Name:  Todd B. Skelton
Title of Program:  Public Policy and the Regulation of the Biomedical Industry
E-mail Address: tskelton@utk.edu    
Hometown: Surgoinsville, TN
Year:  Junior
Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2010
Description of Program: Study of business and public policy with an application to the healthcare industry
Departmental Emphases: Political Science, Biology, Business
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bruce Fisher (Accounting and Information Management), Dr. Randall Small (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Plans after graduation (career, graduate/professional school, etc.): Law school
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Study Abroad: Tsinghua University 2006 (Beijing, China), University of Cambridge 2007 (England), also traveled to Italy on the USA Junior Team for the 2004 World Mountain Running Trophy.
Research Experiences or Internships: Southeastern Retina Associates (2007); Research Assistant with Dr. Bruce Fisher (UT Accounting and Info. Management) – analyzed the correlation between business professor indexed scholarly articles and salary (2007); Research Assistant with Dr. Jenny Macfie (UT Child and Adolescent Development Lab) – researched child development in children of mothers diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (2005-2007); Regional Eye Center (2006-2007) – Ophthalmic Assistant.
Part-time employment; Hobbies; Campus Clubs/Activities: Southeastern Retina Associates – Ophthalmic Assistant, Honors Council President (Chancellor’s Honors Program), SGA Senator, SGA Government Affairs Assistant Director, Economics Club President.
 
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