Education

Ph.D. Geology (May 2014)

North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC.

Adviser: Dr. David McConnell

Dissertation title: "An Evaluation of Classroom Practices, Inquiry and Teaching Beliefs in Introductory Geoscience Classrooms"

M.S. Geology (May 2011)

North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC. GPA: 3.8

Certificate in Geographic Information Systems Certificate of Accomplishment in Teaching

Adviser: Dr. Lonnie Leithold

Thesis title: “The Weathering of Volcanic Ash and Resultant Clay Minerals in a Terrestrial and Marine Environment: North Island, New Zealand”

B.S. Earth and Ocean Sciences (May 2007)

Duke University. Durham, NC. Major GPA: 3.5

Duke Program in Education: Secondary Teacher Licensure, Science

Independent Study Title: “Distribution of Leptogorgia virgulata and Neosimnia uniplicata, and how snails find their host colony”. Almquist and Rittschof, Fall 2005. Duke University Marine Lab.

Image of sea whips and snails from independent study.