EDUCATION
PhD, University of Missouri; Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum 
MAAE, Maryland Institute College of Art, The Center for Art Education 
BFA, Colorado State University, Department of Art and Art History 
University of Oldenburg, Germany 
Santa Chiara, Italy
 
EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor of Art Education 
Florida State University (2023-present)
Assistant Professor of Art Education
Florida State University (2020-2023)
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Education
Florida State University (2019-2020)
Assistant Professor of Art Education
California State University, Sacramento, California (2015-2018)

Visual Art Educator
Columbia Public Schools, Missouri 
Shawnee Mission School District, Kansas 
​Weld County School District 6, Colorado 

​SELECT AWARDS
Southeastern Region Higher Education Art Educator Award nominee
Exceptional Levels of Service to Students Award, CSUS
Retirees Association’s probationary faculty grant nominee, CSUS 
Certificate in Qualitative Research, MU
Mary J. Rouse Award nominee, Women’s Caucus, NAEA
​Verna Wulfekammer Doctoral Fellowship, MU
Mary McMullen Packwood Scholarship, MU
Donald K. Anderson Graduate Teaching Assistant Award nominee, MU 
Member Art Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Mixed Media/Collage, MAEA

​SELECT SERVICE
Associate Editor, Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal (2020-present)
Co-organizer & Co-facilitator of the ICQI Arts-Based Research SIG (2021-present)
Membership/Treasurer, Ecology & Environment Interest Group, NAEA (2023-present)
Outreach Coordinator, Women’s Caucus Board, NAEA 
Research Coordinator, Women’s Caucus Board, NAEA 
​Pacific Regional Director of the Higher Education Division, NAEA 
Editorial Review Board, Art Education, NAEA