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Catherine A. Wicklund, MS, CGC Director Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Center for Genetic Medicine Cathy Wicklund received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and a Master of Science degree in genetic counseling from the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling at the University of Texas Graduate School in Biomedical Sciences at Houston. After graduation, Cathy worked in prenatal and pediatrics at Cooper Hospital in New Jersey. Cathy joined the University of Texas Medical School-Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences in 1996 where she was the Director of Prenatal Genetic Counseling Services. In addition, she was the Co-Director of the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling at the University of Texas. During her time at the University of Texas she was involved in program administration, designing and coordination of the curriculum, clinical rotations, supervision and was a thesis advisor or committee member on several students’ thesis research projects. She was a co-recipient of a grant from the SMART Foundation to work on cross cultural communication within the graduate program and exploration of a program offering a Spanish language option. Besides cross cultural communication, her research interests include psychosocial and counseling issues, prenatal diagnosis, decision making and adult education. After 10 years at the University of Texas she joined the Northwestern Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling as the Associate Director in 2006. In addition, she provides prenatal genetic counseling services in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Cathy is also very active in NSGC. She co-chaired the 2005 Annual Education Conference and was on the Board of Directors as Region V Representative (1999-2001) and Secretary (2002-2004). She is currently President Elect and will begin her presidential term in January of 2007. As Director of the Graduate Program, Cathy is responsible for teaching material in many facets of the program, overall curriculum development, and working with students on a variety of professional issues. She works closely with instructors and clinical supervisors to provide a cohesive experience for students.