EDUCATION & TRAINING
- B.S. Physics, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA 1993
- M.S. Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 1995
- Early Childhood Education Certification 1999
- Early Childhood Directors' Credential 2003
- Hillsborough County Alternative Teacher Certification Program, completed October 2009
- Florida Professional Teacher's Certificate, valid from July 1, 2010-June 30, 2015
- Curriculum Development Certification, Hillsborough County School District, November 2010
- SMART Trainer Certification, March 2011 (SMARTBoard/SMART Student Response System)
- eCertification in Canvas LMS from Pasco Hernando State College (August 2013)
- Accepted into Instructional Technology PhD Program at University of South Florida (August 2013)
WORK EXPERIENCE
iteach Lounge Staff, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL August 2013-present
CHANGE Research Assistant, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL August 2013-present
Evernote Graduate Assistant, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL August 2013-April 2014
Physics & Physical Science Instructor/Tutor, USF Upward Bound Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL October 2012-present
Adjunct Astronomy Professor, Pasco Hernando State College, Brooksville, FL August 2011-December 2013
Middle School Science Educator, AJ Ferrell Middle Magnet School, Tampa, FL August 2008- July 2011
PRESENTATIONS
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Conference, "Local, Place-Based Narrative Games and
Student Learning of Climate Change Science", Co-Presenter, Jacksonville, Florida, November 2014
- Facilitator for the 2014 Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of South Florida, April 2014
- Presenter at Florida Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (FAEOPP) Central Region Training, "Using Technology in Your TRiO Program", University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, April 2014
- Presenter at Upward Bound Tristate TRiO Conference, "Promoting Student Engagement Through Web 2.0 Technology", Orlando, Florida, April 2013
- Panel member, NASA's Innovations in Global Climate Change Education Professional Development, Spring 2011-Spring 2012
- Requested to be presenter, Classroom Technology Workshop, Professional Study Day for Hillsborough County Science Teachers, August 2011
- Technology Coach/Presenter, Summer Institute for Technology Integration, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL Summer 2011 (Chosen as one of eight trainers in Hillsborough County, Florida)
- Requested to be presenter, SMART Technologies Conference, Tampa, FL 2009, 2010, 2011
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Learning Management Systems- ANGEL, Blackboard, Canvas
Audio- Audacity
Video- iMovie, Windows Movie Maker
Animation- Powtoon, Wideo, Xtranormal
Screencasting- Jing, Screencast-o-matic, Quicktime
Website/ePortfolio creation- Google Sites, Canvas
eLearning- Articulate Storyline
