Lorraine Turcotte received her PhD from the University of California at Berkeley and was awarded post-doctoral fellowships to pursue her research at the August Krogh Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since coming to USC, her research has focused on unraveling the mechanisms that regulate metabolism and that optimize human performance. She has received the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine Recognition Award as well as the Hanna Reisler Mentoring Award, the Inaugural WiSE Architect of Enduring Change Award and Melon Mentoring Awards for mentoring undergraduate and graduate students from USC.