Honors / Awards
2019 NSF Research Fellowship Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
2019 University of South Florida Walter and Lillian Berbecker Scholarship
2018 University of South Florida Walter and Lillian Berbecker Scholarship
2017 Diversity Educator of the Year, Hillsborough County School District
2017 Jhumki Basu Scholar, National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
2016/2017/2018 Hillsborough County School District Highly Effective Teacher Status multiple years
2015/2016/2017 University of South Florida Scholars of Excellence Honoree multiple years
2015 University of South Florida Graduate Student Success (GSS) Fellowship Recipient
Master Teacher Status (Dallas Independent School District)
Professional Associations
Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)
Ethics & Equity (NARST) Committee Member
Pedagogy of the Oppressed (PTO)
Sisters of the Academy (SOTA)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)
Curriculum and Pedagogy Group (C&P)
NARST A worldwide organization for improving science teaching and learning through
Research
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Associate. Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at ASU 2019 - present
Science Area Leader, Instructional Coach, Science Teacher. Greco Middle School, Tampa, Florida, 2014-2019
Science Teacher, Curriculum Writer. Lincoln Community School, Accra, Ghana, 2007-2014
Science Head of Department, Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, Dallas, Texas, 1999-2007
Service
Reviewer: AERA SIG - Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies
Reviewer: Association for Science Teacher Education - Equity and Diversity
Reviewer: NARST
Chair/Discussant: AERA
Member: Central Arizona Phoenix (CAP) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee