| CAREER OBJECTIVE | To develop astronomy lesson plans for high school teachers based upon current curriculum content standards focusing on inquiry based learning. |
| EDUCATION | Princeton University, Princeton, NJ A.B., Astrophysics/Teacher Preparation 6/99 |
| Thesis and 2nd Sem. Junior Independent Work Topic: "Teacher's Guide To the Universe:Cosmology Lesson Plans for High School Teachers" | |
| 1st Sem. Junior Independent Work Topic: "On Possible Nearby Pre-Main Sequence Stars from HIPPARCOS Data" | |
| Relevant Course Work: Galaxies, Quasars and the Universe; Gravitational Astronomy; Advanced Electromagnetism; Quantum Theory; Educational Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Gender and Science; Gender Studies. | |
| The Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, Md high school, cum laude 6/95 | |
| EMPLOYMENT | Educational Web Site Designer Dr. David Spergel, Princeton University 2/98 - 5/99 Developing cosmology lesson plans for high school teachers and creating corresponding web site as part of Princeton/Goddard/NASA 's MAP satellite educational outreach mission. http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~clark/teachersguide.html |
| QUEST Fellow Margaret Fels, Princeton University 7/01/98 - 7/31/98 Helped teach 30 elementary school teachers Electromagnetism in an effort to increase inquiry based science education in elementary classrooms. | |
| Research Intern Dr. William Blair, Johns Hopkins University 6/97 - 8/97 Used Hubble Space Telescope Data to search for evidence of Supernova Remnants | |
| PROFESSIONAL TRAINING | Proficiency in HTML,Unix,C, and Word Processing Proficiency also in French Language. Some Experience in JAVA and FORTRAN |
| PERSONAL INTERESTS | Vice President of University Jazz/HipHop Dance Company: BodyHype(1997), Choreographic Consultant for The Princeton Triangle Club(96-98) a Student Organization for Musical Theater which produces annual original productions, Dedicated Dancer (Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, African) for 18 years Also Enjoys A Capella Music |