Education

German Education Multi‑Age Licensure Program
Ohio Northern University,  2018

M.A. Candidate, Germanic Languages and Literatures
The Ohio State University, 2013 

B.A. German
The Ohio State University, 2012

B.F.A. Photography
Minor: Spanish/German
The Ohio State University,  2006

Research Interests

• Second‑language acquisition and literacy strategies

• Communicative language teaching and comprehensible input

• Curriculum design for multilingual learners

• Audiovisual culture, photography, music and film

• Personal and Global Identity and Memory in Berlin School Films

• Minimalism and Surrealism

Experience Abroad

• High School Exchange Student in Hilgershausen, Germany, Summer 2001

• OSU Dresden Summer Language Program, Dresden, Germany, Summer 2002

• Assistant to photographer, Ardine Nelson, Schrebergärten, Dresden, Germany, Summer 2006

• C1 Certification, Goethe Institute, Dresden, Germany, Summer 2012

Memberships and Awards

• Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society
• Fulbright Finalist

Presentations

Ohio Northern University Curriculum Design Capstone Project Presentation