University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition

Upon reflection, I see that my career is no surprise. As a child, I would often babysit young children and create fun educational lessons. I loved seeing my pretend students’ eyes sparkle when they would have an “aha” moment. Since then, I have been chasing that sparkle. From my graduate work, to my research and teaching, to my outreach and translational science efforts, my career is centered on studying, finding, and supporting that sparkle in the eyes — in other words, how people learn.