Service

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

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