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Cedar Rapids, IA, US

• Integrating educational measurement within the classroom
• Using data to help teachers and students

• Collaborated with current PreK-2nd grade Kansas teachers to create 750 assessment items for 38 standards
• Modified items to improve validity and reliability; detected and addressed item concerns such as bias, barriers, standard misalignment, and meaningless distractors

University Of Kansas

• Created technical reports for the Edmentum company regarding test alignment with state standards
• Collaborated with the technical writer analyst at Edmentum to generate and modify existing literature reviews on topics such as individualized learning and evidence-centered design
• Used statistical techniques to analyze qualitative and quantitative data for accurate interpretations
• Presented findings and data to expand awareness on empirical data and improve current strategies
• Developed mathematics items for University of Kansas’ Enhanced Learning Maps team that aligned with the Common Core Standards

ISRC (Iowa Social Science Research Center)

• Provided survey and data management to clients of the ISRC (Iowa Social Science Research Center)
• Programmed survey instruments using Qualtrics and WinCATI by pulling and preparing data sets, developing and managing tracking systems, manipulating and preparing data, and contributing to written reports
• Ensured security and integrity of the data gathering process
• Point of contact for UI campus concerning data support and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and Census Data

• Demonstrated classroom management skills, effective teaching techniques, and the ability to set a positive classroom culture that promotes a successful student-centered learning environment
• Successfully engaged students with interactive lesson plans to create a stronger connection, resulting in a consistent increase in content retention
• Demonstrated resiliency and adaptability by altering between three classrooms daily for a year
• Developed assessments that align with the Common Core Standards, both formative and summative
• Achieved the highest Danielson Framework rating of “Very Effective” on every annual evaluation
• Created a self-assessment project involving a reflection and action plan, resulting in an average 7% increase on the class tests’ average

Tucson, Arizona Area

• Collaborated with my team and across departments to drive optimal productivity, resulting in setting a building record of 64,00 orders shipped in a day
• Managed the budget for my specific department and led discussions concerning the budget, ultimately improving efficiency by 2%
• Created and implemented instructional design for a task during peak season, the highest grossing time of the year
• Drove my own personal growth and leadership development by leveraging tools, resources, and relationships with other leaders

Phd, Educational Assessment, Testing, And Measurement

emphasis on cognitive modeling

Phd Candidate, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, And Research

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Educational Pschology- Research, Statistics, And Evaluation

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics With Math Education Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Marching Band, UA Orientation Leader, First-Year Generation Mentor