Biography

Education
Ph.D. - Michigan State University - Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy with an emphasis in Mathematics Education
M.A. - Utah State University - Elementary Education with emphases in Mathematics Education and Education of the Gifted and Talented
B.S. - Utah State University - Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education

Courses Taught
EDEL 4510 - Elementary Mathematics Methods I
EDEL 4550 - Elementary Mathematics Methods II
EDUC 6110 - Applied Statistics for Education

Research Interests
I am interested in learning about all aspects related to how children learn mathematics and how we can better prepare elementary teachers to teach mathematics.
I am interested in general in how we can best prepare future elementary school teachers for all facets of that career.

Representative Scholarly Work
I have made more than 60 refereed or invited presentations at professional conferences and other educational events.
Journals I have been published in include Educational Research: Theory & Practice, Utah Mathematics Teacher, Universal Journal of Education, and The Researcher.

Representative Service
Utah Valley University
- Faculty Senator
- Faculty Senate Executive Board, Chair of Personnel and Elections Standing Committee
- Retention, Tenure, Promotion, and Appeals Committee
- General Education Committee
School of Education
- Accreditation Committee
- Innovation in Teaching and Learning Committee Chair
- Inclusion Committee
- Global Committee
- Flexible Learning Committee
- Coordinator, Elementary Robotics Program
- Graduate Procedures Committee

Representative Professional Organization Service
President - Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association (NRMERA)
President - Utah Association of Teacher Educators (UATE)
President - Utah Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (UAMTE)
Board Member (Director-at-Large) - School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA)
Program Chair - 2019 Annual SSMA Convention in Salt Lake City, UT

Education

Teaching