Dr. Ross earned her degrees in biological sciences from the University of Nebraska Lincoln (PhD 2005), University of Nebraska Omaha (MA 1999) and Cornell University (BS 1997). After completing her PhD, she became a postdoctoral Biology of Aging fellow at UT Health San Antonio. She is currently the Associate Director for Research at the Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute. Her research focuses on marmosets, which are small primates, to explore interventions that may protect health while aging.
