MARTHA A. GRAHAM, MS, MBA, PhD Curriculum Vitae [email protected] | [email protected] | www.whiteneurotrauma.org

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy – Pharmaceutical Sciences 2017 Mercer University, , GA Area of Concentration: Pharmacology Dissertation: Evaluation of Cellular Function and Select Biomarkers in an Adolescent Chronic Restraint Stress Animal Model of Depression

Master of Business Administration 2016 , Lawrenceville, GA

Master of Science – Veterinary Science 2012 , Tuskegee, AL Area of Concentration: Molecular Biology Thesis: Development of a Standardized Molecular Beacon Real-Time QPCR Assay for the Specific Detection of Multiple Foodborne Pathogens

Bachelor of Science – Biology 2008 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

RELEVANT WORK HISTORY Postdoctoral Research Scientist 11/2017 – Present Atlanta VA Health System, Center for Visual & Neurocognitive Rehabilitation 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033 Supervisor: Todd White, PhD ([email protected], 404-321-6111 x201191) • Non-fellowship postdoctoral research in neurotrauma and behavioral neuropharmacology under principal investigator Todd White, PhD

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant 8/2012 – 5/2017 Mercer University, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 3001 Mercer University Dr., Atlanta, GA 30341 Supervisor: Renée Hayslett, PhD ([email protected], 678-547-6249) • Research in behavioral neuropharmacology (e.g., animal models of depression, rodent behavioral assays, brain tissue harvesting and dissection, protein extraction, SDS-PAGE, western blotting) • Provide administrative support for the Doctor of Pharmacy Program as delegated by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (e.g., grading papers, exam proctoring assisting with labs)

Research Assistant Technician 1/2009 – 8/2012 Tuskegee University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiology 1200 W. Montgomery Rd., Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088 Supervisor: Teshome Yehualaeshet, DVM, PhD ([email protected], 334-727-8107) • Administrative and technical support for research laboratory #2035 • Laboratory management (e.g., grant budgeting, supply orders, inventory, equipment maintenance) • Perform molecular and microbiology assays funded by the National Center for Food Protection and Defense (e.g., bacterial cultures, susceptibility testing, DNA extraction, Real-Time QPCR, DNA and gel electrophoresis) • Assist with molecular and microbiology lab courses in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program • Train and supervise undergraduate work study students PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS National Neurotrauma Society (NNS) 2017

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2015

Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2013

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) 2013

American Chemical Society (ACS) 2013

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) 2012

American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) 2012

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority, Inc. () 2013 • River Region Garnets and Pearls Alumni Chapter – Montgomery, AL o Positions Held: Collegiate Liaison

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. () 2005 • Alpha Xi Zeta () Graduate Chapter – Tuskegee, AL o Positions Held: Undergraduate Advisory Committee Member • Theta Beta () Undergraduate Chapter – Tuskegee University o Positions Held: President, Membership Intake Coordinator, Treasurer

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Academic Tutor 8/2017 – Present Strive Academics 2400 Herodian Way, Smyrna, GA 30080 Founder & CEO: Ralston Medouze ([email protected], 678-284-2321) • Provide supplementary instruction in a variety of subjects to students of assorted age groups and academic backgrounds

Pharmacy Teaching Program 7/2014 – 5/2015 Mercer University College of Pharmacy 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341 Coordinator: Vivian Liao, PharmD, BCPS ([email protected], 678-547-6221) Program Description • This program is a required component of the pharmaceutical sciences PhD program at Mercer University. The objective of the program is to facilitate the development of skills required to function in an academic setting and any settings where teaching is involved through workshops, teaching experiences, and the development of a teaching portfolio.

MBIO 411: Microbiology 2010/2012 (Spring Semesters) Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine • Assisted with the laboratory component of this course

MBIO 311: Molecular Biology 2009/2011 (Fall Semesters) Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine • Assisted with the laboratory component of this course

AWARDS AND HONORS Underrepresented Graduate Student Travel Award 2016 Awarded by ASPET for the Experimental Biology Conference in San Diego, CA

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi () 2013 Inducted into the Mercer University Chapter

PUBLICATIONS Yehualaeshet, T., Graham, M., Samuel, T., Morton, S., Rodning, S., and Habtemariam, T. (2017). Comparison and Validation of IS900-Sequence and Putative Sequences as Specific Target to Detect Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Journal of Animal Science and Research, 1(1): doi http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/jasr.101.

Hibicke, M., Graham, M., and Hayslett, R. (2017). Adolescent chronic restraint stress (aCRS) elicits robust depressive-like behavior in freely cycling, adult female rats without increasing anxiety-like behaviors. Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, 25(2), 74-83.

Abdela, W., Yehualaeshet, T., Roberts, S., Graham, M., Kim, M., and Samuel, T. (2013). Customizable PCR- Microplate Array for Differential Identification of Multiple Pathogens. Journal of Food Protection. 76 (11), 1948-1957.

Yehualaeshet, T., Graham, M., Montgomery, M., Habtemariam, T., Samuel, T., and Abdela, W. (2013). Effects of temperature on the viability, growth and gene profile of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia enterocolitica inoculated in milk. Food Control. 34(2), 589-595.

Abdela W., Graham M., Habtemariam T., Samuel T., and Yehualaeshet T. (2011). Effects of Orange Juice pH on survival, Urease Activity and DNA profiles of Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Stored at 4°C. Journal of Food Safety. 31(4), 487–496.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Graham, M., and Hayslett, R. Chronic Administration of Diarylpropionitrile Increases Extracellular Signal- Regulated Kinase1/2 Expression in the Hippocampus of Freely Cycling, Adult Female Rats, But Does Not Reduce Depressive-like Behavior.

