Resume

Miami University of Ohio April 2017-December 2019
Master of Arts in Biological Sciences
Trained in inquiry education approaches
Research synthesized four subject areas: environmental conservation, social justice, artistic creativity, and scientific methodology 

Maryland Institute College of Art September 2004-May 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Minor in Culture and Politics
Extensive experience engaging with creative design and immersive storytelling practices through the creative process

2019 Hamilton Arts Collective, Baltimore, MD - Pieces of Nature

2015 Jubilee Arts, Baltimore, MD - Global Flood Stories

2023,
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN - Sense of Place: Works from the Artists in Residence of Indiana Dunes National Park 

2020,  
Institute of Contemporary Art, Baltimore,  MD - Virtual Gallery

2019, 
National Art Education Association, Virtual Gallery - Member Exhibition

Indiana Welcome Center, Hammond, IN-61 - An Exhibit Celebrating the 61st National Park

2017,
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD - Art on Paper

National Art Education Association, Virtual Gallery - Member Exhibition

2016,
Jubilee Arts, Baltimore, MD-Deck the Walls

2015,
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD - Staff Exhibition

Bazaar Baltimore, Baltimore, MD - Memento Mori: A Night of Rogue Taxidermy

2014,
Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD - Love Personified

The Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center in Association with the Smithsonian Institution, Dowell, MD - Beach Comber Art: Seaside Discoveries

2013,
The Hyattstown Mill Arts Project, Hyattstown, MD - Birds

The Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD - The Will’s Creek Survey

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD - The Art Connection in the Capital Region

2009,
The Light Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD - Works on Paper

The Towson Arts Collective, Baltimore, MD - The Art Of Illustration

Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery at Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD - New Narratives: Stories and Messages in Contemporary Art

Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD - Discovering the Native Landscapes of the Coastal Plain

2022-23, National Geographic Explorer Grantee, selected as a grant recipient to develop an international education initiative

2021, Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, one of 50 educators selected by National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions. Fellows embark on a life-changing voyage with Lindblad Expeditions finding new ways to bring geographic awareness to classrooms through field-based experiences. Selected fellows transfer their experience into transformative ways to teach students, engage colleagues, and bring new geographic awareness into their learning environments and communities.

2019, Eastern Region Museum Educator Art Educator Award, selected for award by the National Art Education Association

2017, Maryland Museum Art Educator of the Year Award, selected for award by the Maryland Arts Education Association

2016, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Artist-in-Residence, scholarship recipient with the National Park Service

2015, NASA’s Small to Medium Sized Museum Grant Recipient, grant recipient with NASA to develop a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, & math) education program for middle and high school students focused on ancient engineering

2013,
Maryland Ornithological Society, scholarship recipient for nature educator workshop –Hog Island, ME

Honorary Mention, for piece submitted to The Will’s Creek Survey

2003, Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, scholarship recipient to study painting and drawing with nationally recognized artists in Colorado, Springs, CO

2024,
ArcGIS StoryMap Self-Publication, Illuminating Seeds: an education model that highlights ancestral and local knowledge through art and science

ArcGIS StoryMap Self-Publication, Illuminando Semillas: un modelo educativo que resalta la sabiduría ancestral y local, a través del arte y la ciencia

2023, Journal of Research in STEM Education, Article Title: Sciencing Out, an informal STEM education program in Madagascar: A case-study

2022, ACTOS Universidad Academia De Humanismo Christiano, Article Title: What if…? A dialogue about contemporary art and science: questioning museum spaces today; ¿Qué tal si…? Una conversación sobre arte contemporáneo y ciencias: interpelando los espacios museales hoy

2020, American Alliance of Museums, Article Title: The Promise of Virtual Education Programs: Cross-Cultural Exchange, School-Museum Collaborations, and STEAM Learning (and Lemurs!)

2019,
ARTiculAction, Contemporary Art Review Biennial Edition 2019

American Alliance of Museums, Article Title: An International Collaboration to Promote STEAM Experiences

2017, Wordpress Self-Publication, Exploring Through Education

2015, MAEA Gazette, Article Title: Drawing Figures and Faces at the Walters Art Museum-spring/summer 2015