Highlighted Scholarship and Service
National
- Research Director Council of Elementary Science International
- National Science Teachers Association Committee on Research in Science Education
- Consultant to U.S. Department of Navy
- National Science Foundation's ViSTA Project regional site awardee
- Journal of Elementary Science Education Review Board
Community
- Science Teacher Recruitment and Retention grant leadership team
- Mathematics in Science, Technology, and Engineering grant leadership team
- Project Connect outreach
- Consultant to EVSC and WNS field trip activity guide
- United Nation's Children's Day school visit program
University
- Living Learning Communities Academic Coordinator
- Education Living Learning Community Supervisor
- Early Undergraduate Research Program faculty mentor
- Chair, College Tenure and Promotions Committee
- Faculty Senate
- University Core Curriculum Council
Co-written curriculum
- Using Web 2.0 tools to engage learners: A College STAR (Supporting Transition, Access, and Retention) module
- Injuries are preventable K-5 curriculum package
- Injuries are preventable 6-12 curriculum package
- Wesselman Nature Society Teacher Guide bibliography supplement
- Thermography: A video and supplementary curriculum to connect U.S. Naval engineering work
- Elastomers: A video and supplementary curriculum to connect U.S. Naval engineering work
- Solar energy: A video and supplementary curriculum to connect U.S. Naval engineering work
- Radar waves: A video and supplementary curriculum to connect U.S. Naval engineering work
- U.S. Naval Engineering in Training (EIT) power and propulsion curriculum
- U.S. Naval Engineering in Training (EIT) solar energy curriculum
- EVSC Integrated Chemistry and Physics Student Lab Manual
- EVSC Chemistry Student Lab Manual
- EVSC Biology I Student Lab Manual
- EVSC Advanced Biology Student Lab Manual
Co-written grants
- Mentoring STEM teachers to improve retention
- Implementing an accelerated learning program through mentoring to redress the educational impact from the pandemic
- Improving STEM teacher retention through mentoring and STEM career exploration
- STEM mentoring to support STEM teacher retention in Indiana
- Creating a STEM community of practice to support STEM teacher retention in Indiana
- Mathematics in science, technology and engineering
- Project Connect: Phase 2 exploring how primary students and teachers utilize science trade books
- The perceived key concepts in biology, geology, and chemistry across educational levels
- Measuring elementary teachers’ perceptions of the impact of the Indiana Science Initiative
- Middle school and high school foldables
- Integrated chemistry and physics through investigation and exploration
- Collaboration through chemistry
- Development of a constructivist based biology I laboratory manual
- Developing best practices in high school biology
- Exploring GPS applications in science education
- Enhancing middle school students’ graphing skills with handheld computer devices
- Investigating the integration of handheld technology in the science classroom
- Enhancing the science curriculum with handheld computer devices
- Using Wisconsin fast plants and Indiana Science Standards to promote authentic science learning