Dr. Hicklin studied biology at Colorado State University for her undergraduate education before earning a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Prior to joining Science/AAAS, she worked as a science writer intern for the University of Colorado’s Office of Media and Public Relations in Denver, Colorado and for Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Media and Communications Office in Upton, New York. Dr. Hicklin worked the assistant editor for the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. She is currently working as technical Writer & Editor at National Institutes of Health.