ABOUT

… is a freelance writer and illustrator, focusing within the scientific communications realm. Please see her Portfolio for a peek into some of her work.

After completing a bachelor of science in Nutrition and Food Science, with a concentration in dietetics from Middle Tennessee State University, Dr. Overby went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Nutrition from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. At UTK, Dr. Overby was a GTA for Nutrition 100 as well as a GRA and manager for the Zhao lab which primarily focused on nutrient and pharmaceutical-based therapies to treat and prevent obesity (read more about this here). She then went into the post-doctoral program in the Ferguson lab in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Here, she focused her research on the gut microbiome and its implications in human health and disease. Please see ‘Research‘ page for more information on her current and previous projects and publications.

Dr. Overby has a passion for learning, science, and creativity; she hopes to combine these characteristics along with skills obtained in graduate school and post-graduate professional experience to make science readily available for public consumption as a scientific communications specialist. Outside of work and academia, Haley enjoys traveling and spending quality time with mother nature. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, backpacking, camping, kayaking, paddle-boarding, and any other adventures she can get herself into. Haley also enjoys refurbishing old furniture as well as making new furniture and other wood-working projects. Check out Haley’s blog to keep up with some of these adventures.

For greater insight into Dr. Overby’s education and professional skills and experience, please see her CV below.