Lianna Etchberger has extensive academic experience, serving as Associate Vice President for the Moab Campus and Professor of Biology at Utah State University from August 2003 until retirement. Prior to this, Lianna held the position of Adjunct Instructor at Utah State University from 1996 to 2002 and worked as a Graduate Student Researcher at Stony Brook University from 1985 to 1992. Lianna's educational credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from UCLA, a PhD in Molecular Biology from Stony Brook University, and postdoctoral study in Molecular Genetics at the University of Arizona.