I am an assistant professor in the School of Education at Iowa State University. My research focuses on the motivational experiences of students with disabilities in general education and college classrooms.

I earned my Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Ohio State University, and before that, I was a special education teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Courses that I’ve previously taught include:

Undergraduate – Teacher Licensure
Educational Psychology (for all licensure areas)
Exceptional Learners
Science Methods (for all licensure areas)
Introduction to Classroom Management
Culture and Schooling

Graduate
College Teaching
Decolonizing Praxis
Disability Studies in Education
Foundations of Qualitative Inquiry
Advanced Qualitative Inquiry
Motivation in Educational Contexts
Theories of Learning