Lydia Jacobson-Connor

Lydia Marie Jacobson-Connor has extensive experience in child advocacy and medical research. Since January 2014, Lydia has served as an Outcomes Manager, Family Advocate Supervisor, and Pro-bono Staff member at the Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County. Prior to this, Lydia worked there as a Forensic Interviewer and Volunteer Coordinator from May 2010 to November 2013. Lydia's academic background includes a Master of Social Work with a focus on Domestic Violence from The University of Texas at Arlington, and a Ph.D. in Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics from The University of Texas Medical Branch, supplemented by a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin. Lydia's early research experience includes roles as a Research Fellow in developmental lung biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and as a Graduate Student and Research Fellow at UTMB.