People

I am eager to inspire the next generation, through caring and meaningful interactions.

I am a Ph.D. student in Architecture at Penn State University. My research interest focuses on the role of community engagement in green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) development. I am currently conducting research exploring education's role in public behavior change toward GSI.

From my teenage years I have had and grown a passion for wildlife, nature, and connecting people to them through education and activities. I especially have a passion for inspiring youth to have a passion for our environment and mentoring them as they discover themselves and the world around them.

I am traineds as a conservation biologist, but for most of my career I have developed curiculum on climate change, ecology, and life science; research teaching and learning in science classrooms; and am currently conducting enthnographic studies of vernacular science in the communities around me.  My theoretical stance is sociocultural, informed by John Dewey and Lev Vygotsky.