BS  University of Northern Iowa
MA  Nova Southeastern University

Professional Affiliations

• International Reading Association
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• Iowa State Education Association

Select Research Publications/Presentations

• Presented to numerous audiences over the past ten years on the topics of Reading Comprehension and Research-Based Reading Strategies and strategies for differentiating instruction within a multiage classroom

Teaching Areas

• Foundations of Reading
• Diagnostic/Prescriptive Reading
• Reading and Language Arts Methods
• Principles of Education
• An Invitation to Teaching

Teaching Experience

• Total of nine years elementary teaching experience in the Nevada Community School System. Two years in Reading Recovery/Title I Reading and seven years in an integrated multiage primary classroom.
• Joined the faculty at Mount Mercy in 2007