2023 - Present | Associate Professor, Salem State University ‐ Biology | |
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2017 - 2023 | Assistant Professor, Salem State University ‐ Biology | |
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2018 - 2021 | Instructor, Harvard University ‐ Summer School | |
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2015 - 2017 | Instructor of Science Laboratory, Wellesley College ‐ Biology | |
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2015 - 2015 | Adjunct Professor, Pine Manor College ‐ Biology | |
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2013 - 2015 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University ‐ Training in Education and Critical Research Skills | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2021 - 2024 | Racial Equity Special Research Grant |
Spencer Foundation | |
The impacts of antiracist practices in gateway introductory biology courses | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
$75,000 | |
2020 - 2023 | Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Grant |
National Science Foundation | |
Deep Teaching Residency: A Faculty Development Program for Design and Implementation of Inclusive Undergraduate STEM Teaching Practices | |
Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
$299,906 | |
2019 | Center for Research & Creative Activities Scholarship Support Grant |
Salem State University | |
$1,000 | |
2018 | Kathy Murphy Summer Research Academy in Biology |
Salem State University | |
$4,000 | |
2017 | Evidence-Based Teaching Innovations |
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | |
$5,000 | |
2015 | Laboratory Science Curriculum Innovation Program Grant |
Wellesley College | |
$10,250 | |
2013 - 2015 | Training in Education and Critical Research Skills Postdoctoral Fellowship |
National Institutes of Health, Tufts University | |
NIGMS-IRACDA Program | |
2009 - 2012 | Graduate Research Fellowship |
National Science Foundation |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2021 - Present | Member, Biology Website Redesign, Salem State University | 2019 - Present | Member, Institutional Review Board, Salem State University | 2019 - Present | Member, University Research Advisory, Salem State University | 2018 - Present | Coordinator, Biology 105, Salem State University | 2017 - Present | Member, Assessment Committee, Biology, Salem State University | 2017 - Present | Coordinator, Biology Secondary Education, Salem State University | 2017 - Present | Member, Darwin Festival Committee, Salem State University | 2017 - Present | Member, Program Area for Content Education, School of Education, Salem State University | 2021 - 2023 | Co-Director, Northeast Regional STEM Network | 2020 - 2021 | Member, Search Committee for Director of Center For Teaching Innovation, Salem State University | 2019 - 2020 | New Faculty Mentor, Biology, Salem State University | 2018 - 2020 | Lead Organizer, STEM Explorations Day, Salem & Lynn, MA | 2019 | Member, Outstanding First Year Advocate Selection Committee, Salem State University | 2018 - 2019 | Facilitator, First Year Reading Experience, Opening Day, Salem State University | 2018 - 2019 | Member, Genetics Faculty Search Committee, Salem State University | 2017 - 2019 | Member, Flowsheet & Curriculum Redesign Committee, Biology, Salem State university | 2014 - 2019 | Expert Question Writer, USA Biology Olympiad Exam | 2018 | Conference Organizer, Massachusetts PKAL Regional Network Summer Meeting |
Honors and Awards
- 2019, Nominee, Distinguished Teaching Award, Center for Teaching Innovation, Salem State University
- 2019, Nominee, Outstanding First Year Advocate Award, Office First Year Experience, Salem State University
- 2018, Faculty Winner, Outstanding First Year Advocate Award, Office First Year Experience, Salem State University
2008 - 2013 | Teaching Certificate, University of Wisconsin - Madison ‐ Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning | |
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2008 - 2013 | PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison ‐ Zoology | |
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2006 - 2008 | MA, Loyola Marymount University | |
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2002 - 2006 | BA, Kalamazoo College ‐ Biology and Spanish | |
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