▁Education ▁Hand els man ▁earned ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁agr onomy ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁mole cular ▁bi ology ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Hand els man ▁secured ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁position ▁in ▁plant ▁path ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁She ▁remained ▁at ▁Wisconsin ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁then ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁Y ale ▁University ▁Department ▁of ▁M ole cular , ▁Cell ular ▁and ▁Development al ▁Bi ology ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Her ▁research ▁involves ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁micro organ isms ▁present ▁in ▁soil ▁and ▁insect ▁gut . ▁She ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁co ining ▁the ▁term ▁met agen om ics ▁and ▁is ▁particularly ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁pione ering ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁functional ▁met agen om ics ▁to ▁study ▁ant ib i otic ▁resistance . ▁She ▁has ▁published ▁books ▁and ▁held ▁work sh ops ▁on ▁scientific ▁teaching , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁recognized ▁nation ally . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁research er ▁and ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁science ▁issues . ▁One ▁of ▁Hand els man ' s ▁sem inal ▁studies ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁gender ▁of ▁a ▁name ▁on ▁a ▁science ▁res ume ▁affected ▁a ▁professor ' s ▁incl ination ▁to ▁h ire , ▁ment or , ▁and ▁pay ▁applic ants ▁for ▁a