With over 25 years in education, including 15 years in educational leadership, my teaching and research interests center on advancing sustainable practices in school leadership, with a particular focus on teacher retention and professional development. I am committed to preparing future educational leaders to address the systemic factors influencing teacher efficacy, satisfaction, and longevity.
 

I identify effective teaching practices to support students struggling with academics and behavior.

My research examines how stigma and psychosocial factors influence relationship experiences and health outcomes, especially among marginalized youth.

My research interests are innate immunity and host defense.

My passion is teaching and preparing future healthcare providers by providing them with the knowledge and skill sets needed to be true advocates for patients. I thoroughly enjoy interacting and collaborating with students and colleagues.

I use mixed methods to study: (i) how political dynamics shape education policy processes and outcomes, and (ii) how we might design policies to address pressing local, state, and national education issues. My current work focuses on the politics of school desegregation efforts, the implementation of state education policy, and factors shaping teacher recruitment and retention.

My teaching interests include blindness, low vision, and the benefits of these exceptionalities on the blind/low vision population.  

I design and study meaningful and engaging ways for students and teachers to reconceptualize science education to be unintimidating, rigorous, and just.

My research focuses on adolescents’ psychosocial development and resilience within the context of proximal and distal influences in their socio-ecological systems. I also aim to strengthen collaboration among families, schools, and communities to promote positive youth development and support youth in navigating challenges with resilience.

My research uses ethnographic, narrative, and discourse analytic research methods to investigate students' and teachers' experiences in additional language education. I also teach courses in language teaching methods and language education research.