I'm the owner and head coach at OnTrack Academic Coaching where I help students and faculty design & reach their academic goals.As an Educational Psychologist, my research interests include understanding motivational processes in college learners and academic & career trajectories. I am also interested in how technology can foster both motivation and learning and help aid meaningful reflection. In 2007 I received a PhD in Education and Psychology from the University of Michigan. From 2007-2008 I was a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Social Research’s Research Center for Group Dynamics and the Achievement Research Lab at the University of Michigan. In 2007-2008 I lived in Berkeley, CA, teaching Child Development at Laney College. From 2008-2011, I was a visiting asst. professor of psychology at The Ohio State University in Mansfield. Currently, I was an adjunct professor at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. I am owner of and coach at OnTrack Academic Coaching.
I’m also a parent in a twice-exceptional, neurodivergent household, marginally-dedicated-runner, a dog-lover, and a vegan-food-aficionado.