I am a Science Content Director for A+ College Ready, an AP Training and Initiative Program in Alabama. We are partners with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI). My charge is straightforward, “Increase the number of Qualifying Scores on AP Science exams in Alabama.” How do I do that? I do whatever my teachers need me to do to help them teach their students. This is leadership though service.
Prior to joining the staff of A+ College Ready, I was an AP Biology and AP Environmental Science Instructor at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Prior to working at ASFA, I taught at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham-Southern College, and Samford University. I also consult for PASCO Scientific, working as a curriculum writer and professional technology educator (PTE). During the summer of 2011, I was certified as a Laying The Foundation Trainer for Middle School science.
I hold a B.A. in Biology from Rhodes College, and a M.S. in Biology from the University of Alabama. I am a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescent and Young Adult Science Education with a concentration in biology.
Prior to teaching (and graduate school) I had some of the greatest jobs ever. I was a research technician at the Univerisity of Tennessee-Memphis working on cell signaling in cardiac myocytes. Even more formative were the summers I spent at the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC) coordinating the collection and classification of benthic macroinvertebrates from three lakes. I was also a lowly undergraduate researcher at the University of Goergia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab (SREL).
When I’m not working; I’m hanging out with my family, running (getting my best ideas), working around the house, or paddling some of Alabama’s 77,000+ river miles.
