Lieutenant

Parrow attended Daystrom Institute and Starfleet Academy in the advanced degree program and she and the other ten members of her unique class, worked hard to keep up their grades and Starfleet requirements.

After graduating from the program six years later, Parrow took a commission at Federation Headquarters to finish her own pursuit of obtaining a doctorate from Daystrom. She left Earth two years later, armed with a doctorate degree in Bio-adaptive mechanics and a commission as a Lieutenant in Starfleet.

During her stint as the Chief Science Officer of the USS Phoenix, Parrow willingly infected herself with Borg nano-technology. She served aboard the USS Francis Drake due to a Starfleet Command ordered debriefing and examination. Her new physical and neurological status has prompted Starfleet to remove her rank, Lt. Commander and scientific accreditation. They began a full investigation of one of their own to find out why someone would willingly infect themselves with Borg technology. During the time of the 2 year long investigation, Parrow served on the Francis Drake as a Science Liaison and also at Starfleet Academy. Starfleet Command partially reinstated her scientific status and assigned her to the USS Bismarck.

She could only serve on the Bismarck, as its Chief Engineering Officer. Due to the intervention of Captain Simcha, Parrow was given permission by Starfleet to resume her scientific endeavors. Parrow became its Chief Science Officer for a time before she was transferred back to Starfleet Command. Her experience as a member of the Borg Collective and the various missions on the Bismarck allowed her to assist in the cataloging and investigating the data accumulated by the Voyager Project.

Parrow had finished her portion of the project, she helped to open new technical and scientific avenues to pursue from the Voyager data. Dr. Dashen, rather than join a Federation research team on Vulcan that would be testing the theories proposed by the Voyager Project. She opted to return to stellar duty and take a position on the USS Bismarck again.

Betazoid telepathic abilities do not work on the Ferengi and their genetic equals who share a four lobed brain such as the Dopterians. Efforts at probing the Breen also proved unsuccessful.

The Betazed view on marriage also differs dramatically form other cultures, in that the wedding ceremony is conducted in the nude, during the exchanging of vows. This is seen as an outward expression of the open nature of the Betazoids telepathic society, both partners coming to each other in an open and honest fashion.

Children from Betazoid families are genetically bonded at birth, often for political relations between two families to become more amorous; the children of those families will be bonded for marriage. A suitable genetic partner must also be chosen, in order to produce healthy children who can contribute to society. It is somewhat of a genetic selection mechanism, which cuts down on the possibility of genetic mutations, meaning learning and medical disabilities on Betazed are extremely rare. Traditionally, love and marriage are considered as two separates in Betazed culture.

A Betazoid can form a telepathic link with another with whom he or she is close, and this individual is referred to as Imzadi, or beloved in Federation standard. The tie between a Betazoid and their Imzadi is difficult to understand, but it goes beyond mere closeness and an understanding of one another's mind, and it is a bond, which lasts for a lifetime. Many young Betazoids are now marrying their Imzadi, as opposed to those who were chosen for them at birth, this has caused much unrest in the noble houses.