About Me

I am an assistant professor of science education at the University of Alabama. I completed my PhD in science education, learning sciences, and technology design at Stanford University, where I also received a graduate certificate in science, technology, and society with a focus on data and society. My research explores how science education can promote public understanding of and engagement with science in an increasingly digital world. I study teaching and learning of science-related civic issues, data and science media literacies, and the nature of science-in-society.

My research has been supported by the Shriram Family Fellowship in Science Education, the Stanford Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) Fellowship, and the the Stanford GSE Dissertation Support Grant. I am also a Markowski-Leach Scholarship recipient.

I received a B.S. in Biology and an M.Ed. in Secondary Education from Boston College where I was a Donovan Urban Teaching Scholar, Sharp Urban Teaching Scholar, and Science Educators for Urban Schools Fellow. I earned an Advanced Certificate in Special Education from the Relay Graduate School of Education. Before beginning my doctoral studies, I taught middle school science and high school chemistry in Brooklyn, NY.

Outside of research, I love watching musicals, singing, meditating, traveling, and listening to audiobooks.