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Director of STEM Initiatives, College Of Education-Dean
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Director of Practice, Usable STEM Research & Practice Hub, Vp For Research
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Director of Career-line Faculty Enhancement, Office for Faculty
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Associate Professor (Clinical), Urban Institute for Teacher Education
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Professor (Lecturer), Geology & Geophysics
Professional Service
- Teach For Utah.
Role: Director.
Oversee all aspects of the Scholarship program including recruiting, cohort meeting planning, plan of study development, advising, coordinating with schools/districts/master teachers, grant management, etc.
07/01/2021 - present
- NSF Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
Role: PI.
Oversee all aspects of the Scholarship program including recruiting, cohort meeting planning, plan of study development, advising, coordinating with schools/districts/master teachers, grant management, etc. Non-Scholarly Service. 07/01/2021 - present.
07/01/2021 - present
- Utah State Board of Education (USBE).
Science Standards Writing Team.
08/01/2018 - 07/31/2019
- UPSTEM (Utah Pathways to STEM).
Role: PI/Program Director.
Oversee all aspects of program to build capacity at the U and at SLCC to support transfer students and marginalized students. Includes major college-wide climate assessment, overseeing faculty learning communities, organizing articulation teams, recruiting events, and other activities.
08/01/2017 - 08/31/2024
- Utah State Board of Education (USBE).
Science Standards Writing Team.
08/01/2014 - 07/31/2015
Internal Service
- College of Education Scholarship Committee .
01/01/2024 - present.
College service.
- College of Education Scholarship Committee .
01/01/2024 - present.
College service.
- Career-line Faculty Affairs Committee.
Co-Chair ,
01/01/2024 - 05/31/2024.
University service.
- Career-line Faculty Affairs Committee.
Co-Chair ,
01/01/2023 - 05/31/2024.
University service.
- EDI Strategy Council.
08/01/2022 - 12/31/2022.
University service.
- Director of the Teach for Utah Program.
07/01/2021 - present.
College service.
- Dept. of Geology & Geophysics Curriculum and Teaching Committee.
Member,
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022.
Department service.
- Noyce Teacher Scholarship program.
Director,
06/01/2021 - present.
College service.
- CAID EDI committee.
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022.
College service.
- Williamson Science Communication Fellows.
Director,
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2021.
Department service.
- Geology & Geophysics Dept. Curriculum and Teaching Committee.
Member,
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Affairs Committee.
01/01/2020 - present.
Department service.
- Utah Advisory Council for Teacher Education (UCATE).
01/01/2020 - 12/31/2022.
College service.
- Director of the Utah Pathways to STEM (UPSTEM) program.
09/01/2019 - present.
University service.
- Office of the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Faculty Fellow ,
01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020.
University service.
- General Education Curriculum Committee.
Co-Chair,
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2022.
University service.
- General Education Brain Trust.
Member,
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2022.
University service.
- Director of the MS for Secondary School Teachers (MSSST) program.
08/01/2010 - present.
College service.
Honors & Awards
- Award for Higher Education's "Educator of the Year" .
Utah Science Teachers Association 2013 award for Higher Education's Educator of the Year,
02/2013
Outreach
- Overseeing Williamson Science Communication Fellows.
08/01/2023 - 04/30/2024
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