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Following graduation from Heidelberg College in 1983 my educational career began with 10 years of teaching in the Alliance City Schools, Alliance, Ohio. During those ten years, I had the opportunity to teach second graders through fifth graders in various combinations. In 1987 I received my Masters Degree in Elementary Education from Akron University. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµarrival of our first child and my husbands’ work related transfer to North Carolina in 1994 lead to my involvement with infants through 5 year olds in a preschool setting where I was the director of a Mother’s Morning Out program. After returning to Ohio in 1999, I taught at the preschool level for two years and later was invited to become a supervisor for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Early Childhood Education program where I facilitated college students who were completing their student teaching at the pre-k and primary levels. Following six years of supervising, I decided to pursue a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction in order to return to the classroom as an educator. I was a graduate assistant, and an instructor until my graduation in May 2010.

I am currently an associate professor for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University at Tuscarawas and am the coordinator of the Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE) program in early childhood education. I began as the coordinator of the program when the 4 year BSE was added to the 2-year associate's degree during the fall of 2009.  

My research interests include curriculum development in the primary grades and inquiry based learning. I am interested in the  integration of content as well as teacher-student interactions that support both the academic and social-emotional interactions at the primary grade level. 

Teaching Licenses held

K-8 Certification: Fall 1983-June 2024

Literacy Endorsement K-12: Fall 2001-June 2024