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Associate Director of the Urban Institute for Teacher Education
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Associate Professor (Clinical), Urban Institute for Teacher Education
Professional Service
- Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium.
Member.
09/2023 - present
- The SoJo Journal: Educational Foundations and Social Justice Education.
Manuscript Reviewer.
05/2022 - 05/2022
- American Educational Research Association .
Chair, Issues in preservice teacher education: Exploring programmatic policy and pathways session. 2021 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: Accepting Educational Responsibility.
04/2021 - 04/2021
- American Educational Research Association.
Discussant, The influence and construction of teacher preparation policies session. 2021 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: Accepting Educational Responsibility.
04/2021 - 04/2021
- American Educational Research Association.
Discussant, Co-construction and collaborative development in teacher education session. 2021 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: Accepting Educational Responsibility.
04/2021 - 04/2021
- Utah State Board of Education (USBE).
Role: Member.
English Language Arts Standards Writing Committee.
11/2020 - 12/2022
- Utah State Board of Education (USBE).
Role: Member.
K-12 English Language Arts Standards Review Committee.
09/2020 - 11/2020
- Utah State Board of Education (USBE).
Role: Member.
English Education Endorsement Revision Group.
08/2020 - 08/2021
- Issues in Teacher Education.
Manuscript Reviewer.
07/2020 - 12/2020
- Luminous Literacies.
Manuscript Reviewer.
03/2020 - 12/2020
- Utah System of Higher Education (USHE).
Role: Representative.
Elementary Education Major Committee.
01/2020 - 05/2021
- Utah Teacher Education Assessment & Accreditation Council (UTEAAC).
Council Member.
09/2019 - present
- Education Policy & Analysis Archives.
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/2019 - 11/2019
- Social Studies Research & Practice.
Manuscript Reviewer.
09/2019 - 11/2019
- Kansas Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (KACTE) .
Role: AACTE Liaison Officer.
Executive Board.
09/2018 - 06/2019
- NCTE ELATE.
Role: Member.
Methods Commission.
01/2017 - present
Internal Service
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
Reviewer,
11/2023 - 11/2023.
University service.
- Undergraduate Council.
Faculty Co-Chair,
10/2023 - 05/2024.
University service.
- College Research and Grants Committee.
Member,
08/2023 - present.
College service.
- Honors and Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee.
Member,
08/2023 - present.
College service.
- Faculty Advisory Committee, Center for Teaching Excellence.
Member,
01/2023 - present.
University service.
- Belonging Working Group, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy Council.
Member,
08/2022 - 07/2023.
University service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Office of Undergraduate Research.
Proposal Reviewer,
05/2022 - 05/2022.
University service.
- Undergraduate Council.
College of Education Representative,
08/2021 - present.
University service.
- Curriculum Committee.
UITE Representative,
08/2021 - 07/2023.
College service.
- Native Education @ the CoE .
Chair,
06/2020 - present.
College service.
- General Education Curriculum Committee.
11/2019 - 05/2021.
University service.
- Proposal Reviewer for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Office of Undergraduate Research.
11/2019 - 12/2019.
University service.
- Advisory Board of the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC).
10/2019 - 01/2022.
University service.
- College Research and Grants Committee.
UITE Representative,
09/2019 - 08/01/2021.
College service.
- Global U Council.
09/2019 - 06/2021.
University service.
- College of Education Scholarship Committee.
UITE Representative,
08/2019 - present.
College service.
- Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers (PPAT) Adoption Task Force.
06/2019 - 01/2022.
Department service.
- Pathways for American Indians through Higher Education (PATHs).
Member,
06/2019 - 06/2020.
College service.
Community Partnership
- Monthly visits to the Ute Tribe to facilitate university-school-tribal partnership development for teacher education recruitment and school improvement.
02/2023 - present
- Partnership with Granite School District Office of Educational Equity to promote success for Native American Students in Granite District and develop pathways into teacher education for those students; includes bi-weekly meetings with the Office of Educational Equity and multiple recruitment events for Native students in Granite schools.
08/2022 - present
Outreach
- Outreach to the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation to explore collaboration opportunities in Native American education and indigenous representation in teacher education.
11/2022 - 11/2022
- Outreach to the Ute Tribe to explore collaboration opportunities in Native American education and indigenous representation in teacher education.
05/2022 - 05/2022
- Salt Lake City Community College Recruiting Efforts.
09/2020 - 09/2021
- Meeting with the USBE Title VI Indian Education Coordinators to discuss teacher professional development and partnership opportunities.
02/21/2020 - 02/21/2020
- Partnership development with Davis School District for field placement sites and professional development needs.
12/2019 - 05/2021
- Partnership development with Highland High School for professional development opportunities.
11/2019 - 12/2020
- Outreach to the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation to explore collaboration opportunities in Native American education and indigenous representation in teacher education.
11/2019 - 11/2019
Honors & Awards
- Undergraduate Studies Fellow.
Office of Undergraduate Studies,
08/2023
- Member of the Inaugural Class of Undergraduate Studies Fellows.
Office of Undergraduate Studies,
08/2022
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