About Me

Subject Areas: High School Library, HS Reading Strategies

Home Town: Howells, Nebraska                                                                                            

Entered Teaching Profession: Fall 2009

Degrees Held & Institution Received From:  Bachelor of Arts in English, from Nebraska Wesleyan University in May 2007. Teaching endorsements in English and English as a Second Language from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, May 2009.

 Master of Art in Language, Literacy, and Culture (Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education ) from UNL,  May 2010.

Master of Science in Instructional Technology- School Library Concentration from University of Nebraska at Kearney,  December 2013. 

Currently working on Ed.D. in Educational Studies from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 

Favorite thing about teaching: Getting to work with literature and always having new experiences each day!

 Family:  My husband, Thad,  is  Program Manager of Rivers and Streams for the State Game and Parks. We also have a rambunctious daughter, Scout.  We love to travel, play/watch sports, dance, and to play cards. 

Hobbies/Interest Areas: I love to play and listen to music. You can often find me going to any sort of rock/punk/alternative/ metal concert.  I also love to run and ran four Lincoln half marathons. I am going to try to get back into the running habit and maybe someday run a marathon. We have an adorable cat, Theriot, A wonderfully large and docile Doberman named Rupert and an energetic husky named Charlotte. I enjoy hanging out with friends, playing sand volleyball, dancing, , and getting ultra competitive in board games and cards.