2016 | UAMS OB/GYN Department |
Little Rock AR | ||
Shogher Nalbandian | May, 2016 | Integrated Genetics |
Reseda, CA | ||
Sherrell Reaves | May, 2016 | Evicore |
Birmingham, AL | ||
Taylor Warner | May, 2016 | University of Iowa Health Care |
Pediatric Genetics | ||
Andrew Bell | May, 2017 | Baptist Medical Group |
Memphis, TN | ||
Samantha Cassisi | May, 2017 | Michigan State University |
East Lansing, MI | ||
Jamie Fisher | May, 2017 | OptumCare Cancer Center |
Las Vegas, NV | ||
Shawn Gessay | May, 2017 | University of Texas Health Science Center |
San Antonio, TX | ||
Claire Hacking | May, 2017 | Boston Medical Center |
Boston, MA | ||
Brittany Hensen | May, 2017 | Arkansas Childrens Hospital |
Little Rock, AR | ||
Caroline Koch | May, 2017 | |
Karli Blocker | May, 2018 | Stanford Childrens Health |
Layfayette, CA | ||
Nancy Meier | December, 2018 | |
Tiana Pallister | May, 2018 | Bass Breast Center |
Kalispell Regional Healthcare | ||
Supraja Prakash | August, 2018 | Phoenix Childrens Hospital |
Phoenix, AZ | ||
Emily Gimpel | May, 2018 | Norton Cancer Center |
Louisville, KY | ||
Katherine Seraji | December, 2018 | |
Anna Strang | May, 2018 | University of South Florida |
Tampa, FL |