Supervise 5 collaborative teams to effectively orchestrate 2 statewide STEM competition programs (Invent Iowa, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium), onsite weekend and summer programming in a variety of subjects (including the Secondary Student Training Program), and out-of-school STEM equity programming in 10 under-resourced school districtsAwarded $2,114,000 in new grants aimed at effectively raising aspirations and achievement of students underrepresented in STEM through equitable practicesManages an annual budget of $840,000 within a complex university system to assure compliance, fiscal sustainability, and stewardship Write annual reports and deliver presentations for stakeholders, donors, and boards to account for funding and inspire future supportDevelops effective marketing strategies and branding of programs to raise awareness, grow programming, and increase margins according to the strategic plan Conceptualized, secured funding, and executed an impactful annual middle school STEM equity research conference that leveraged mutually beneficial partnerships and cultivated stakeholders in 8 university departmentsCreated a donor-funded summer residential STEM research program for high school students to learn how university research processes work, the many different forms of research, and ways to pursue a research careerEstablished synergistic partnerships with 6 colleges across the university, networking with 70 faculty/staff, to execute an international residential STEM research program for high school studentsIncreased residential STEM research program enrollment, generating $48,000 new revenue annually, through goal-oriented networking, designing and implementing a targeted marketing campaign, and responsive customer service Designed and delivered a successful 5-year STEM professional development programBuilt community awareness of programs through marketing, service, outreach, and collaborationAuthored 9 major grant applications

Developed deep expertise in science teaching and learningAuthored 3 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 25 peer-reviewed presentationsEvaluated and analyzed the effectiveness of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant-funded university interventionInstructor of record for 4 university teacher education coursesTeaching assistant for 5 university teacher education coursesAwarded Outstanding Paper from the National Association for Research in Science TeachingAwarded Outstanding Science Education Graduate Student from Iowa State UniversityAwarded a graduate student travel grant from the National Association of Biology Teachers

Designed and conducted high school science teacher professional development in 3 states as a part of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and National Governors’ Association funded project. Created exemplary science units following the implications of the ACT study, On Course for Success: A Close Look at Selected High School Courses That Prepare All Students for College and Work. Authored exemplary curricular units:1. ACT, Inc. (2008). Biology Unit 2: Demystifying the nature of science. Iowa City, IA: Author.2. ACT, Inc. (2008). Physics Unit 1: The language of physics: Using mathematics to describe motion. Iowa City, IA: Author.3. ACT, Inc. (2009). Biology Unit 3: The five-second rule: A rule to live by or a myth to bust? Iowa City, IA: Author.4. ACT, Inc. (2011). Grade 7 Mathematics: The geometry of packaging. Iowa City, IA: Author.Coordinated and development editor of exemplary curricular units:1. ACT, Inc. (2007). Chemistry Unit 1: Introduction to chemistry: What matters? Iowa City, IA: Development Editor.2. ACT, Inc. (2008). Biology Unit 12: Mendel’s peas: A study of Mendelian genetics. Iowa City, IA: Development Editor.3. ACT, Inc. (2008). Chemistry Unit 2: Measurement and analysis of matter. Iowa City, IA: Development Editor.

Taught science classes for 140 students annually in grades 6–12Established a before and after school program for high-achieving students in math and science in partnership with the University of IowaChaired the department for 4 years and oversaw departmental curriculum, assessment, and budgetEstablished an Advanced Placement science program