Faculty

  • Director - TBD

  • Joseph Hersh, MD (Medical Director)

  • Malynnda Johnson, PhD (Associate Director)

  • Miranda Ruben, MS, CGC (Associate Director of Fieldwork)

    • Miranda was in the inaugural class for genetic counseling at ISU. She then began her career at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI working in both prenatal, pediatric, and cancer for two years. Since 2020 Miranda has worked for Union Hospital as a fulltime clinical counselor primarily working in oncology and a part-time Associate Director of Fieldwork for the ISU genetic counseling program.  She actively participates in the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review panel, supervises students in fieldwork rotations, and educates prospective genetic counseling students.  She has presented an several National Society of Genetic Counselors annual conference. 

  • Shaad Ahmad, PhD (Faculty)

  • Kristin Niendorf, MS, CGC (Adjunct Faculty)

    • Kristin Baker Niendorf, board certified genetic counselor, has over 20 years of experience in clinical genetic counseling, research, professional advocacy and education.  Continuously striving to improve access to genetic advances, Kristin has helped develop and streamline clinical genetic services at five unique institutions. With a strong history of research expertise, she has 50 published peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and abstracts with an eye on improving the lives of those with hereditary disease, particularly familial cancer. She has been an IRB member and served as Assistant Editor/Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Genetic Counseling for 11 years. Currently, Kristin's work is focusing on utilizing technological advances such as online family history collection and mobile applications to increase patient access to genetic care. Kristin has lectured and served in various roles as capstone project advisor, thesis committee member, admissions committee interviewer, and clinical supervisor for several different graduate genetic counseling programs. Professional and personal advocacy has been a career highlight. She was twice selected as a Board of Director of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, elected the first Chair of the Minnesota Genetic Counselors' Association and spearheaded the SuperYou campaign to educate the public about the value of genetic counseling. Through her appointment to the Indiana State University Genetic Counseling Program, Kristin looks forward to bringing this passion in order to support the graduate students as they become future leaders of genomic medicine.

  • Daniela Iacoboni, MS, CGC (Adjunct Faculty)

    • Daniela Iacoboni is a licensed, board-certified genetic counselor with over 21 years of clinical and diagnostic laboratory experience. She provided prenatal/preconception genetic counseling in New York City before taking a pediatric/laboratory position at Michigan State University. At MSU, Daniela was clinical supervisor and performed SNP whole genome microarray interpretation. She also held an  adjunct faculty position in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. She joined Invitae in 2015 as a member of the clinical genomics cancer team, providing variant interpretation and clinical support. Daniela is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC). She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Central Michigan University and holds a Master of Science in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College.

  • Emily Swan, MS, CGC (Adjunct Faculty)

    • Emily Swan is a board-certified genetic counselor with over 12 years of clinical and laboratory experience. She provided prenatal and cancer counseling at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan where she also worked in a cytogenetics laboratory and coordinated the maternal serum screening program. She most recently provided cancer counseling at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. She has an interest in helping new parents adjust to parenthood. Emily is a member of the Michigan Association of Genetic Counseling (MAGC) and the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC). She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan and her Masters of Science in Genetic Counseling from Wayne State University. 

  • Julie Fliescher, MD (Adjunct Faculty)