Education:

 

PhD.:                              Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

                                         Engineering Education

                                         (In progress)

                                        

Masters:                           University of Arizona

     Master of Engineering – Innovation, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship

     Material Sciences and Engineering Department 2017

     Overall GPA 3.2/4.0

                                        

Bachelors:                        University of Arizona

                                         Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

     Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department 2016

     Overall GPA 3.3/4.0

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Recent Work Experience:

 

Graduate Assistant – Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech

January 2020 - May 2020

 

• Conduct literature review in order to gauge how faculty development programs assess and evaluate their services

• Assist in the facilitation of the Conference of Higher Education Pedagogy

 

Research Assistant – Engineering Competencies, Learning, and Inclusive Practices for Success (ECLIPS) Research Group, Virginia Tech

August 2019 – Present

 

• Actively contribute and participate with research group during meetings

• Led a research group meeting on mental health practices in order to encourage open, honest communication about work-life balances

• Perform exploratory searches to develop a systematic review on culturally responsive teaching in STEM education

• Conduct analysis on qualitative data to create a codebook describing senior students’ feedback on their first-year engineering experience

 

Research Technician – National Science Foundation-Improving Undergraduate STEM Education project Developing Instructional Teams for Evidence-Based Instruction in Large Collaborative Learning Environments, University of Arizona

March 2018 – July 2019

 

Developed a self-led course for Instructional Managers, and assisted in classroom observations, creation of a website to disseminate information, and professional development.

 

Duties:

• Observed team interactions in STEM classrooms to understand challenges in building teams and to provide feedback to the project and those observed

• Designed and created a curriculum that includes modules, deliverables, learning objectives, and guiding prompts

• Developed a website that presents research, training materials, and information in a clear, organized, accessible way

• Met with research team, instructors, various teams, students, and others involved in collaborative spaces

• Conducted analysis on qualitative data to create a narrative about a team’s progress

• Observed Professional Development Community meetings to perceive Faculty understanding and growth regarding task, team, and formative assessment

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