EDUCATION
PhD, University of Missouri; Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
MA, Maryland Institute College of Art, The Center for Art Education
BFA, Colorado State University, Department of Art and Art History
University of Oldenburg, Germany (language)
Santa Chiara, Italy (art)
 
EXPERIENCE
Art Handler
Open Spaces​ biennial 

Assistant Professor of Art Education
California State University, Sacramento, California
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Community Outreach Coordinator
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento, California

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

Museum Intern
Denver Art Museum, Colorado

​LEADERSHIP
Forums at NAEA's National Convention, Seattle, Washington
Panel at ICQI, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 
Curriculum SLAM at MAEA's Spring Conference, Jefferson City, Missouri
Symposium at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 

​SELECTED AWARDS
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
PTA Instructional Grant, Mission Valley Middle School, SMSD 
Achievement scholarship, MICA

BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Editorial Review Board, Art Education Journal, NAEA
Research Coordinator, Women’s Caucus Board, NAEA
Outreach Coordinator, Women’s Caucus Board, NAEA

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