Former high school and college English teacher and TRiO program administrator who currently works as an educational consultant and research specialist. Passionate advocate for college access and success programs and for K-12 art education. Dissertation: Learning With and Because of Each Other: A High School Art Portfolio Class as a Community of Practice, May 2010.
Specialties: Environmental scanning. Program evaluation. Educational Consulting. Interdisciplinary, project-based curriculum development, with strong emphasis on using technology for teaching and learning in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) education. Art education, community of practice theory.