Education

• Grand Valley State University

  Michigan Elementary Teaching Certificate

  Integrated Science
  Supplemented my already earned BS degree with courses in order to meet State of Michigan requirements for Elementary Teaching Certificate and Middle School Science Endorsement (DX). Focused on biology, ecology, botany, and integrated science. Inducted into Beta Beta Beta, Biological Honor Society, 1995, Treasurer, 1995-1996. Received Grand Valley State University Biology Faculty Honors 1994-1995 & 1995-1996
  

• Grand Valley State University

  Ed. S.

  Educational Leadership
  Education Specialist in educational leadership, curriculum and instruction cognate, emphasis on literacy and literacy assessment
  

• Grand Valley State University

  Mathematics Education Professor/Adjunct Professor

  
  Courses taught: MTH 221, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I; MTH 222, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II, MTH 097, Elementary Algebra, and EDI 430, Student Teaching, Elementary
  

• Eastern Michigan University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Educational Leadership
  2011 EMU-GVSU cohort, research area: Implementation of Michigan's current Teacher Evaluation policy at the local level, and the impact on principals and teachers. Received Human Subjects approval on 3-18-14 and am moving forward with my research: "Michigan Elementary Teachers' Lived Experiences of Legislated Evaluation", a phenomenological multiple case study.
  

• Aquinas College

  Bachelor of Science Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) & Accounting

  Business Administration and Accounting
  
  

• Western Michigan University

  MA

  Science Education
  Master of Arts in science education, history and philosophy of science, science curriculum and teaching methods. Focused my content studies on botany and ecology of the Great Lakes Region.