Visiting Assistant Professor, McKeown School of EducationVisiting Lecturer, Secondary and Higher Education
Educator Philosophy
• Embraces the role of visionary educator committed to equitable K-12 schools and forward-thinking universities with authentically engaged students propelled by intrinsic motivation and engendered by powerful, joyful instruction for all.
• Leans in with caring, respectful communication through written and oral dialogues and critical writing skills to enable university students to find their voice and develop their leadership role to effect personal self-efficacy and greater change to self, school, and community.
• Brings diverse talents and experience as a researcher as well as a consensus-making team member to promote collegial brainstorms and discussions.
• Mentors university students' complex problem-solving, critical thinking, and self-advocacy skills, along with supporting their team-building collaboration and sustained resilience and perseverance to obtain their optimum.
• Advocates for and facilitates student voice, student choice, thoughtful academic risk-taking, and vigorous analytical experiences through unearthing passion. scaffolding interdisciplinary connections, and creating communities of reflective learners, active listeners, and enlightened change agents.
Education and Research
• Ed.D. Northeastern University. College of Professional Studies. Concentration: Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, & Leadership. 2016.
Engagement of High School Students With Learning Disabilities in Mathematics Learning. ProQuest. (10094591).
• C.A.G.S. Salem State College. 2010. Education Leadership. Inquiry in the Classroom. ERIC. (ED509645).
• Discussion Panelist: Role as a Change Agent. Northeastern University. 2019.
• Poster Galleries. Changing the Experience of Learners Through Authentic Engagement and Dialectic Discourse. Northeastern University. 2016-2018.