Annenberg Institute
Brown University
Interests
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K-12 Education Policy
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Teacher Education
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Teacher Development
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Inclusion
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Special Education
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Gifted Education
Professional Memberships
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American Educational Research Association
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Division L
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Access, Tracking, & Detracking SIG (Jeannie Oakes Awards Committee Chair)
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Special & Inclusive Education Research SIG
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Research on Giftedness, Creativity, & Talent SIG
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American Psychological Association
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Division 15
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Association for Education Finance & Policy
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Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. in Education
Advisor: Jonathan Plucker
Awards:
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Doctoral Student Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins University
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Carolyn Callahan Doctoral Student Award, National Association for Gifted Children
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Society for Research in Educational Excellence Conference Grant
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Education Policy Academy Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
2025
Baltimore, MD
University of Georgia
M.Ed. in Educational Psychology
Awards:
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Outstanding Gifted & Creative Education Master's Student Award, University of Georgia
2020
Athens, GA
Greenville University
B.S. Elementary Education
Awards:
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Excellence in Education Award, Greenville University
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Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
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Magna Cum Laude
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Presidential Scholarship
2013
Greenville, IL
Work
Annenberg Institute, Brown University
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Fellowships:
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SPARC Center Scholar, SPARC and American Institutes for Research
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Bayesian Longitudinal Data Modeling Training, Institute for Education Sciences
2025-present
Providence, RI
Burbank Unified School District
4th Grade Teacher
Service:
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BUSD English Language Arts Curriculum Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
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Mentor Teacher for First-Year Teacher Induction
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Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Series Leader
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Classroom Management Professional Learning Series Leader
2018-2021
Burbank, CA
Seven Arrows Elementary
1st Grade Teacher
Service:
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Differentiated Instruction Professional Learning Community Leader
2017-2018
Pacific Palisades, CA
Metro Nashville Public Schools
K-4 Advanced Academics Resource Teacher
Service:
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Advanced Academics Multilingual Families Outreach Program Director
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Depth and Complexity Professional Learning Community Leader
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Social Committee Leader
2014-2017
Nashville, TN
Woodmont Christian Preschool
4-year-olds Teacher
2013-2014
Nashville, TN