Education

• Masters of Education in Science Education 

  • NCSU in December 2016

• BA in Environmental Biology and Teaching License in Secondary Science with minors in Environmental Studies and Geography

  • UNCG in December 2008 

  • Graduated cum laude 

• SHS Class of 2004

  • Graduated with honors 

  • EAC President senior year 

Personal Life

• Born in Pennsylvania

• Adopted as an infant 

• Youngest of 3 and the only girl 

• Raised in Raleigh 

  • Went to Lynn Road Elementary School, Carroll Middle School, and Sanderson High School 

• No children

• One pit bull named Mochi 

  • Hopefully getting more pets soon 

• Vegetarian since 2002

  • Lacto-ovo vegetarian = consume dairy, eggs, and other animal products that do not require the death of the animal 

• Diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and ADHD

• Greyaroace 

• Likes

  • Dark chocolate, especially with peanut butter or coconut

  • Blues & greens

  • Animals 

  • Listening to audiobooks and reading

    • Mostly fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and mystery 

  • Rock, alternative, smooth jazz, and lofi

  • Streaming 

    • Mostly sci-fi, Disney/Pixar movies, food competition shows, and comedies like The Good Place

  • Watching YouTube 

    • Snake Discovery, Clint's Reptiles, WWR, Animal Wonders, Animalogic, Serpa Designs 

    • Rachel Maksy, Bernadette Banner, Abby Cox, Morgan Donner, Costuming Drama

    • Jammidodger, One Topic, The Click  

    • Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, Shabba.  

    • Most of Simon Whistler's channels 

• Dislikes 

  • Coffee & tea

  • Spicy food

  • Most country, rap, and EDM

  • Most reality TV

  • Being in crowded places if I don't know anyone 

  • People who are mean or  purposefully ignorant 

Volunteer Work

•  North Carolina Science Olympiad Greensboro Regional Tournament and State Tournament 

Interests

• Science & Nature

  • Watching SciShow & Eons on YouTube 

  • Stargazing, but don't ask me to name any constellations or celestial objects 

• Sci Fi & Fantasy

  • Books 

    • Pretty much anything by L. G. Estrella, K.F. Breene, or Marissa Meyer 

    • Arthurian legends

    • His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

    • Harley Merlin by Bella Forrest

    • Chronos Files by Rysa Walker

    • The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

    • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

    • Spinward Fringe by Randolph Lalonde

  • Movies & TV Shows

    • Owl House 

    • Good Omens

    • Star Wars

    • Firefly

    • Doctor Who (but not up to date) 

    • The Librarians

    • Warehouse 13

    • Sanctuary

    • Lost Girl

    • Eureka

    • Stargate

• Baking Breads & Sweets 

  • Soft Pretzels 

  • Biscuits 

  • Brownies 

  • GF Peanut Butter Cookies 

  • Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies 

• Board & Card Games

  • Settlers of Catan 

  • Fluxx 

  • Clue

  • Scattergories

  • Trivial Pursuit

  • Dominos

  • Uno 

  • Pyramid Solitaire 

  • Taboo 

  • Catchphrase 

• Computer Games, Video Games, and Phone Games 

  • Computer games from the late 1990s - late 2000s

    • The Sims 1 & 2, Age of Empires 1 & 2, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon

  • Trine (currently working on Trine 2) on the Switch 

  • Mario Kart 

  • Lego games on the Switch 

  • Older Nintendo systems and games 

  • Word Games 

    • Wordscapes, Words with Friends, Wordle 

  • Puzzle & Hidden Object Games 

    • Gardenscapes, Homescapes, Fishdom, The Cat Game, Simon's Cat Crunch Time, Woodoku