Education

Doctorate of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.), specializing in Educational Technology - Walden University (2015)

Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Education - Adams State College (2003)

Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Counseling - Webster University (1998)

Bachelors of Science (B.S.) in Psychology - Missouri University of Science and Technology (1997)

Minors in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Speech & Media Studies​

High School Diploma - McIntosh High School (1992)​

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Related Experience

• Designed and implemented a 3-year, middle grades computer science curriculum to prepare students for Advanced Placement (AP) and college-level courses for the state of Georgia through a Governor's grant

• Developed and implemented a STEM curriculum involving robotics, video game design, and 3D modeling

• Developed and delivered one-hour to multi-day workshops on teaching and learning theories, best practices in education, assessment development, mathematics education, and computer science education for groups up to 100 adults

• Coordinated academic activities bridging multiple universities

• Coached teachers in one-on-one settings including observations, connection to best practices, and providing appropriate support

• Applied game-based learning principles to learning environments

• Created and deployed a virtual professional development platform along with content

• Developed and evaluated district and state-level assessments for quality and best practices

• Evaluation of digital game-based learning products along with feedback addressing target audiences, exclusion of groups, and alignment to best practices

• Created animated formative assessments aligned to standards

• Created multimedia to support teacher implementation of state curriculum

• Created multimedia regarding state legislation and the status of the adoption process of Common Core State Standards and the Georgia’s relationship with the PARCC Consortium

• Over 15 years as educator, grades 2 through college level and professionals

• Developed standards-based engaging activities to expose students to both concrete development and real-world problems

• Written grants to support not-for-profit programs

• Provided consultation services in the development of educational games

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Academic Interests

• Methods for impacting computational thinking through the teaching of data science using Python

• Practices of computer science education focusing on programming

• Game-based learning implementation and task management

• The relationship between cognitive neuroscience principles and machine learning applications

• Use of highly interactive virtual environments (HIVEs) for learning

• Cyber security education practices and simulation methods

• Csikszentmihalyi’s flow theory in relationship to learner engagement

• Roger’s diffusion theory applied to technology adoption and integration

• Developmental and conceptual mathematics understanding
• Professional development buy-in and follow-through

• Universal design for learning including standards based learning

• Implementation and adoption of educational technology