An Assistant Professor

Amy was an instructor at Harvard Medical School. Then in 2003, she became an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alabama in Huntsville where she taught five courses. Later, Amy and her husband, James, went on to work on some projects together, one of which won them third place at a technology competition. They took home $25,000 as a prize.

The novelist

Amy tried writing novels as well. She even considered her writing a “ticket to academia.” One of those novels featured a female scientist who was working to eradicate a virus. According to a friend, Amy wrote three novels, but none were published. At that point, she found herself in the middle of a personal crisis as she struggled to keep the things she’s passionate about, the most important of which was her work at the university. Then one day, Amy thought about taking her life because the uncertainties of her tenure were becoming unbearable.