Chemistry Teacher

• Sep 2021 - Present

2017 Fellow

• May 2017 - Jul 2022

I am a 2017 Fellow with the Knowles Teacher Initiative. I am working to hone my practice as an educator and I will work and support my cohort in our development as teacher leaders. I am a 2017 Fellow with the Knowles Teacher Initiative. I am working to hone my practice as an educator and I will work and support my cohort in our development as teacher leaders.

Mathematics Teacher

• Dec 2020 - Jun 2021

Long Term Substitute Teacher

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

Chemistry Teacher, Biology Teacher, Form Dean, Coach, Advisor

• Jul 2016 - Sep 2020

Courses: Chemistry I, Chemistry II, Honors Chemistry II, and Honors Biology II: Mechanisms of Cancer Assistant coach for the Middle School Science Olympiad team for the 2016-2017 season Co-Facilitator for a multiracial affinity group for students 2016-2019 Assistant Coach for the Girls Cross Country Team for the 2018, and 2019 seasons Co-advisor for the Outing Club, 2019, taking students on hikes, and camping trips Mentored student groups performing independent research and as a result students developed skills in scientific reasoning and gained experience in conducting novel scientific research Show less

• Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

Founded and ran the Science Center at CHAD, tutoring students from grades 9-12 in Integrated Sciences, Biology,Chemistry, and PhysicsProvided reading, and study skill support during classes for students and assisted in individualized student services for students with distinct learning needsRan an after-school Science club Increased engaging science activities throughout the school and integrate science lessons into the architecture and design curriculumDeveloped and implemented a paper circuitry unit and co-taught it with the fashion design instructor. Show less

• Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

Taught three sections of Chemistry 1, and two sections of Chemistry 2 during the summer 2014 termEmployed final projects in each of these sections to build students' skills in presentation and biographical writing. Developed engaging curriculum and lessons to encourage student to build Chemistry understandings

College Prep Specialist

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

● Supervised 10 recent high school graduates in the summer between their final year of high school and their first year of college. ● Students created a badging system for middle school aged students to develop 21st Century skills. ● Developed pre-college skills in our college-bound teens to help prepare them for college contexts ● Supervised 10 recent high school graduates in the summer between their final year of high school and their first year of college. ● Students created a badging system for middle school aged students to develop 21st Century skills. ● Developed pre-college skills in our college-bound teens to help prepare them for college contexts

• Sep 2009 - Dec 2013

Using molecular biology techniques, cloned constructs, expressed recombinant protein in E. Coli and used protein NMR and ITC to characterize the ETV6 PNT domain.

• Nov 2012 - Oct 2013

Maintained five Bruker solution and one solid state NMR spectrometers; trained novice and experienced NMR users, supervised the development and implementation of NMR methods by users, and analyzed service samples for academic and industrial NMR clients.

• Sep 2008 - May 2009

Study focused on compounds that bind to G-Quadruplex DNA structures. Characterization of platinum based DNA intercalators using UV/vis and CD titrations was conducted.

• May 2008 - Aug 2008

NSERC funded research focused on the development of water purification filters. Synthesized multilayered polymer coated water filters, embedded with silver nanoparticles. Study focused on their antimicrobial properties for disaster relief applications.

• Sep 2007 - May 2008

Studied scattering and absorbance events in highly scattering samples, looking for patterns in data using multilinear regression, and power law analysis in MatLab.

Summer Intern

• May 2007 - Aug 2007

Characterized the tumor suppressors p16INK4a and p19ARF of the CDK2NA locus using mammalian tissue culture. Characterized the tumor suppressors p16INK4a and p19ARF of the CDK2NA locus using mammalian tissue culture.

Summer Intern

• May 2006 - Aug 2006

Worked under the direction of Kris Frese, Ph.D., to characterize the molecular biology of the PanIN pancreatic cancer mouse model. Techniques focused on obtaining RNA samples from pancreatic tissue. Worked under the direction of Kris Frese, Ph.D., to characterize the molecular biology of the PanIN pancreatic cancer mouse model. Techniques focused on obtaining RNA samples from pancreatic tissue.