Kalynn joined IDDO in August 2016. As Head of Data Engineering and Informatics, she is responsible for the development of data standards, the robustness of the curation process, assuring the quality of the data, and the efficiency of the data curation team.

Before moving to Oxford, Kalynn worked for over four years on the Nashville Breast Health Study, a breast cancer epidemiology project at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and then six years coordinating a variety of interventional trials for children with language delays at the KidTalk group at Vanderbilt University. She has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies from Vanderbilt University.