Ph.D., 2016, Educational Studies (Science Education)

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Advisor: Dr. Cory Forbes

Dissertation topic: Use of scaffolds to support undergraduate students in learning and understanding biological concepts.

M.S., 2008, Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate Program in Genetics

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Advisor: Dr. Robert Cornell

Thesis topic: Maternally encoded Interferon regulatory factor 6 (Irf6) is required for maintenance of superficial epithelia in Danio and Xenopus embryos.

B.A., 2000, Biology, Minor in English

Simpson College, Indianola, IA