I am a teacher. I'm also a scholar, an author, and a really slow runner.

Mostly, though, I am a teacher.  

 

My work is devoted to supporting pre-service teachers as they navigate the technical and personal aspects of entering the teaching profession. As a scholar, my research has focused on helping teacher preparation programs develop the tools and resources to help their candidates develop healthy and productive expectations of their future classrooms.

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As a professor, my teaching has focused on helping pre-service teachers develop sustainable, data-driven instructional practices. When teachers thrive, their students thrive, as well. 

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I wear a lot of hats. I am an edTPA coordinator, a doctoral dissertation advisor, and a science-fiction fanboy. I have served on multiple state-level committees, lobbied for educational reform, worked as educational consultant, taught educational philosophy to Chinese teachers, presented at international conferences, accompanied undergraduates on study trips abroad, wrangled 300-student survey courses, and brewed countless cups of coffee. I'm even a part-time farmer. 
 

Mostly, though, I am a teacher.