Graham, M., and Yehualaeshet, T. A Comparison of Molecular Beacon and SYBR Green Real-Time qPCR detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella typhimurium in Water.

PRIMARY ABSTRACTS Graham, M., Hibicke, M., and Hayslett, R. Evaluation of Molecular Biomarkers in an Adolescent Chronic Restraint Stress Model of Depression. Experimental Biology. April 2-6, 2016. San Diego, CA. (oral and poster presentation)

Graham, M. and Hayslett, R. Evaluation of Chronic Administration of Cytisine and Diarylpropionitrile on Anxiety- and Depressive-like Behavior in Female Rats. 13th Annual Georgia Bio Innovation Summit. October 16, 2014. Atlanta, GA.

Graham, M., Collay, A., Cole, A., Stephen, D., and Yehualaeshet, T. Development of a Standardized Molecular Beacon Real-Time PCR assay for the Specific Detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella typhimurium. Tuskegee University 13th Biomedical Research Symposium. September 20-21, 2012. Tuskegee, AL.

AFFILIATED ABSTRACTS Hibicke, M., Graham, M., and Hayslett, R. Adult Rats Exposed to Adolescent Chronic Restraint Stress (aCRS) Display Robust Depressive-Like Behavior, Cognitive Impairment, and an Unexpected Correlation with Serum BDNF. Experimental Biology. April 22-26, 2017. Chicago, IL.

Hibicke, M., Graham, M., and Hayslett, R. (2016). Adult Rats Exposed to Adolescent Chronic Restraint Stress Display Robust Depressive-Like Behaviors and Unexpected Responses to Desipramine and Fluoxetine. Experimental Biology. April 2-6, 2016. San Diego, CA.

Hibicke, M., Graham, M., and Hayslett, R. Adolescent Chronic Restraint Stress (aCRS) Elicits Robust Depressive-Like Behavior Reversible by Desipramine. Mercer Atlanta Research Conference. April 16, 2016. Atlanta, GA.

Hibicke, M., Graham, M., and Hayslett, R. Effects of Chronic Desipramine and Fluoxetine in Adult Female Rats Exposed to Adolescent Chronic Restraint Stress. 34th Annual Graduate Research Association of Students in Pharmacy Conference. June 13, 2015. Atlanta, GA.

Cooks-Fagbodun, S., McHugh, M., Graham, M., Scott, M., Sleets, H., Quarcoo, F., Witola, W., and Alexander, A. Molecular identification of Trypanosoma cruzi in Anasa tristis. Experimental Biology. April 26-30, 2014. San Diego, CA.

Yehualaeshet, T., Graham, M., Samuel, T., Habtemariam, T., and Abdela, W. Temperature Tolerance of Yersinia Inoculated in Milk: Viability, Gene Expression and Genomic Rearrangements. American Society for Microbiology 111th General Meeting. May 21-24, 2011. , Louisiana

Infante, K.D., Maddox, J., Samuel, T., Abdela, W., Graham, M., and Yehualaeshet, T. Antimicrobial Resistance Spectrum Among Staphylococcus and Streptococcus Isolates. Tuskegee University 46th Veterinary Medical Symposium. March 24-28, 2011. Tuskegee, AL.

Pollard, J., Abdela, W., Tameru, B., Yehualaeshet, T., Graham, M., and Samuel, T. Phylogenic Position of F. tularensis subsp. F. meiastica within the F. tularensis subsp. Tularensis Clade Based on the Analysis of Nine Contcatenated Housekeeping Genes. Tuskegee University 11th Biomedical Research Symposium. September 23-24, 2010. Tuskegee, AL.

Yehualaeshet, T., Abdela, W., Graham, M., and Samuel, T. Yersiniae: From Biothreat to Foodborne Pathogens, The Genomic fluidity and Dynamics. Tuskegee University 11th Biomedical Research Symposium. September 23-24, 2010. Tuskegee, AL.

Edmonds, G., Abdelrahman, M., Samuel, T., Graham, M., Aoi, N., Abdela, W., and Yehualaeshet, T. Investigation on Staphylococcus aureus in canines: identification, prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility. Tuskegee University 45th Veterinary Medical Symposium, March 24-28, 2010. Tuskegee, AL.

Moore, S., Graham, M., Samuel, T., Edmond, E. Abdela, W., and Yehualaeshet, T. Antimicrobial Potential of Vegetable Homogenate to Inhibit the Growth of Yersinia Species. Tuskegee University 45th Veterinary Medical Symposium, March 24-28, 2010. Tuskegee, AL.

Pollard, J., Yehualaeshet, T., Graham, M., Samuel, T., Tameru, B., and Abdela, W. Multilocus sequence alignment in the transcriptional analysis of potentially pathogenic genes of Yersinia ensuing pH treatment. Tuskegee University 10th Biomedical Research Symposium. September 16-18, 2009. Tuskegee, AL.

Yehualaeshet, T., Graham, M., Samuel, T., Habtemariam, T., and Abdela, W. Molecular typing of Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis after temperature and pH stresses. 10th CSL/JIFSAN Symposium: Methods and Systems for Tracking, Tracing and Verifying Foods. May 13-15, 2009. College Park, MD.

REFERENCES 1. Renée Hayslett, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Mercer University 3001 Mercer University Dr. Atlanta, GA 30341 [email protected] 678-547-6249

2. Teshome Yehualaeshet, DVM, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pathobiology Tuskegee University 1200 W Montgomery Rd. Tuskegee, AL 36088 [email protected] 334-727-8107

3. Temesgen Samuel, DVM, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pathobiology Tuskegee University 1200 W Montgomery Rd. Tuskegee, AL 36088 [email protected] 334-724-4547