Education and Work Experience

My degrees: undergraduate is from Smith College (Northampton, MA) with a major in physics and a minor in theater; masters is from DePaul University (Chicago, IL) in physics; doctorate in science education with a focus on physics education from Boston University (Boston, MA).

I was a postdoc at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) for 3 years, working with Charles Henderson. Similar to now, my work varied from day to day as I was doing quite a bit of evaluation work along with research during that time.

I've remained in Michigan after my postdoc. Now I work as a consultant/project manager/evaluator/researcher on a plethora of projects- every day is a little different! If you are interested in working with me or are curious about my services, please check out this page.

Research Areas/Interests

My work delves into postsecondary education and includes students (undergraduate and graduate), postdocs, staff, and faculty. I primarily work in physics education, but have worked with researchers from other STEM disciplines.
Much of my work involves some if not all of the following: sustainability and adoption of projects/innovations; equity and inclusion; studying research practices and methodologies; examining methodologies; and social experiences within STEM spaces, particularly learning spaces.
The most updated and easiest way to check out my publications is Google Scholar.

Co-guest editor for Physical Review- Physics Education Research (Phys. Rev.- PR or PRPER) Focused Collection, Qualitative Methods in PER: A Critical Examination
Co-PI on a grant that is called the Data Science Education Community of Practice (DSECOP), funded by a grant through the American Physical Society (APS) Innovation Fund
Director for the Physics and Astronomy STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change project. This is a partnership through multiple physics and astronomy professional societies, as well as AAAS. Physics and astronomy is the first to pilot for the disciplinary awards. We left the pilot phase recently!
Member of a working group looking at what is working and not workin in the undergraduate physics curriculum
Member of the APS Committee on Careers and Professional Development

Co-guest editor for Physical Review- Physics Education Research (Phys. Rev.- PR or PRPER) Focused Collection, Quantitative Methods in PER: A Critical Examination
Co-edited and wrote two chapters in a book on social network analysis, Researching and Enacting Change in Postsecondary Education: Leveraging Instructors' Social Networks
Co-organized the Physics Education Research Conference (PERC) in 2020. Our theme was Insights, Reflections, & Future Directions: Emergent Themes in the Evolving PER Community.
Chair of AAPT's Committee on Diversity in Physics for 2021. I was previously vice-chair during 2020.
Member on the APS Committee on Membership
Member of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)'s Professional Society SEA Change self-assessment team.