I am also Associate Faculty in the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts and have served as Adjunct Gateway Faculty in University College at IUPUI and in General Studies at Ivy Tech Community College. I have years of experience as an educator and expertise in the development of curriculum and co-curriculum, and have led instructional teams. I am a scholar-practitioner and committed educator. My pedagogy is critically-informed, practiced integratively and through an integral lens. I design to the unique assets of my students, co-creating our shared learning community, and seeking to empower them in their learning and the creation of their lives. I have worked extensively with under-resourced students and have been able to achieve great academic success with my students that surpasses institutional and national averages.

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I have consulted as an expert with community organizations and government agencies, and I have been invited and funded by national organizations to speak and share my expertise around the country. I have developed multiple college success programs, all of which have proved successful pilots and have continued at their respective institutions, representing emergent best-practices that other institutions have learned from and applied themselves.

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My career is built on years of integrating research and theory, applying it to my work, and learning from my practice - yet, just as learning community is essential to students, it is essential to my praxis. I have always volunteered to serve and have sought collaboration, both within the institution and the community. I have served in roles such as the Transfer Advocate at Ivy Tech and as the McKinney-Vento Point of Contact for IUPUI - a first-of-its kind role in higher education. I have built community partnerships and have worked successfully with benefactors to fund initiatives. I dedicate a great amount of time to service, serving on a number of committees every semester and in advisory capacities to community organizations each year. I volunteer my time to directly support youth initiatives in Indiana, as well. In addition to my experience as faculty and as an administrator, I am an experienced academic advisor and certified success coach. I have counseled college students for most of my career, focused on supporting student success life-wide, not just academically. Just as in my teaching, this work is grounded in co-creation and empowerment for students from a diversity of backgrounds.