Dr. Henderson recently moved from Harrogate, Tennessee, but has also lived in Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and Oregon. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Northern Arizona University and a Doctorate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from East Carolina University.

“I love teaching and building relationships with others. The best part of being in medical education is that I get to watch students fall in love with medicine.” Dr. Henderson is excited to join such a great team and to be part of the outstanding mission of the University. Prior to RVU, she was an Associate Professor at Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine and an Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards Postdoctoral Fellow at Emory University.

When she is not at work, she loves spending time with her two young children (ages three and seven). An interesting fact about Dr. Henderson is that, due to a genetic alteration known as single-nucleotide polymorphism, cilantro more or less tastes like soap to her. She tries to avoid the saponaceous herb as much as possible.