Bio
MaryAnn is a licensed and board certified genetic counselor, co-director of the MS Program in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling, and professor in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University. Her primary research interests includes 1) genetics education, 2) genetic counseling access, service delivery, and psychosocial assessment, and 3) professional development, faculty vitality, and burnout. Prior to joining Stanford University, MaryAnn was the founding director of the Master’s Program in Genetic Counseling and Assistant Dean in the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences at Boston University School of Medicine. Her clinical career has focused on prenatal genetic counseling, serving in that capacity for three years with the Greenwood Genetic Center and 12 years at Boston Medical Center. She also provided genetic counseling in the Stanford Center for Down Syndrome. She has served on national committees for the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC), the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC), and the Association of Genetic Counseling Program Directors (AGCPD), and she was on the 2015-2017 Board of Directors for the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC).
