Dr. Benton is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of Research, at Tulane University School of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Hematology-Oncology, Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, and has over 20 years of research experience in Hematology-Oncology.  She has authored several publications, presented at conferences such as The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network (ATHN), and Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy  (AMCP), and given lectures on quality-of-life assessments in patients with hemophilia.  Her research focuses on hemophilia, and rare bleeding and clotting disorders, with an emphasis on patient preferences and cost-effectiveness in various treatment options.  In addition to social determinants of health, and how they impact treatment access and decision making. 

Dr. Benton serves on the PCORI Advisory Council for Rare Diseases, is on the steering committee for the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network (ATHN), a member of the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society (HTRS), the Platelet Disorders Support Association (PDSA), and the Tulane Cancer Center.  She also interviews incoming medical students, and mentors medical students, residents and fellows, on their research projects.

Prior to joining Tulane University School of Medicine, she spent six years at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where she trained in neuro-oncology.  And she also spent time at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in the department of Cardio Thoracic surgery.

Dr. Benton completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BS), in addition to graduate studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MAS-Biology), and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (PhD, MPH). Prior to her faculty appointment, Dr. Benton was the Administrative Director of Research Operations and Regulatory Protections, in the Departments of Medicine/Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology, at the Sickle Cell Center of Southern Louisiana and Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders.