I believe in the power of education to make us deeper thinkers and better citizens. As a first generation college student, I know the dedication of my students to achieve their goals and appreciate the hurdles they face on their way. I believe a safe, engaged, and passionate learning environment can change lives. I also believe that real learning often challenges us to discomfort and am grateful when students trust me enough to usher them to new heights of understanding. My students are more capable than they think and it's my mission to get them to realize their potential.  Just as the history we study is full of diverse and dynamic voices, I believe the best classes are as well. We are smarter and stronger together in the classroom and online. 

History holds the answers to the present and future. It is not only fascinating to study the lives, ambitions, triumphs, and tragedies of those who lived before us, but necessary. As our nation stumbles beyond a failed insurrection and fights a war of public health, while still witholding civil rights, we would be the wiser to borrow from the past. To learn from our mistakes. To note our strengths and follies as a people. To identify, acknowledge, and address patterns. To learn why and how the foundational promises of the United States came to be and if they exist now. Nothing occurs in a vacuum. Everything has a past. Let's explore it together.