Current Employment

• Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, August 2007-present, Graduate Instructor
• Center for Teaching and Learning at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, May 2007-present, Instructional Design Assistant

Research Interests

My research interests include blended learning, course management systems, student motivation, and teacher training.

Classes Taught

• IPT 286
• IPT 301

Design Projects

• Jobseeker

Evaluation Projects

• Bio-ORA

Education

• Doctorate, Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, expected graduation: 2009
• Master of Public Policy, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, August, 2006
• Master of Science, Curiculum and Instruction, McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland, December, 2000
• Bachelor of Science in Honors, Forestry and Wildlife, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, May,1998

Selected Work Experience

• Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2006-April 2007, Research Assistant
• Department of Public Policy at Brigham Young University, August 2005-April 2006, Teaching Assistant
• Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2005-July 2005, Summer Intern
• Charles County Public Schools, Waldorf, Maryland, August 2000-July 2004, Biology Teacher
• Teach For America/West Baltimore Middle School, Baltimore, Maryland, August 1998-2000, Science Teacher

Awards

• Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship, 2005
• SMECO Outstanding Science Teacher of the Year, 2003