Karen is a Senior Research Coordinator in the Division of Clinical and Translational Research (DoCTR). She has worked for Washington University since 2001, starting as a research assistant with the Department of Psychiatry. She joined DoCTR in 2008, with a dual appointment in neurology, and transitioned to DoCTR full-time in 2012. She received her professional clinical research coordinator certification in 2011 and currently specializes in the use of quantitative sensory testing for pain management studies.