I am a researcher, pulmonologist, and intensivist associated with Intermountain Health and the University of Utah. I’m interested in pragmatic clinical research, particularly of hypercapnic respiratory failure.

My training has focused on computer science (University of Colorado BS 2009), medicine (University of Colorado, MD 2016), medical education (Internal Medicine Chief Medical Resident at University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals and Clinics 2019-2020), and clinical investigation (MS in Clinical Investigation, University of Utah 2023).

Research

• Google Scholar
• ORCID

Research Support

• 2022-2024: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, University of Utah Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
  • National Institutes of Health: 5T32HL105321, PI: Robert Paine III
• 2022-2024: Academic Sleep and Pulmonary Integrated Research/Clinical Fellowship (ASPIRE) Program
  • American Thoracic Society

Education

• B.S. in Computer Science, University of Colorado, 2009
  • Locke B, Martin J. Named Entity Recognition: Adapting to Microblogging. 2009. Honors Thesis, University of Colorado. Available Here
• M.S. in Health Sciences, Montana State University, 2012
  • Locke B, Patterson L, Seifert JG. The Effect of Boot Stiffness on Collegiate Alpine Ski Racers. Unpublished Masters Thesis, Montana State University
• M.D. University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2016
• M.S. in Clinical Investigation, University of Utah, 2023
  • Locke B, Richards W, Brown J, Gouripeddi R, Sundar K. Test Performance of Serum Bicarbonate in Identifying Hypercapnia Across Settings and Diseases

Training

• 2023-2024: T32 Research Fellow; Visiting Instructor
  • University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals and Clinics
• 2020-2023: Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow
  • University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals and Clinics
• 2020: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Research Forum
  • ..The research forum aids the career development of promising young investigators in clinical and translational sleep medicine research..
• 2019-2020: Chief Medical Resident
  • University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals and Clinics
• 2016-2019: Internal Medicine Resident
  • University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals and Clinics