I have studied math education since beginning my career at NC State University in 2011. Early on, I became interested in learner-centered teaching and project-based learning (PBL), and gave multiple presentations on them at conferences like NCCTM and the NC State Math Summit. After graduating, I worked at
Knightdale High School of Collaborative Design, where I taught Math 2 and AP Statistics using a PBL approach. While teaching, I received a
Kenan Fellowship and worked on my Master’s of Math Education part-time. I then returned to NC State full-time to pursue a Ph.D. in math education, which is where I am now. At NC State, I work as a Graduate Research Assistant on two PBL teams, one that is interdisciplinary (
PBI Global) and one that focuses on math specifically (
Design and Pitch). She also works with
Open Way Learning to support math teachers in at various schools and writes PBL math curriculum for
Defined Learning.