As I grow my leadership skills, I would like to work in the areas of rural access to science education opportunities and helping underrepresented students see themselves as members of the scientific community. I want to help connect teachers and students in rural areas with each other and with resources that are in their communities as well as resources that tend to exist in more urban areas such as universities and research institutions. I would also like to help bridge the spaces and gaps that prevent some students from seeing themselves as pursuing a career in a scientific field. Finding ways to help students see themselves as scientists will help us include the diverse voices that are needed to solve the challenges we face and answer questions we haven't even thought about asking yet.

Leadership experience in science education:

Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) national awardee (secondary science, 2015), Science department PLC facilitator, Nebraska science standards revision team (2015-1016)