EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS:              
Ph.D. • Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy); Higher Education cognate •  University of South Florida, Tampa, FL • 2005
 
M.Ed. • Secondary English Education • University of South Florida, Tampa, FL • 1999
           
Post-Baccalaureate • Elementary Education Certification (62 hours) •   University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO • 1996
 
B.A. • English, major • History, minor •  University of Tampa,  Tampa, FL • 1993                                            
                                
Certified: Florida Department of Education teaching certificate includes Elementary Education (Grades 1-6), English (Grades 7-12), Excepational Student Education K-12, English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) endorsement, Reading endorsement, Gifted endorsement

PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Reading, traveling, animals, visual and performing arts