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I am a program operations professional with nine years of experience coordinating grant-funded science education projects, professional development events, and a national membership association.
My academic background is in the Earth Sciences, with a focus on metamorphic petrology, structural geology, and tectonics. While completing degrees at Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) and the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN), I engaged in research on the interactions between oceanic and continental lithosphere at convergent plate boundaries. I studied how the metamorphism, deformation, and exhumation of subducted material can be used to track the evolution of these regions.
When I'm not working, I prefer to spend time outdoors with my family. Backpacking, canoeing, and biking are some of my favorite ways to explore the world around me. I enjoy volunteering with organizations doing maintenance and upkeep on local trails. I also dabble in digital and film photography, home-brewed beer, and native plant/pollinator gardening.
Past Work at SERC
I was a member of the SERC team from September 2017 to September 2026. As a Project Coordinator, I was involved in managing and implementing projects and collaborations, developing website content and materials, implementing faculty professional development events, and participating in education research and evaluation projects.
Major Projects
- Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN)
- ADVANCEGeo Partnership
- Business and Science: Integrated Curriculum for Sustainability (BASICS)
- Cultural Change in Geoscience (C-ChanGe)
- Earth Educators' Rendezvous
- EarthConnections
- EarthScope ANGLE (Alaska Native Geoscience Learning Experience)
- EvaluateUR Method
- Geoscience Education Infrastructure Planning Meeting
- Humanities Education for Anti-Racism Literacy (HEAL)
- InTeGrate
- National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)
- Oceans in the News
- Teach the Earth (TTE)
- Teaching Geoscience Online
- Teaching Computation with MATLAB
- Transforming Institutions Conference
Other Projects
Website Content Contributions
Conference Presentations (8)
Looking Back and Looking Forward: 10 Years of Earth Educators' Rendezvous part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Poster Sessions:Monday Poster Session
2024 marks the 10th year of the Earth Educators' Rendezvous. This presentation aims to highlight the history of the Rendezvous program, from its inception as part of the On the Cutting Edge and InTeGrate ...
Other Contributions (2)
Design Successful Student Field Experiences part of Teach the Earth:Design Successful Student Field Experiences
This webpage is a comprehensive educational resource portal offering evidence-based strategies and curated materials for designing inclusive, safe, and pedagogically effective geoscience field experiences, drawing from NAGT-sponsored programs and disciplinary partners to support student learning, accessibility, and risk management in field instruction.
Facilitating Departmental, Programmatic, and Curricular Change through Traveling Workshops part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Conferences and Events:Conferences and Meetings:Transforming Institutions Conference 2019:Program:Poster Presentations
Academic departments and programs in higher education face challenges in adapting to shifting institutional priorities, fluctuating budgets, evolving research landscapes, and changing employment prospects for ...
Communities
North Central Section, Geo2YC: The Two-Year College Division, Geoscience Education Research Division, Teacher Education Division
July 2024 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2023
July 2023 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2022
July 2022 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2021
July 2021 2021 Transforming Institutions Conference
June 2021 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2020
July 2020 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2019
July 2019 2019 Transforming Institutions Conference
April 2019 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2018
July 2018 BASICS Interest
NAGT All
Teach the Earth
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
Teaching Computation Interest Group
Teaching Geoscience Online
Workshop Leader
Workshop Participant (45 workshops)
May 2021 Teaching Online Introductory Geoscience Labs
July 2020 EER 2020 Course Design
July 2020