Assistant Professor - Education

• Jul 2023 - Present

Adjunct Instructor

• Mar 2022 - Present

Adjunct Instructor for ED 8010 - Seminar in Educational Research -Revise syllabus to focus on diversity and inclusion/critical topics in qualitative research methods -Mentor doctoral students in development of dissertation proposal draft Adjunct Instructor for ED 8010 - Seminar in Educational Research -Revise syllabus to focus on diversity and inclusion/critical topics in qualitative research methods -Mentor doctoral students in development of dissertation proposal draft

Visiting Researcher

• Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

Visiting researcher in AGORA for the Study of Social Justice and Equality in Education and member of the CRISP research group, which focuses on critical sociology and philosophy of education. Funded through a Fulbright Finland Foundation grant (2021-2022) and American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship (2022-2023). Visiting researcher in AGORA for the Study of Social Justice and Equality in Education and member of the CRISP research group, which focuses on critical sociology and philosophy of education. Funded through a Fulbright Finland Foundation grant (2021-2022) and American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship (2022-2023).

Doctoral Candidate

• May 2021 - Jul 2023

Graduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2023

Research Experiences:Experiences of Students with Minoritized Identities of Sexuality and/or Gender (MIoSG) (2020-Present)-Member of a multi-university research team which uses grounded theory to examine the experiences of college STEM students with minoritized identities of sexuality and/or gender. -Lead author on two manuscripts focused on the intersections of literacy and discourse with MIoSG -Lead author on a book chapter which uses duoethnography to consider insider/outsider perspectives of research team members-Co-author on multiple other manuscripts related to the experiences of college STEM students with MIoSG-Continued data analysis using grounded theory-Ongoing work partly funded through a graduate research assistantship (2020-Present)Cambridge Schools Experience Formative Design (2016-Present)-Research team member, student, and participant in a multi-year study-abroad program and formative design research project. The Cambridge Schools Experience, facilitated through the University of South Florida, sent preservice teachers and graduate students in education to Cambridge, UK for a four-week immersive field experience focused on literacy education and global competencies. -Five years as a graduate student participant; three years as a content area coach (technology and literacy); two years as a school liaison; worked with program director to collect and analyze data -Helped design and implement content seminars based on data in a formative design process-Coached undergraduate education students in their field placements-Met regularly as a research team to review data and make design decisions as part of the formative design process-Co-author on multiple papers and presentations focused on the methods and outcomes of the program-Ongoing work partly funded through a graduate research assistantship (2020-Present)Teaching Experience: EDP 601 - First Year ProSeminar for Ph.D. in Education (GTA) Show less

Instructor

• Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

EDC 100 - Great Public SchoolsEDC 423 - Teaching Comprehension & Response, Grades 3-6EDC 424 - Teaching Literacy in the Primary GradesEDP 612 - Qualitative Research Methods in Education (co-instructor)

Doctoral Student

• Aug 2019 - May 2021

Graduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

Research Experience: Systematic Literature Review of Digital Literacy Research (2017-2019) -Worked as a graduate research assistant in collaboration with the program coordinator and professor in a literacy studies focused PhD program to complete a systematic review of literature focused on digital literacy processes in K-12 classrooms from 2008-2018. -Collected and completed initial phases of extensive systematic review -Worked with faculty to develop organizational methods for extensive systematic reviews -Lead author and conference presenter focused on methods and findings of project -Funded through a University Graduate Fellowship (2017-2018) and Graduate Research Assistantship (2018-2019) Teaching Experience: LAE 4414 - Diverse Portrayals in Children’s Literature Show less

District Technology Integration Coach

• Jul 2016 - May 2018

Elementary School Teacher

• Jul 2013 - Jun 2016