I am an Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the STEM Education Center at California State University - Fresno.
I do STEM Education Research, including research in science denial, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, creative assessment and learning environments, and change initiatives to support adoption and sustained use of evidence-based practice. Details on my background are below.
Associate Professor of Biology
California State University - Fresno
2021 - Present
Assistant Professor of Biology
California State University - Fresno
2015 - 2021
Director, STEM Education Center
California State University - Fresno
2018 - present
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Western Michigan University
2013 - 2015
PhD Curriculum and Instruction
University of Missouri
Emphasis in Postsecondary Science Education
2013
Outside of work, I'm a mom of 3 kids and 2 cats and wife to an awesome person who I've been with since high school. A picture of one of our daughters when she was 1 month old is above.
In my free time, I love to cook and to play nerdy board games (my favorite is one called Seven Wonders). I also enjoy video games and spending time outside observing nature.
M.S. Biology
Western Illinois University
Research in Asian elephant cognition
2008
B.S. Biology
Iowa State University
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi
2004