She received her B.S. in Geology and Comp. Science and Ashland University, her M.S. in Curriculum & Instruction: Science Education from the University of Houston. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction: Physics Education from Texas A&M University. She has taught physics, physical science and science methods courses at the precollege and university levels. She is a former PAEMST Award winner for Texas and a TAMU MALRC Fellow. She has been managing editor of The Physics Front, the precollege collection of ComPADRE, since 2002. APS HOME