University and Department Service
2019 – present | Founding Advisory Board Member, Center for Biodiversity (CBio), University of Memphis |
2018 – present | Judge for the University of Memphis Annual Student Research Forum |
2016-present | Committee member, Biology Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Memphis |
2019-2020 | Member, Search committee for Tenure-track Faculty Member for the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis |
2018 | Chair, Search committee for Instructor/Coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis |
2018 | Organized and facilitated a teaching discussion group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis |
2018 | Designed and presented workshop on Teaching Portfolios for the University of Memphis Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association. |
2017 | Manuscript Reviewer, QuaesitUM, Peer-reviewed journal for undergraduate research at the University of Memphis |
2016-2017 | Abstract reviewer and Session moderator, National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), The University of Memphis |
2014-2015 | Committee member,TLTE GSA Professional Development Committee, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
2013 | Safe Zone Ally, Safe Zone Project, The University of Iowa |
2012–2013 | Mentor, Critical MASS Program, The University of Iowa |
2012–2013 | Graduate student member, Council on the Status of Women, The University of Iowa |
2012–2013 | President, Graduate Students in Science Education (GSSE) |
2009–2011 | Committee member, Institutional Biosafety Committee, The University of Iowa |
2005 | Graduate student representative, Biosciences Program Admissions Committee, The University of Iowa |
Academic and Professional Service
Ongoing | Manuscript Reviewer, CBE—Life Sciences Education (since 2018), Journal of Biological Education (since 2017), Bioscience (since 2017), The American Biology Teacher (since 2014), The Journal of Chemical Education (since 2020) |
2020-present | Assistant Director, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) conference, two year term then will serve as Director for two years |
2017-present | Abstract Reviewer, Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) |
2013-present | Proposal Reviewer, International conference of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) |
2019 | Facilitator, AR-CURE Synthetic Biology workshop, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR. |
2019 | Mentor, NARST Graduate Student Forum |
2017-2019 | Strand 5 (College Science Teaching) Co-coordinator, National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) |
2015-2019 | Co-Chair, 4-Year Section Research Committee and Biology Education Research Symposium, National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) |
2018 | Textbook reviewer: Schuster et al. Biology for a Changing World and Morris et al. How Life Works |
2016-2017 | West TN representative to the Board of Directors, Tennessee Association of Biology Teachers |
2015-2017 | Book Reviewer, The American Biology Teacher |
2015 | Manuscript Reviewer, European Journal of Teacher Education |
2015 | Proposal Reviewer, 7th Annual NABT Research Symposium, held at the annual meeting of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) |
2015 | Co-organizer and co-presider, Graduate Student Forum, International conference of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) |
2013-2015 | Committee member, National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) |
Community Service
2018-present | Mentor, tnAchieves |
2017-present | Co-coordinator, National Lab Day, University of Memphis |
2015 | Presenter, STEMing to the Future exhibit, Nebraska State Fair |
2013-2015 | Curriculum coordinator, Camp Quest Science, Exploration, Nature, Space, and Evolution (SENSE) initiative |
2012 | Science fair judge, State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa |
2009–2011 | Committee member, Institutional Biosafety Committee, The University of Iowa |
2009–2010 | Volunteer, Iowa N.E.W. Leadership, The University of Iowa |
2008–2013 | Group facilitator, Women’s Resource and Action Center, The University of Iowa |
2006–2009 | Board member, Iowa City Darwin Day Board of Directors |