Named Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2023, for conducting pioneering investigations into gender dynamics in physics and providing highly effective advocacy for marginalized communities in physics and astronomy.
Named Fellow of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 2024, for pioneering investigations aimed at understanding the impact of physics teaching on minoritized populations and to establish, and encourage others to establish, a sound research basis that will lead to solving the physics DEI anomaly.
Awarded the Homer L Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to AAPT, 2024, for the long-standing leadership in pioneering efforts to establish, and encourage others to establish, a sound research basis that will lead to solving the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Experience at Miami University
2019-present: Professor of Physics
2015-present: Affiliate Faculty in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2021- July 2026: Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science
2012-2021: Director, College Teaching Certificate
2011-2021: Faculty Associate, Center for Teaching Excellence
2011-2019: Associate Professor of Physics
2005-2011: Assistant Professor of Physics
2002-2005: Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
Previous Experience
2001-2002: Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Maine at Farmington
1998: Instructor of Mathematics, Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC
1997-2001: Instructor of Science and Mathematics, Saint Mary’s School, Raleigh, NC
1995-1997: Assistant to the President of Duke University, Durham, NC
1993-1995: Mentor Teaching Assistant, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1991-1993: Teaching Assistant, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Education
1997 PhD in Science Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1994 MS in Physics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
