Ms. Allain is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine; Director of Genetic Counseling Graduate Program; and Associate Director of the Division of Human Genetics at The Ohio State University. She received her M.S. in Genetic Counseling from Northwestern University in 1993, and she is a diplomat of the American Board of Genetic Counseling. As Director of the OSU Genetic Counseling Graduate Program Dawn works closely with her leadership team to design, implement, and evaluate program curricular components; monitor student learning experiences, provide academic counseling to students, and mentor faculty educators. As a clinician, Ms. Allain helped found the Adult Down Syndrome Clinic at OSU. She currently provides genetic counseling services to clients in the OSU Wexner Medical Center Adult Genetics Program and the Nisonger Center's Interdisciplinary Developmental Clinic. Ms. Allain's current research focuses on competency-based assessment in genetic counseling graduate education, assessment of provider and patient experiences and outcomes with genetic counseling services, and genetic counseling service delivery models. Ms. Allain has been an active volunteer with several genetic professional organizations throughout her career. She has been a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) since 1991, working on many committees and taskforces, in addition to serving as President of the organization from 2003-2004. She is a recipient of the NSGC's 2008 Strategic Leadership Award and the NSGC's 2011 Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship. She is a member of American Society of Human Genetics and served as a member of the Program Committee from 2017 through 2019. Ms. Allain is also a Past President of the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling Board of Directors and a member of the Genetic Counselor Educators Association.