I started my teaching career directly out of college as a 4-year-olds preschool teacher. Then, I worked primarily in K-4 settings as a classroom teacher and resource teacher for the following seven years. In each teaching position I held, administration assigned me instructional coaching duties to mentor and guide others in their work. I hold a B.S. in Elementary Education, a teaching standard for K-12 gifted education, a K-12 endorsement in English Language Learning, and a M.Ed. in Educational Psychology. I have an active Multiple Subjects teaching credential in California. My experience and training equipped me with a strong instructional tool belt that has transferred well into postsecondary settings.

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At Johns Hopkins, I instructed a Master's class focused on curriculum, instruction, and assessment. I also assisted in the Education Policy Master's program for Intermediate Statistics and Introduction to Global Education Policy and Analysis. I have gone on to mentor multiple graduate students from these courses and have invited some onto my research. I can instruct any courses related to federal policy, state or local education policy, special or gifted education policy, education policy seminars, curriculum and instruction, instructional development, critical theories, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in K-12 schools. Methodologically, I am able to teach  introductory and intermediate statistics, research seminar, policy analysis, qualitative methods and analysis, open science, and systematic review.