-Tracked student performance using quantitative and qualitative measures to guide teaching practices.-Cultivated relationships with 4 peer teachers and 25 student mentees in an all-female mentoring group.-Engaged in a certification program to understand the student-centered approach to teaching and discipline. -Improved other educators’ practices by developing improvement plans based on classroom observations.

-Coordinated the COVID-19 tracing efforts of 10 paraprofessionals across the district.-Tracked and organized confidential COVID-19 statistics for 15 schools.-Gathered perspectives of stakeholders through interviews and surveys.-Communicated COVID-19 information and statistics to district stakeholders.

-Provided excellent instruction for 150+ scholars yearly, using cutting-edge educational theory and research to foster scholar engagement and academic content mastery-Designed and implemented a holistic nutrition and gardening course-Authored weekly departmental lesson plans and curriculum-Tutored for the educator’s Biology Praxis exam, 3 hours weekly-Mentored and provided weekly feedback to an intern teacher-Chaired the RBH foundation’s team, making data-driven changes to systems in the school-Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative certification, 100+ hours

-Oversaw a hall of residential learners of up to 30 individuals-Implemented programing and informational sessions on residential living-Ensured safety and organization -Participated in leadership professional development

Principal Investigator: Kevin Myers Ph.D, Motivation and Learning-Planned and executed 10 ingestive behavior experiments investigating flavor-nutrient learning, hedonic eating, sweet-fat associative learning, and gut-brain interactions on metabolic preparation. -Communicated results to stakeholders-Designed and conducted experiments using the Stoelting Lickometer, Davis Rig, operant conditioning chambers, metabolic chambers, and implantable telemetry-Assisted in performing intraoral and intragastric catheterizations-Mastered subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular injection techniques-Mentored 9 novice research assistants in proper laboratory methodology -Researched and assisted in troubleshooting a custom whole-body perfusion apparatus-Obtained certification in 3-dimensional printing using CAD programming and Rhino 3D-Performed autoclaving, brain extraction, and acetaminophen ELISAs-Lead mentor for 15 scholars under the National Science Foundation’s Physical Sciences Scholars Program.

-Advertised upcoming programs by creating posters, social media posts and summaries. -Built sets for 5+ theatre department productions. -Managed the production of marketing materials (videos, photographs, etc). -Engaged in weekly marketing professional development.

Courses: Introduction to Molecules and Cells-Prepared laboratory supplies for investigations -Assisted students in mastering laboratory content knowledge-Instructed students one-on-one and in small group settings on molecular laboratory techniques

Principal Investigator: Judith Grisel, Ph.D, Behavioral Neuroscience of Addiction-Executed research on the effect of ovariectomies or castrations on stress-induced ethanol consumption in the context of exercise. -Participated in murine ovariectomies and castrations-Performed behavioral paradigms including conditioned place preference, light/dark box, and open field activity using ANY-maze software-Analyzed and interpreted results using SPSS-Assisted in the writing abstracts and created poster presentations